US3809235A - Bag bale - Google Patents

Bag bale Download PDF

Info

Publication number
US3809235A
US3809235A USUS120543*BA US12054371A US3809235A US 3809235 A US3809235 A US 3809235A US 12054371 A US12054371 A US 12054371A US 3809235 A US3809235 A US 3809235A
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
bags
bale
straps
bag
wrapper
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
USUS120543*BA
Inventor
J Edwards
H Tull
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Stone Container Corp
Hoerner Waldorf Corp
Original Assignee
Hoerner Waldorf Corp
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Hoerner Waldorf Corp filed Critical Hoerner Waldorf Corp
Priority to USUS120543*BA priority Critical patent/US3809235A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of US3809235A publication Critical patent/US3809235A/en
Assigned to STONE BROWN PAPER, INC., A CORP. OF reassignment STONE BROWN PAPER, INC., A CORP. OF ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST. Assignors: CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, A CORP.OF N.Y.
Assigned to STONE CONTAINER CORPORATION reassignment STONE CONTAINER CORPORATION MERGER (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). EFFECTIVE DATE: DECEMBER 31, 1986 Assignors: STONE BROWN PAPERS, INC., A DE CORP., (MERGED INTO)
Assigned to STONE CONTAINER CORPORATION reassignment STONE CONTAINER CORPORATION MERGER (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). EFFECTIVE DATE: MAY 20, 1987, DELAWRE Assignors: S.C.C. MERGER CORPORATION, A CORP. OF DE, (CHANGED TO), STONE CONTAINER CORPORATION, A CORP. OF IL, (MERGED INTO)
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D33/00—Details of, or accessories for, sacks or bags
    • B65D33/001—Blocks, stacks or like assemblies of bags

