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US 8,572,935 B2Granted
Assemblage of and method of assembling reams of paper on a pallet
AssigneeGeorgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP
InventorsRobert P. Hieronymus, Sean T. Van Uum
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Abstract
An assemblage of reams of paper includes a plurality of layers of reams of paper. The plurality of layers includes a first layer having a first arrangement of reams, a second layer having a second arrangement of reams disposed on top of the first layer, and a third layer having a third arrangement of reams disposed on top of the second layer. The second arrangement is different from the first arrangement so as to form interlocking first and second layers, and the third arrangement is different from the second arrangement, so as to form interlocking second and third layers.
Claims14
An assemblage of reams of paper, comprising:
- a first layer of reams of paper having a first arrangement;
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- a second layer of reams of paper having a second arrangement, the second layer disposed directly on the first layer, wherein:
- the second arrangement is different from the first arrangement;
- the first layer has a first footprint having at least one stepped profile and the second layer has a second footprint having at least one stepped profile, the second footprint being a mirror image of the first footprint so when the first layer and the second layer are stacked, the resulting stack has alternating underhangs.
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An assemblage of reams of paper, comprising:
- a plurality of layers of reams of paper comprising a first layer having a first arrangement of reams of paper, a second layer having a second arrangement of reams of paper disposed on top of the first layer, and a third layer having a third arrangement of reams of paper disposed on top of the second layer;
- wherein the second arrangement is different from the first arrangement so as to form interlocking first and second layers;
- wherein the third arrangement is different from the second arrangement, so as to form interlocking second and third layers;
- wherein the first layer has a first footprint, and the second layer has a second footprint, the second footprint being a mirror image of the first footprint;
- wherein each of the plurality of layers of reams of paper comprises a height of a single ream of paper;
- wherein the first layer has a first footprint having a minimum dimension in the X-direction and a minimum dimension in the Y-direction, and further comprising:
- a transportable support platform having a maximum dimension in the X-direction and a maximum dimension in the Y-direction;
- wherein the plurality of layers are disposed on top of and supported by the platform;
- wherein an average X-underhang is defined by one-half the ratio of the minimum dimension of the first footprint in the X-direction to the maximum dimension of the platform in the X-direction, and an average Y-underhang is defined by one-half the ratio of the minimum dimension of the first footprint in the Y-direction to the maximum dimension of the platform in the Y-direction;
- wherein each of the average X-underhang and the average Y-underhang is no more than about 4%, thereby defining a maximum underhang.
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An assemblage of reams of paper, comprising:
- a plurality of layers of reams of paper arranged in an alternating fashion such that a first of the layers has an arrangement of reams different from a second of the layers, a third of the layers is arranged identical to the first layer, and a fourth of the layers is arranged identical to the second layer, wherein the first, second, third and fourth layers are arranged in consecutive order one on top of the other and;
- wherein the first layer has a first footprint having at least one stepped profile and the second layer has a second footprint having at least one stepped profile, the second footprint being a mirror image of the first footprint so when the first layer and the second layer are stacked, the resulting stack has alternating underhangs.
A method of assembling an assemblage of reams of paper, comprising:
- arranging a plurality of layers of reams of paper in an alternating fashion such that a first of the layers has an arrangement of reams different from a second of the layers, a third of the layers is arranged identical to the first layer, and a fourth of the layers is arranged identical to the second layer, wherein the first, second, third and fourth layers are arranged in consecutive order one on top of the other;
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- wherein the first layer has a first footprint having at least one stepped profile and the second layer has a second footprint having at least one stepped profile, the second footprint being a mirror image of the first footprint so when the first layer and the second layer are stacked, the resulting stack has alternating underhangs.
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