Patent ID: 6883293

Claim:
A method of wrapping a load with packaging material, comprising: providing a load having at least a first side and a second side on a load transport surface; providing at least one magazine containing cornerboards; transporting a cornerboard from the magazine in a direction parallel to a direction of movement of the load on the transport surface; sensing the first side of a corner of the load as the cornerboard is transported in the parallel direction; stopping transport of the cornerboard in the parallel direction upon sensing the first side of the corner such that a first leg of the cornerboard is proximate to the first side of a corner of the load; transporting the cornerboard in a direction transverse to the direction of movement of the load on the load transport surface; sensing the second side of the corner of the load as the cornerboard is transported in the transverse direction; stopping transport of the cornerboard in the transverse direction upon sensing the second side of the corner such that a second leg of the cornerboard is proximate to the second side of the corner of the load; dispensing packaging material from a packaging material dispenser; and moving the packaging material dispenser and the load relative to one another to wrap the packaging material around the cornerboard and load.