Palletless packaging system

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1999-03-24

2001-11-13

Bui, Luan K. (Department: 3728)

Special receptacle or package

For roll or reel

With content positioner

C206S413000, C206S600000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06315122

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention disclosed herein relates generally to a palletless packaging and transport system for wide-web roll products. More specifically, the present invention relates to the use of footed endplates as support and packaging for roll goods. These footed endplates reduce or eliminate the need for conventional wood palleting structures. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the footed endplates are used in conjunction with a stabilizer to form a stationary palletless packaging system.
2. Description of Related Art
Conventional pallets are well known and widely used for the transport of roll goods and other types of goods. These pallets are typically formed as wooden platforms, to which vertical supports for supporting roll goods can be affixed. Multiple pallets can then be stacked one upon another to maximize the volume of goods that can be transported or stored in trucks and warehouses. Each pallet structure requires a substantial amount of lumber, which is expensive and only partially reusable. Moreover, most pallet structures include multiple wooden layers to provide sufficient strength to the packaging assembly, and to allow the pallets to be engaged by forklifts and other similar equipment. Conventional pallets are also very heavy. Both the safety and the cost of transportation and storage are reduced as the weight of packaging materials is reduced. Accordingly, it would be desirable to provide an improved packaging system that reduces or eliminates the need for conventional heavy wooden pallets.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Thus, it is an object of the present invention to provide a packaging system that needs no conventional pallet.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a packaging system that uses no wood, or less wood than conventional packaging.
It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a recyclable packaging system.
It is yet another object of the present invention to minimize contamination of the goods being packaged by eliminating the pallet.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide endplates for roll goods having enhanced stability, standing alone, in pairs, and when stacked.
It is another object of the present invention to provide endplates that do not require interlocking for stability when stacked.
It is another object of the present invention to provide endplates that are adapted for use on conveyor belt transport systems.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide endplates that are adapted for use in conjunction with baseplate stabilizers, such as T-shaped and L-shaped stabilizers.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an adjustable packaging system that easily conforms to roll goods of varying lengths and thicknesses.
It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a packaging system for roll goods that is of lighter weight than conventional packaging systems.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a packaging system that is easy to assemble and disassemble. Such a packaging system uses fewer or no invasive affixing means, such as screws, nails or staples, which are time consuming to apply and remove, and which limit the number of times a single system can be used.
In furtherance of these objectives, the present invention provides an end plate for supporting roll goods including a vertical plate having a channel therethrough, the channel extending from a top edge of the vertical plate to a point separated from a bottom edge of the vertical plate; and a foot member extending from the vertical plate at the bottom edge, the foot member enhancing the stability of the end plate. A packaging system including at least one end plate and a core adapted to be lowered into the channel is also disclosed, as is a method of packaging roll goods using such end plates and packaging systems.


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