Definitions

  • ABSTRACT A bale of bags is provided which is strapped about the thickest areas of the bag bottoms. A sleeve of paper is wrapped about the bale at right angles to the direction of the straps.
  • This invention relates to an improvement in Bag Bale and deals particularly with a package of bags which are normally of the grocery bag type.
  • a series of hands of bags usually 25 bags to eagh hand are stacked with the thicker ends of the bags in opposed relation. Alternate hands of bags are reversed relatively to the others so that the resulting stack is of substantially equal thickness at each end.
  • the bags are compressed together under high pressure, and straps are applied about the stacks to form a bale. The straps are positioned so as to encircle the thickest. portions of the bag body.
  • bales While such bales have been successfully used, one difficulty has been experienced. In order to effectively strap the bales, the straps must be spaced several inches from the ends of the bale, as this is the area of the bag which is thickest. As a result, there has been a tendency for the ends of the bags, outwardly .of the straps, to fan out after baling so that the ends of the bale are somewhat thicker than the center portions thereof. As a result, when the bags are palletized'with alternate rows of bales extending crossways of the bags of the lower layer in order to provide stability to the pallet, a slight instability is produced by the outwardly fanned bag ends. Furthermore, while the pallets of bags are normally protected by an outer wrapping'of plastic or paper,
  • An object of the present invention resides in the provision of a sleeve extending about the bale designed to overlie the upper bag of the bale and to underlie the lower bag thereof.
  • the wrapper extends about the bale in a direction at right angles to the straps holding the bale together.
  • the paper sleeve is secured in tubular form while the bags are under compression. As a result, the sleeve holds the bag ends from fanning out and also acts as a protection for the bag surfaces. Any tendency for the straps to stretchis reduced by the presence of the encircling sleeve.
  • the baling straps hold the bale.
  • a further feature of the present invention resides in the provision of a bale having baling straps extending about the bags in a direction transversally of their length and in providing a sleeve encircling the bale and extending longitudinally of the length of the bags. This sleeve not only holds the bale of bags in substantially rectangular relation, but also prevents any tendency for the bags to slide longitudinally.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bale of bags, showing the general arrangement thereof.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the bale before the ends of the encircling sleeve are attached together.
  • FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the bale.
  • the bags A are stacked to form hands of bags arranged with the bottom ends of the bags in superimposed relation. While the open ends of the bags are of a thickness of four plies of paper, the bottom ends of the bags are of a thickness which is usually 8 or 10 plies. Usually the bags are of 8 ply thickness at their extremity when flat while an area of the bottom which is spaced usually several inches from the bottom extremity of the folded bags is of 10 ply thickness.
  • the hands of bags 10 are stacked with the bottom ends of the bags of one hand overlying the top ends of the bag of the next adjacent hands. By providing an even number of hands in the bale, the ends of the stack are of substantially equal thickness.
  • the stack of bag hands are placed under high compression by suitable means such as a hydraulically operated platen press,
  • an elongated strip of paperboard 12 is wrapped about the bale in a direction at right angles to the straps 11.
  • the strip of paper 12 is of a width substantially equal to the width of the bags, or may be of greater width if it is desired to also enclose the side edges of the bag.
  • the sheet of paperboard 12 includes a panel portion 13 designed to extend over an end of the series of bags, and top and bottom panels 14 and 14 designed to extend over and under the bale;
  • An end flap 15 is folded upwardly to enclose to opposite ends of the bale, and adhesive 16 is applied to the inner surface of a top flap l7, and this flap is folded to overlie the flap 15 and is secured thereto.
  • the sheet 12 is applied while the bale is under compression so that when the bale is released from compression, the bags are held from fanning outwardly of the straps 11 the sheet 12 also preventing the hands of bags from shifting longitudinally during shipment or handling.
  • the sheet 12 serves as a cover for the bale after the pallet has been opened and prevents contamination of the outer bags of the bale. Furthermore the sheet 12 extends in a direction at right angles to the straps 11 so as to form solid blocks of material which are virtually rectangular in form and may be readily palletized in stable loads. As a matter of fact, the pallets may be stacked one above the other to the height of several pallets without danger of tipping over.
  • a bale including:
  • each bag being of substantially greater thickness than the other end thereof said area of greater thickness being on one side of the center of the length of the bags
  • said bags being stacked with said one end, of substantially one half of the bags overlying the other end of the remaining bags,
  • said bags being held in compressed state by a pair of straps extending transversely about the stack, said straps being located about the areas of substantially greater thickness, and
  • a wrapper encircling the bags and extending in a direction at right angles to said straps.
  • wrapper includes an end portion extending along one end of the bale, upper and lower portions extending over and under the bale, and end portions in overlapping relation.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Auxiliary Devices For And Details Of Packaging Control (AREA)

Abstract

A bale of bags is provided which is strapped about the thickest areas of the bag bottoms. A sleeve of paper is wrapped about the bale at right angles to the direction of the straps.

