Patent ID: 6905018

Claim:
Packaging apparatus for packaging a flexible photoconductive belt loop having a width W 1 and circumference L 1 , so as to prevent light from shocking said flexible photoconductive belt loop during shipping and during loading into an image reproduction machine, said packaging apparatus comprising: (a) a cut sheet of light occluding and protective flexible member for wrapping over an external surface of said flexible photoconductive belt loop, said cut sheet of light occluding and protective flexible member having a width W 2 , and a length L- 2 including (i) a main body portion, (ii) a first end, (iii) a first end portion adjacent said main body portion and said first end, (iv) a second end, (v) a second end portion adjacent said main body portion and said second end, and (vi) at least one loop tacking aperture formed through said second end portion of said cut sheet of light occluding and protective member; (b) a first adhesive tape member applied over said second end portion, through said at least one loop tacking aperture, and onto said first end portion of said cut sheet of light occluding and protective flexible member; and (c) a second adhesive tape member applied over said second end of said cut sheet of light occluding protective flexible member and over a portion of said main body portion of said cut sheet of light occluding protective flexible member when folded with said flexible photoconductive belt loop and lying underneath said second end of said light occluding protective flexible member.