Packages and methods of packaging glass sheets

A method of packaging a plurality of glass sheets comprising the steps of:

• (I) providing a plurality of glass sheets that each includes a thickness defined between two opposed outer surfaces of the glass sheet, and at least one peripheral edge defining an outer periphery of the glass sheet;
• (II) providing an outer housing including a first pressure member and a second pressure member;
• (III) stacking the plurality of glass sheets with an interleaf protective sheet positioned between a plurality of adjacent pairs of glass sheets to form a stack of glass sheets, wherein each interleaf protective sheet includes a sandwiched portion engaging facing outer surfaces of the corresponding pair of glass sheets and a outer portion that extends away from the sandwiched portion;
• (IV) bending the outer portion of a plurality of the interleaf protective sheets over a portion of the peripheral edge of one of the corresponding adjacent pair of glass sheets such that substantially all the edge surfaces of the glass sheets are protected by the bent portions of the interleaf protective sheets to discourage relative shifting of the glass sheets with respect to one another;
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• (V) sandwiching the stack of glass sheets between the pressure members of the outer housing such that the pressure members each applies a support pressure that is distributed over an outer surface of a corresponding one of the pair of outermost glass sheets of the stack of glass sheets.