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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2007
Patrick R. Lancaster, Iii, Louisville, KY (US);
David E. Eldridge, Fern Creek, KY (US);
Willie Martin Hall, Taylorsville, KY (US);
Richard L. Johnson, LaGrange, KY (US);
Curtis W. Martin, Georgetown, KY (US);
Philip R. Moore, Mount Washington, KY (US);
Joseph Donald Norris, Pleasureville, KY (US);
Patrick R. Lancaster, III, Louisville, KY (US);
David E. Eldridge, Fern Creek, KY (US);
Willie Martin Hall, Taylorsville, KY (US);
Richard L. Johnson, LaGrange, KY (US);
Curtis W. Martin, Georgetown, KY (US);
Philip R. Moore, Mount Washington, KY (US);
Joseph Donald Norris, Pleasureville, 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 drive down roller configured to engage the width of the film web, and at least one roping mechanism. The at least one roping mechanism may be a cable rolling element configured to roll a portion of the film web into a rolled cable of film. The apparatus may also include an assembly 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.