Patent ID: 7748540

Claim:
A packing tool comprising: a pallet on which is placed an article; an article-fixing member accommodated in an accommodating section provided in the pallet such that the article-fixing member can be pulled out from the accommodating section; and a length of the article-fixing member is adjustable in accordance with a height and a size of the article, and the article-fixing member pushes the article against the pallet in the vertical direction, the length of the article fixing member being adjustable via linear displacement of a spring, wherein the article is an image forming apparatus provided at its upper surface with an automatic document feeder having a document catch tray which can open and close with respect to a document table, and the document catch tray has a shape which stands, a band used as the article-fixing member wraps around the document table, a sheet material for covering the document table is disposed on the document table, the sheet material is provided at its upper surface with a tunnel through which the band can pass, and the sheet material can slide on the band.