P.t.h.m. Sampoerna

Tien Pao Liem

Foo-Kong Wong

Dan T Wu

Liem T Pao

Tien P Liem

Tsun-Chuan Wu

A frame for securely retaining a bundle of elongated members, as for example cigarettes, within a container is provided. The container includes a bottom box panel, a top lid box panel, opposing right and left side box panels, and opposing front and back box panels. The frame is inserted into the container and comprises: a front frame panel portion defined by a left side and a right side, and a top and bottom margin; a left side frame panel connected to the front panel along the left side of said front panel, said left side panel including a left side biasing portion formed therein; and a right side frame panel connected to the front frame panel along the right side of said front panel, said right side panel including a right side biasing portion formed thereupon. The frame is erected and inserted into the box so that the front fame panel is contiguous with the front box panel, the left frame panel is contiguous with the left side box panel, and the right frame panel is contiguous with the right side box panel.

Innerframe and apparatus for producing an improved innerframe

An apparatus for encasing a bale of compressed, expandable material, including a compliant sleeve, surrounding the bale of material; first and second sideframes arranged at opposing sides of the bale; and first and second slats, arranged at opposing sides of the bale and between the first and second sideframes, the slats interlocking with the sideframes for retaining the sideframes in position. Another aspect of the invention is a warehousing system for storing and retrieving bales of material. The system includes storage means for encasing the bales of material. The storage means includes a compliant sleeve, surrounding the material; first and second sideframes arranged at first and second opposing sides of the bale; and first and second slats, arranged at third and fourth opposing sides of the bale and between the first and second sideframes, the slats interlocking with the sideframes for retaining the sideframes in position. The system also includes automated means for removing the storage means from the bales of material. In one aspect the automated means includes means for positioning one or more of the bales in a de-casing region, and de-casing means for simultaneously securing the slats and removing the sideframes. In another aspect of the invention, the automated means further includes means for stacking the removed sideframes, and means for stacking storage pallets on which a plurality of bales are stacked.

Bale encasing and de-casing system

An apparatus for encasing a bale of compressed, expandable material, including a compliant sleeve, surrounding the bale of material; first and second sideframes arranged at opposing sides of the bale; and first and second slats, arranged at opposing sides of the bale and between the first and second sideframes, the slats interlocking with the sideframes for retaining the sideframes in position. The invention further comprises a method for encasing an expandable material in block form, generally comprising the steps of: (1) surrounding the block of material with a compliant sleeve to completely encase the material; (2) providing a first and second rigid support frames at a first and second opposing sides of the block of material, each of the frames having first and second slots provided at first and second edges, respectively, of the frames; and (3) inserting into the frame slots a first and second slat members, the slat members being arranged at third and fourth opposing sides of the block and between the support frames.

A frame for securely retaining a bundle of elongated members, as for example cigarettes, within a container is provided. The container includes a bottom box panel, a top lid box panel, opposing right and left side box panels, and opposing front and back box panels. The frame is inserted into the container and comprises: a front frame panel portion defined by a left side and a right side, and a top and bottom margin; a left side frame panel connected to the front panel along the left side of the front panel, the left side panel including a left side biasing portion formed therein; and a right side frame panel connected to the front frame panel along the right side of the front panel, the right side panel including a right side biasing portion formed thereupon. The frame is erected and inserted into the box so that the front frame panel is contiguous with the front box panel, the left frame panel is contiguous with the left side box panel, and the right frame panel is contiguous with the right side box panel.

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Surabaya, Indonesia

Foo-Kong Wong