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  • This invention relates to the packaging of flat glass sheets such as window panes, and has for its object the provision of a pallet package of such glass.
  • the invention provides a pallet package consisting of a simple and inexpensive container for securing a bundle of glass sheets which enables the package consisting of the container and bundle to be handled as a pallet by mechanical means such as a fork lift truck or pallet loader.
  • the container comprises a supporting base such as rails for supporting the bundle above a floor for the insertion of a pallet loader and end guards or caps attached to the rails which engage, secure and protect the ends of the bundle, and bands surrounding the package which hold the caps in bearing contact with each end of the bundle.
  • the bundle of glass is set in an edgewise upright position with the lower edges resting on the rails and the end guards are applied there-over.
  • the bundle consists of a large number of identical flat sheets either in direct contact with each other or with interposed paper between adjacent sheets or the bundle may consist of several small bundles the sheets of which are secured together as with tape binding. For example, in one type of bundle twenty such small bundles may be arranged together to form one large bundle which may also be secured with tape or the like if desired.
  • the invention accordingly provides an improved pallet package of fiat glass in which any suitable number of individual sheets or small bundles of individual sheets are securely held together in an upright position bearing edgewise on a rigid base at each end and protected by end guards or caps which are held in tight secure contact with the ends of the bundle solely by surrounding bands;
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a small bundle of window glass such as may be used to form a bundle of glass for a package of the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a plan view of a pallet package of window glass comprising several of the small bundles of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken at 33 of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken at 4-4 of FIG. 3;
  • FIG. 5 is a plan view of another embodiment of a pallet package of the invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a side view showing one end of the pallet package of FIG. 5, and
  • FIG. 7 is an end view of the pallet package of FIG. 5.
  • the small bundles S of window glass illustrated in FIG. 1 comprise several sheets or panes of window glass 1 with a separator such as sheets of paper or a powdered material 2 interposed between the adjacent panes of glass in a sort of sandwich arrangement.
  • the bundle of glass and paper separators is bound together at each end by binding tape 3.
  • This binding tape may be of any suitable type such as a plastic or rubber tape having means for securing it in position.
  • the bundles S may comprise twelve sheets of glass 24 x 24" or any other convenient number of desired sizes.
  • the container comprises two rails 4, preferably of wood such as 2 x 4 lumber on which end portions of the glass sheets rest. Any other suitable material of suflicient size may be used.
  • corner posts 5 In order to support the rails 4 above the floor it is necessary to provide corner posts 5 so that there will be clearance under the glass or under the rails for the insertion of the forks of a lift truck. These corner posts may be wooden blocks nailed to the rails 4.
  • the cross rails provide bearing means for supporting the bundle.
  • the bundle of glass sheets is arranged with the sheets in an upright position with the under edges resting upon the rails.
  • Suitable sheet material such as a sheet of corrugated paper 6 with sufficient strength to help hold the rectangular bundle as a cube is applied over each end of the bundle and is secured as by nails N to the sides of the rails.
  • the sheet 6 is folded back on itself to form the double thickness side sections 7 and these double thickness sections are bent over the sides of the bundle at each end and secured as with nails N to the ends of the rail and to the corner posts forming reinforced side protectors.
  • Wood strips 8 and 9 such as 1 x 4 x inch lumber which are the length of the unbent portion of the corrugated end cap are placed over the corrugated sheet and then the steel bands 10 and 11 are placed over the wood strips and tightly secured together by well known means such as the clamps 12 and 13.
  • the steel strapping bands compress the sheets of glass so that the friction created by the pressure forms a rigid unit which resists slippage.
  • the corrugated paper 6 and the strips 8 and 9 form an end guard or cap for the large or composite bundle B, and the two caps, one at each end of the bundle are held solely by the surrounding bands 10 and 11.
  • the pallet package of the invention illustrated in FIGS. 5, 6 and 7 comprises a container formed largely of two end caps C, a glass bundle B consisting of several sheets of glass in sideby-side upright position and surrounding steel bands 15 and 16 which, without additional assisting members, secure the caps in snug contact with the ends of the bundle.
  • the bundle B consists of any desired number of sheets of flat glass b in upright side-by-side position and in faceto-face contact with each other. They may be of any desired size such as 2 to 3 feet in width and say three to six feet in length.
  • the steel bands bind the bundle of glass sheets so tightly that they act as a unit cube and become a rigid component of the package.
  • Each end cap is preferably formed of lumber and consists of an end rail 17 such as 2 x 4 lumber or the like on which the lower edges of the sheets of glass sheets rest.
  • the remainder of the end cap may be formed, for example, of 1 x 6 x inch lumber.
  • the sides 1-8 and -1-9 are secured with nails N at the bottom edges to the end rail 17.
  • the upper edges of the sides and the ends of 18 and 19 are secured with nails N driven through the end strip 20 and the top strip 21.
