Patent ID: 8578683

Claim:
A method of distributing packaging material from a roll of packaging material having a hollow, at least substantially tubular core, said method comprising: providing said roll of packaging material; loading said roll of packaging material onto a packaging tool that is configured to selectively at least substantially prevent the rotation of said packaging material about a central axis of said roll of packaging material, said packaging tool comprising: (A) a first and a second elongate support member; (B) a first and a second handle, said first handle having a longitudinal axis that is spaced apart from a longitudinal axis of said second elongate support member, and said second handle having a longitudinal axis that is parallel to and spaced apart from said longitudinal axis of the second elongate support member; attaching an end portion of said packaging material to an object; after attaching said end portion of said packaging material to said object, moving said packaging tool so that: (A) said roll of packaging material rotates; and (B) as said roll of packaging material rotates, a length of said packaging material adjacent said end portion peels off of said roll of packaging material and attaches to said object; after said packaging material attaches to said object, moving the packaging tool from: (1) a first orientation, in which the packaging tool does not substantially restrict the rotation of the roll of packaging material about said central axis; to (2) a second orientation, in which said packaging tool substantially prevents the rotation of said roll of packaging material about said central axis; and separating said length of packaging material from said roll of packaging material.