Patent ID: 8046975

Claim:
A method of securing a palletized load comprising: providing an apparatus including a spool support member supporting a plurality of separate rolls of stretch film on a single, contiguous spool core, the spool core being positionally coupled to each of the plurality of rolls by the plurality of separate rolls of stretch film being wrapped around and on the single, contiguous spool core such that the spool core and each of the plurality of separate rolls all rotate at the same rate when the plurality of separate rolls are unrolled; and a plurality of adjustable guides adjacent to the spool support member, the plurality of adjustable guides configured for moving further apart and closer together; passing stretch film from each of the plurality of rolls through a guide of the plurality of guides to form a plurality of stretch film wraps; adjusting a characteristic of a first stretch film wrap of the plurality of stretch film wraps by adjusting a width of a first guide through which the first stretch film wrap passes; and securing the palletized load through wrapping the palletized load with the plurality of stretch film wraps after passing the stretch film through the plurality of guides.