Patent ID: 6874622

Claim:
A method of packing a batch of image-receiving material for use in a printer, copier or other image forming apparatus into a container suitable for storing and transporting the material, the batch having edges coinciding at corners of the batch, wherein the batch includes a plurality of stacked, substantially identical sheets of the image-receiving material, each sheet having a number of edges, with the corresponding edges of the different sheets substantially coinciding with one another, which comprises: opening the container, bending the batch over a first bend and bending the batch over a substantially identical second bend opposed to the first bend in such a manner that the batch assumes a substantially S-shaped configuration, and all corners of the batch have right angles independent of the number of sheets in the batch, placing the batch in the container before or after bending, and closing the container, whereby the container then encloses the bent batch such that the S-shaped configuration remains substantially in position for as long as the batch remains in the container.