Description

United States Patent Edwards et al.
May 7, 1974 BAG BALE Inventors: John W. Edwards, Richmond;
Herbert G. Tull, III, Charlottesville,
both of Va.
Assignee: Hoerner Waldorf Corporation, St.
Paul, Minn.
Filed: Jan. 3, 1972 Appl. No.: 214,670
Related US. Application Data Continuation-impart of Ser. No. 120,543, March 3, I971, abandoned.
us. Cl ..206/499, 206/801, 206/835,
, 61 5 322918113 rm. Cl 865d 71/00' Field of Search 229/87 R; 206/60 R, 60 A, 206/65 R, 65 B, 468 K, 83.5
-[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,849,330 3/1932 Moore 206/60 R 2,342,565 2/1944 Weeks 1/1965 Easter et al. 206/65 R Primary Examiner-William I. Price Assistant Examiner-John M. Caskie Attorney, Agent, or FirmRobert M. Dunning [57] ABSTRACT A bale of bags is provided which is strapped about the thickest areas of the bag bottoms. A sleeve of paper is wrapped about the bale at right angles to the direction of the straps.
5 Claims, 3 Drawing Figures BAG BALE This is a continuation in part application of an application for Bag Bale Ser. No. 120,543 filed Mar. 3, 1971 entitled Bag Bale, now abandoned.
This invention relates to an improvement in Bag Bale and deals particularly with a package of bags which are normally of the grocery bag type.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In our previous application above referred to, a series of hands of bags, usually 25 bags to eagh hand are stacked with the thicker ends of the bags in opposed relation. Alternate hands of bags are reversed relatively to the others so that the resulting stack is of substantially equal thickness at each end. The bags are compressed together under high pressure, and straps are applied about the stacks to form a bale. The straps are positioned so as to encircle the thickest. portions of the bag body.
While such bales have been successfully used, one difficulty has been experienced. In order to effectively strap the bales, the straps must be spaced several inches from the ends of the bale, as this is the area of the bag which is thickest. As a result, there has been a tendency for the ends of the bags, outwardly .of the straps, to fan out after baling so that the ends of the bale are somewhat thicker than the center portions thereof. As a result, when the bags are palletized'with alternate rows of bales extending crossways of the bags of the lower layer in order to provide stability to the pallet, a slight instability is produced by the outwardly fanned bag ends. Furthermore, while the pallets of bags are normally protected by an outer wrapping'of plastic or paper,
once the pallet is opened and the enclosing wrapper is removed, the remaining bales on the pallets are open to contamination in a warehouse or the like. It is an object of the present invention to avoid these previous difficulties.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention resides in the provision of a sleeve extending about the bale designed to overlie the upper bag of the bale and to underlie the lower bag thereof. The wrapper extends about the bale in a direction at right angles to the straps holding the bale together. The paper sleeve is secured in tubular form while the bags are under compression. As a result, the sleeve holds the bag ends from fanning out and also acts as a protection for the bag surfaces. Any tendency for the straps to stretchis reduced by the presence of the encircling sleeve. The baling straps hold the bale.
from expansion while the encircling sleeve holds the bag ends from fanning out. As a result the rectangular form of the bag is maintained and the resulting bales will stack more evenly upon a supporting pallet and the bales are held in generally rectangular form.
A further feature of the present invention resides in the provision of a bale having baling straps extending about the bags in a direction transversally of their length and in providing a sleeve encircling the bale and extending longitudinally of the length of the bags. This sleeve not only holds the bale of bags in substantially rectangular relation, but also prevents any tendency for the bags to slide longitudinally.
These and other objects and novel features of the present invention will be more clearly and fully set forth in the following specification and claims.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bale of bags, showing the general arrangement thereof.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the bale before the ends of the encircling sleeve are attached together.
FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the bale.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION As was described in the previous application above referred to, the bags A are stacked to form hands of bags arranged with the bottom ends of the bags in superimposed relation. While the open ends of the bags are of a thickness of four plies of paper, the bottom ends of the bags are of a thickness which is usually 8 or 10 plies. Usually the bags are of 8 ply thickness at their extremity when flat while an area of the bottom which is spaced usually several inches from the bottom extremity of the folded bags is of 10 ply thickness.
The hands of bags 10 are stacked with the bottom ends of the bags of one hand overlying the top ends of the bag of the next adjacent hands. By providing an even number of hands in the bale, the ends of the stack are of substantially equal thickness. The stack of bag hands are placed under high compression by suitable means such as a hydraulically operated platen press,
of bags which are not compressed in the same manner.
To complete the bale, an elongated strip of paperboard 12 is wrapped about the bale in a direction at right angles to the straps 11. The strip of paper 12 is of a width substantially equal to the width of the bags, or may be of greater width if it is desired to also enclose the side edges of the bag. As indicated in the drawings the sheet of paperboard 12 includes a panel portion 13 designed to extend over an end of the series of bags, and top and bottom panels 14 and 14 designed to extend over and under the bale; An end flap 15 is folded upwardly to enclose to opposite ends of the bale, and adhesive 16 is applied to the inner surface of a top flap l7, and this flap is folded to overlie the flap 15 and is secured thereto. The sheet 12 is applied while the bale is under compression so that when the bale is released from compression, the bags are held from fanning outwardly of the straps 11 the sheet 12 also preventing the hands of bags from shifting longitudinally during shipment or handling.
The sheet 12 serves as a cover for the bale after the pallet has been opened and prevents contamination of the outer bags of the bale. Furthermore the sheet 12 extends in a direction at right angles to the straps 11 so as to form solid blocks of material which are virtually rectangular in form and may be readily palletized in stable loads. As a matter of fact, the pallets may be stacked one above the other to the height of several pallets without danger of tipping over.
In accordance with the Patent Statutes, I have described the principles of construction and operation of my improvement in Bag Bale; while I have endeavored to set forth the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that obvious changes may be made within the scope of the following claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.
We claim:
1. A bale including:
a plurality of bags in a flat-form,
a transverse area near one end of each bag being of substantially greater thickness than the other end thereof said area of greater thickness being on one side of the center of the length of the bags,
said bags being stacked with said one end, of substantially one half of the bags overlying the other end of the remaining bags,
said bags being held in compressed state by a pair of straps extending transversely about the stack, said straps being located about the areas of substantially greater thickness, and
a wrapper encircling the bags and extending in a direction at right angles to said straps.
2. The bale of FIG. 1 and in which the ends of the wrapper are secured together.
3. The structure of claim 1 and in which the wrapper is formed of paper.
4. The structure of claim 1 and in which the wrapper includes an end portion extending along one end of the bale, upper and lower portions extending over and under the bale, and end portions in overlapping relation.
5. The structure of claim 3 and in which the end portions of the wrapper are secured together by adhesive.

