Patent ID: 7216908

Claim:
A method for efficiently loading and unloading filled bags for transport using pallets, a forklift, a single point pick-up, and slingbags, wherein each of said slingbags comprises a center panel sized to fit atop said pallet, a plurality of side flaps, a plurality of ties attached to each side flap, and a plurality of lifting loops; comprising the steps of: placing the center panel of a slingbag on a pallet; stacking filled bags onto said pallet; folding up the side flaps of said slingbag; securely fastening the ties attached to each side flap to said ties of the adjacent said side flaps of said slingbag so that said slingbag contains the bags; securely fastening the plurality of lifting loops together atop the loaded slingbag; loading the loaded pallet onto a transport using a forklift; deploying said loaded slingbag from said pallet using a single point pick-up to grasp said lifting loops of said sling bag; and lowering said slingbag for underwater deployment, wherein divers may unload the bags from said slingbag and position as needed.