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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 1984
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1980
Thomas F Moran, Aurora, OH (US);
Other;
Abstract
A method of packaging tubular elbows is disclosed in which the elbows are stacked on a bottom frame in a parallel relationship, with each elbow facing the same direction. A top frame is placed on top of the elbows and the top and bottom frames are secured together by straps or other means to form a secure package. Preferably, the elbows are initially secured together into small bundles of about five elbows each before they are stacked in place to facilitate stacking and to provide a smaller quantity of bundles for subsequent distribution. The elbows may be packaged on a fixture having a pair of parallel posts between which the elbows may be stacked. The package produced by the method is also disclosed. The resulting package utilizes the inherent strength of the elbows to form a secure package, and the elbows are stacked in a nesting relationship to minimum the amount of space occupied by the elbows.