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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 1992
Filed:
Oct. 31, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Clifford R Bolstad, Milton, WA (US);
Assignee:
Weyerhaeuser Company, Tacoma, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
100-3 ; 100 / ; 206 835 ;
Abstract
Restrained bales are formed for transporting high-bulk, crosslinked cellulose fiber in a reduced volume. A limited amount of force is used in compressing the fiber into the bales so that the fiber is not damaged. The limited amount of force used allows the bale, when restraints are released, to expand to about twice its restrained volume. Fiber damage is further minimized by limiting the amount of compression to the minimum required so that a transport container is completely filled to its volume and payload capacities.