Claims (5)

1. A bale including: a plurality of bags in a flat form, a transverse area near one end of each bag being of substantially greater thickness than the other end thereof said area of greater thickness being on one side of the center of the length of the bags, said bags being stacked with said one end, of substantially one half of the bags overlying the other end of the remaining bags, said bags being held in compressed state by a pair of straps extEnding transversely about the stack, said straps being located about the areas of substantially greater thickness, and a wrapper encircling the bags and extending in a direction at right angles to said straps.
2. The bale of FIG. 1 and in which the ends of the wrapper are secured together.
3. The structure of claim 1 and in which the wrapper is formed of paper.
4. The structure of claim 1 and in which the wrapper includes an end portion extending along one end of the bale, upper and lower portions extending over and under the bale, and end portions in overlapping relation.
5. The structure of claim 3 and in which the end portions of the wrapper are secured together by adhesive.
USUS120543*BA 1971-03-03 1971-03-03 Bag bale Expired - Lifetime US3809235A (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
USUS120543*BA US3809235A (en) 1971-03-03 1971-03-03 Bag bale

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
USUS120543*BA US3809235A (en) 1971-03-03 1971-03-03 Bag bale

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
US3809235A true US3809235A (en) 1974-05-07

Family

ID=22390974

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
USUS120543*BA Expired - Lifetime US3809235A (en) 1971-03-03 1971-03-03 Bag bale

Country Status (1)

Country Link
US (1) US3809235A (en)

Cited By (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5251807A (en) * 1991-08-16 1993-10-12 Capaci Anthony C Wrapper for bundling newsprint for recycling
WO1996002440A1 (en) * 1994-07-14 1996-02-01 Alistair Garry Mcdonald Multi-purpose light weight flexible cargo pack
US5542538A (en) * 1990-02-28 1996-08-06 Lutz; Theodore A. System for use in recycling of waste material
WO1996041752A1 (en) * 1995-06-10 1996-12-27 The Procter & Gamble Company Flexible paper covered package and process for producing same
US6026957A (en) * 1996-03-27 2000-02-22 The Procter & Gamble Company Flexible paper covered package and process for producing same
US6575301B2 (en) * 2001-07-16 2003-06-10 Ebrahim Simhaee Plastic bag package
US20080142380A1 (en) * 2006-12-14 2008-06-19 Unruh Andreas H Unit package for insulation products
USD991677S1 (en) * 2020-11-25 2023-07-11 Royal International, LLC Hay bale bag

Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1849330A (en) * 1930-12-31 1932-03-15 Howard K Moore Shipping package
US2342565A (en) * 1941-09-02 1944-02-22 Bemis Bro Bag Co Bales
US3164251A (en) * 1960-10-18 1965-01-05 Pillsbury Co Tightly bundled package assemblage and method of packaging

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1849330A (en) * 1930-12-31 1932-03-15 Howard K Moore Shipping package
US2342565A (en) * 1941-09-02 1944-02-22 Bemis Bro Bag Co Bales
US3164251A (en) * 1960-10-18 1965-01-05 Pillsbury Co Tightly bundled package assemblage and method of packaging

Cited By (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5542538A (en) * 1990-02-28 1996-08-06 Lutz; Theodore A. System for use in recycling of waste material
US5251807A (en) * 1991-08-16 1993-10-12 Capaci Anthony C Wrapper for bundling newsprint for recycling
WO1996002440A1 (en) * 1994-07-14 1996-02-01 Alistair Garry Mcdonald Multi-purpose light weight flexible cargo pack
WO1996041752A1 (en) * 1995-06-10 1996-12-27 The Procter & Gamble Company Flexible paper covered package and process for producing same
US6026957A (en) * 1996-03-27 2000-02-22 The Procter & Gamble Company Flexible paper covered package and process for producing same
US6575301B2 (en) * 2001-07-16 2003-06-10 Ebrahim Simhaee Plastic bag package
US20080142380A1 (en) * 2006-12-14 2008-06-19 Unruh Andreas H Unit package for insulation products
USD991677S1 (en) * 2020-11-25 2023-07-11 Royal International, LLC Hay bale bag

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US3940101A (en) Quick-bonding adhesively attachable support pads for palletizing containers
US3986611A (en) Cling film overwrap for palletized articles
US4771893A (en) Corrugated paper corner post
US4079566A (en) Method of forming unitized modular loads
US2614689A (en) Knockdown type platform for metal sheets and the like
US2659187A (en) Method of packaging empty bags
US8910790B2 (en) Separators for unitized loads
US2979871A (en) Method of banding cardboard cartons
US3246744A (en) Method and means for producing unitized load package
US2896207A (en) Method of packaging k.d.f. cartons
US3331501A (en) Protective sleeve for bagged products
US2895608A (en) Self-palletized package
US3809235A (en) Bag bale
US2874834A (en) Multiple article packages
US2673022A (en) Carton
US5139145A (en) Adjustable load cover for use with various sizes of rectangularly topped stacks of palletized material
US3100046A (en) Package and packaging method
US4429794A (en) Unitized packaging arrangement
US6527114B2 (en) Connector plate package and method
US3826363A (en) Storage and display package
US1770516A (en) Wall-board package
JPH05509062A (en) Unit container forming method and forming device by wrapping, and fluid packaging method
JP3138091B2 (en) Heavy equipment
US3524543A (en) Unitized packing device
US3872967A (en) Storage and display package

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
AS Assignment

Owner name: STONE BROWN PAPER, INC., A CORP. OF DE.

Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, A CORP.OF N.Y.;REEL/FRAME:004680/0410

Effective date: 19860707

AS Assignment

Owner name: STONE CONTAINER CORPORATION

Free format text: MERGER;ASSIGNORS:STONE CONTAINER CORPORATION, A CORP. OF IL, (MERGED INTO);S.C.C. MERGER CORPORATION, A CORP. OF DE, (CHANGED TO);REEL/FRAME:004893/0153

Effective date: 19870515

Owner name: STONE CONTAINER CORPORATION

Free format text: MERGER;ASSIGNOR:STONE BROWN PAPERS, INC., A DE CORP., (MERGED INTO);REEL/FRAME:004893/0167

Effective date: 19861222