Apparatus and method for packing and shipping formed wrapping sheets
An apparatus and method for packaging and transportation of a preformed wrapping sheet is disclosed and claimed herein. One implementation of the technology as disclosed herein includes a method and apparatus for packaging and transportation of preformed wrapping sheets including “Pre-Formed Plant Covers” commonly referred to as a “Pot Cover” involving clear tubing constructed of a pliable material, including clear plastic tubing or other pliable material, and transportation storage racks assembled from substantially rigid pallets, including plastic pallets or other substantially rigid material, and corner boards, commonly known as beads.
1 . A method for packing preformed sheets, comprising:
stacking a plurality of preformed pot cover sheets, one inside another;
placing a bottom substantially rigid container over a bottom preformed pot cover sheet of the stack of preformed pot cover sheets;
placing a top substantially rigid container inside of a top preformed pot cover sheet of the stack of preformed pot cover sheets;
press fitting said stack of preformed sheets, and said bottom substantially rigid container placed over the bottom preformed pot cover sheet, and said top substantially rigid container placed inside the top preformed pot cover sheet into a pliable plastic tube that is sealed at one end, where said pliable tube having an un-stretched diameter that is less than the largest diameter of the bottom preformed pot cover sheet, thereby forming a tube of stacked preformed pot cover sheets.
2 . The method for packing preformed sheets as recited in claim 1 , comprising:
linearly compressing said stack of preformed pot cover sheets, and said bottom substantially rigid container placed over the bottom preformed pot cover sheet, and said top substantially rigid container placed inside the top preformed pot cover sheet, thereby forming a compressed tube of stacked preformed pot cover sheets such that the length of the compressed stack is less than the stack of preformed sheets in an uncompressed state.
3 . The method for packing preformed sheets as recited in claim 2 , comprising:
stacking said compressed tube of stacked preformed sheets with a plurality of other compressed tubes of stacked preformed sheets within a shipping frame assembly including a base and a plurality of corner beads extending vertically up from the base and a plurality of horizontal supports where each of the plurality of horizontal supports are attached between two of the plurality of corner beads.
4 . The method for packing preformed sheets as recited in claim 3 , comprising:
wrapping a continuous sheet of stretch film completely around the perimeter of the shipping frame assembly, where said perimeter is defined by the plurality of corner beads.
5 . The method for packing preformed sheets as recited in claim 4 , where stacking the compressed tube of stacked preformed sheets stacked within the shipping frame assembly with the plurality of other compressed tubes of stacked preformed sheets is stacking with either a horizontal orientation or a vertical orientation.