Nancy J Hamilton

US Patent:

20070277707, Dec 6, 2007

Filed:

Apr 19, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/737480

Inventors:

Edward S. Robbins - Muscle Shoals AL, US
Ronald R. White - Florence AL, US
Sally D. Staggs - Florence AL, US
Bryan F. Magee - Muscle Shoals AL, US
Nancy J. Hamilton - Florence AL, US

International Classification:

B65D 19/38
B65D 19/00
B65D 19/44

US Classification:

108 531, 108 551, 206386

Abstract:

A system for handling rolled sheet goods includes at least two pallets with a box situated on each pallet, each box containing a plurality of rolls of sheet goods arrayed within each box so that an open central core of each roll is aligned perpendicular to the box bottom. A compression resistant member is situated adjacent to or within the open central core of some of the rolls, each compression resistant member extending from the box bottom to a plane above the roll top edge to contact a lower surface of the box top to resist vertical compression of the box that would damage the rolled sheet goods. At least one tension member can be used to couple the boxes and pallets of the system together in a vertical stack.