Patent ID: 7836668

Claim:
A method of rolling, packing, handling, and delivering a plurality of erosion control blankets of a type having a flexible mat of intertwined, elongated members, in a manner maximizing an occupied space inside an enclosed freight trailer of known dimensions, the method comprising: rolling each of a plurality of erosion control blankets into a generally cylindrical shape for subsequent assembly, packing, handling, and delivery; grouping the rolled plurality of erosion control blankets into a plurality of bundles, each of the plurality of bundles having a height of generally x and a width of generally y; binding each of the plurality of bundles having the height of generally x and the width of generally y for subsequent handling; providing the enclosed freight trailer of known dimensions including an interior width, an interior height, and an interior length, wherein the interior width is generally an integer multiple of a number (3y) and the interior height is generally an integer multiple of a number (2x); and placing the plurality of bundles having the height of generally x and the width of generally y inside the enclosed freight trailer such that the height of the plurality of bundles is substantially aligned with the height of the enclosed freight trailer and the width of the bundles is substantially aligned with the width of the enclosed freight trailer thereby maximizing the occupied space inside the enclosed freight trailer.