Patent ID: 7401449

Claim:
An apparatus for covering goods, and goods stacked on a pallet with plastic wrap supplied in a roll comprising: a) a roll head adapted to rotatably carry the roll of plastic wrap, said roll head positioned on a shaft and having a cylindrical spring positioned over the shaft to axially squeeze the roll of the wrap on the roll center so that tension may be maintained in the plastic wrap as it is unwound and pulled around the goods thereby providing a friction mechanism to facilitate stretching the wrap around the goods after an end portion of the wrap is initially secured adjacent to the goods; and, b) an elongate handle portion carrying the roll head and extending therefrom in a direction generally parallel to the axis of the roll of plastic wrap wherein the elongate handle portion extends from the roll head in a line generally coincident with an axis of the roll of plastic wrap, and wherein the roll head comprises a central support portion which extends through said roll wholly carrying said roll therewith, without utilizing an arm extending externally around the roll so that said head may be moved fully around the goods without rotation of the handle portion and without the plastic wrap being obstructed by the omitted arm extending externally around the roll; c) two plastic inserts each which has a centered shaft hole therethrough, and have an intermediate diameter sized to be closely received within the roll of plastic wrap, and have an outer diameter incrementally larger than the intermediate diameter to diametrically engage opposite ends of a center tube of the roll of plastic wrap so that the roll of plastic wrap is held centered about the shaft and can be squeezed therebetween; d) a push button extending through a push button reception hole in a sleeve which slides over the shaft to vary the spring compression, and accordingly the wrap tension, by maintaining the spring in a position of selected compression; so that when the goods on the pallet are elevated the user can stand adjacent to the goods and move the roll head under, over, and around the goods encircling and securing the goods and pallet together with plastic wrap.