Lantech, Inc.

Robert B Denley

Patrick R Lancaster, Iii

Steven E DeGrasse

Ronald G Ball

Phillip Moore

A method of building and wrapping a load including infeeding load units to an infeed area of a layer building area at an infeed level below a desired height of the load, repeatedly building load layers in a layer building area from load units incoming from the infeed area at the infeed level, repeatedly transporting the load layers from the layer building area to a load building and wrapping area to sequentially build a load of layers to the desired height of the load in the load building and wrapping area from layers built in the layer building area, wrapping the load of layers in the load building and wrapping area while building at least one interim layer in the layer building area from load units, outputting the wrapped load from the load building area, and sequentially transporting the interim layer and at least one other layer built in the layer building area from the layer building area to the load building and wrapping area to sequentially form a load of layers in the load building and wrapping area.

Load building and wrapping apparatus

A stretch wrapping apparatus is provided for stretch wrapping a load with a stretch wrapping material. The apparatus includes a dispenser for dispensing stretch wrapping material and a mechanism for rotating the dispenser around an axis of rotation to wrap the stretch wrapping material around the load. A conveyor transfers the load to and from a wrapping area, the conveyor having two sides and defining a centerline therebetween intersecting the axis of rotation. A frame supports the dispenser including at least one upright leg, only one leg of the frame being disposed on one of the sides of the conveyor and being spaced from a line perpendicularly intersecting the conveyor centerline at the axis of rotation.

Stretch wrapping apparatus

A stretch wrapper wraps a load with a web dispensed from a web dispenser and includes a frame for supporting and revolving the web dispenser around the load and about a vertical axis. A support is attached to the upper portion of the frame to support the frame from above and guide the frame along a path around the load. A motor-driven drive wheel is attached the lower portion of the frame for engaging a floor, supporting the frame from below, and driving the frame on the floor along the path around the load.

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Louisville, KY, United States of America

Robert B Denley