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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2009
Patrick R. Lancaster, Iii, Louisville, KY (US);
Donnie Norris, Pleasureville, KY (US);
David Eldridge, Fern Creek, KY (US);
Patrick R. Lancaster, III, Louisville, KY (US);
Donnie Norris, Pleasureville, KY (US);
David Eldridge, Fern Creek, KY (US);
Lantech.com, LLC, Louisville, KY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for wrapping a palletized load are provided. The apparatus preferably includes a film dispenser for dispensing a film web, at least one guide rollers configured to engage the width of the film web, and at least one roping element. The at least one roping element may be a cable rolling roper configured to roll a portion of the film web into a rolled cable of film. The apparatus may also include means for providing relative rotation between the load and the dispenser to wrap a roped portion of the film web around a base of the load/top portion of a pallet supporting the load.