Patent ID: 8177058

Claim:
A tray and slip sheet system for transporting aggregated bales of rubber, comprises: A tray sheet for placement on an underside of a stack of one or more bales of rubber, the tray sheet having a footprint, two opposite long tray sheet flaps, and two opposite short tray sheet flaps, the tray sheet foot print defining at least one ventilation slit, each of the tray sheet flaps defining at least one ventilation slit and at least a pair of strap apertures through which a strap is threaded, each of the long tray sheet flaps defining a set of female receiving apertures at each opposite end of each long tray sheet flap and each of the short tray sheet flaps defining a set of male appendages at each opposite end of each short tray sheet flap so that when the tray sheet flaps are folded in a perpendicular position from the footprint, each set of male appendages slides into each set of female receiving apertures; at least one tray sheet strap threaded through each strap aperture of each tray sheet flap, wherein two ends of the at least one tray sheet strap are secured together with a fastener after the tray sheet flaps are folded in a perpendicular position from the footprint and the stack of one or more bales of rubber are placed in the tray sheet, wherein the at least one tray sheet strap comprises a semi-rigid, flat strip; at least one slip for placement on top of the stack of one or more bales of rubber, each slip having a slip footprint and a slip flap, the slip foot print defining at least one ventilation slit, and the slip flap defining at least one slip ventilation slit and at least one pair of slip strap apertures; and at least one slip strap threaded through each slip strap aperture, wherein two ends of the at least one slip trap are secured together with a fastener after the at least one slip is placed on top of the stack of one or more bales of rubber and the slip flap is folded in a perpendicular position from the slip footprint, wherein the at least one slip strap comprises a semi-rigid, flat strip.