Patent ID: 8910790

Claim:
A stacked shipping configuration of two unitized loads; the configuration comprising: upper and lower unitized loads; the upper unitized load being stacked on top of the lower unitized load; each of the unitized loads having a top, a bottom, and a plurality of sides; one of a slip sheet and slip tray disposed between at least a substantial majority of the upper and lower unitized loads and preventing a majority of the bottom of the upper unitized load from being in direct contact with the top of the lower unitized load; the one of the slip sheet and slip tray having a bottom surface; a pair of separators disposed on the top of the lower unitized load; the separators being spaced from one another along the same side of the lower unitized load; the separators providing a forklift operator a visual guide for the proper insertion of the forks of a forklift wherein the forks are to be inserted directly between the separators and the bottom surface of the one of the slip sheet and the slip tray; and each separator having a first leg and a second leg; the first legs of the separators disposed against the bottom surface of the one of the slip sheet and slip tray between the upper and lower unitized loads; the first legs also being disposed against the top of the lower unitized load; and the second legs extending down along the side of the lower unitized load.