  • the diagonal brace bars 22, 23 and 24 are nailed to the edges of 18 and 19.
  • the end of the glass bundle abuts against the inner surface of top s t-rip 20 and the diagonal brace bars 22, 2'3 and 24 and the bundle rest-s on the rails '17.
  • the pallet package of the invention illustrated in FIGS. 5, 6 and 7 comprises end caps C, a glass bundle B consisting of several sheets of glass in side-by-side upright position and surrounding steel bands 15 and 16 which, with-out additional assisting members, secure the caps in snug contact with the ends of the bundle and hold the sheets tightly together as a unitary bundle which gives rigidity to the package. It is to be understood that the glass sheets of bundle B fill the entire space; the central sheets have been omitted for clarity of illustration.
  • the package is lifted by the fork bearing on the under edges of the glass sheets of the bundle.
  • the pallet packages of the invention are very heavy and are shipped either by truck or railroad car.
  • the package advantageously includes angle brackets 27 and 2 8 which are secured to the sides 18 and 19 by nails N. These brackets have holes H by means of which the brackets may be secured to the floor of the truck or car.
  • One important characteristic of the package of the invention is that the tight binding of the package creates friction between the sheets so that the bundle acts as a unit utilizing the strength of the glass as a mass resulting in a very strong unit package.
  • a pallet package of sheet glass comprising a bundle of flat glass sheets in closely packed side-by-side arrangement with the flat surfaces upright and secured in a container having two end caps only, an end cap over each of two opposite ends of the bundle, each end cap comprising an attache-d cross rail in transverse position with respect to the sheets of the bundle on which the ends of the bundle rest with the sheets in edge-bearing contact with each rail, each end cap having an end and sides which cover and bear against the end and a part of the sides of the bundle, metal bands surrounding the bundle and both end caps which hold the sheets together and provide the only means which hold the end caps in pressed contact With the ends of the bundle, and elevating means on the crossrails which hold the bundle sufficiently above a floor or the like for the insertion thereunder of the fork of a lift truck.

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Sept. 20, 1966 A. J. BUNDY GLASS PALLET PACKAGE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Nov. 27, 1965 FIG.1
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u "i n E u INVENTOR Albert J. Bundy BY Eel "(07111 ha g 72,601 r Och w.
ATTORNEYS p 1966 A. J. BUNDY 3,273,706
GLASS PALLET PACKAGE Filed Nov. 27, 1963 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 27 H 25 I5 25 27 H N N 2| FIG. 5
C c/ l 25 26 N N B [5 28 FIG.7
INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Alberr J. Bundy United States Patent Ofiice Patented Sept. 20, 1966 3,273,706 GLASS PALLET PACKAGE Albert J. Bundy, Kingsport, Tenn., assignor to American Saint Gobain Corporation, Kingsport, Tenn., a corporation of Delaware Filed Nov. 27, 1963, Ser. No. 326,470 1 Claim. (Cl. 206-62) This invention relates to the packaging of flat glass sheets such as window panes, and has for its object the provision of a pallet package of such glass. The invention provides a pallet package consisting of a simple and inexpensive container for securing a bundle of glass sheets which enables the package consisting of the container and bundle to be handled as a pallet by mechanical means such as a fork lift truck or pallet loader.
In accordance with the invention several sheets of flat glass of uniform rectangular dimensions are formed into a bundle with or without interposed cushioning separators, such as paper, corrugated paper or the like, between the adjacent sheets, and the container is secured to the bundle. The container comprises a supporting base such as rails for supporting the bundle above a floor for the insertion of a pallet loader and end guards or caps attached to the rails which engage, secure and protect the ends of the bundle, and bands surrounding the package which hold the caps in bearing contact with each end of the bundle. The bundle of glass is set in an edgewise upright position with the lower edges resting on the rails and the end guards are applied there-over. The bundle consists of a large number of identical flat sheets either in direct contact with each other or with interposed paper between adjacent sheets or the bundle may consist of several small bundles the sheets of which are secured together as with tape binding. For example, in one type of bundle twenty such small bundles may be arranged together to form one large bundle which may also be secured with tape or the like if desired.
The invention accordingly provides an improved pallet package of fiat glass in which any suitable number of individual sheets or small bundles of individual sheets are securely held together in an upright position bearing edgewise on a rigid base at each end and protected by end guards or caps which are held in tight secure contact with the ends of the bundle solely by surrounding bands;
The invention will be better understood after considering the following discussion and the accompanying drawings in which FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a small bundle of window glass such as may be used to form a bundle of glass for a package of the invention;
FIG. 2 is a plan view of a pallet package of window glass comprising several of the small bundles of FIG. 1; FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken at 33 of FIG. 2; FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken at 4-4 of FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a plan view of another embodiment of a pallet package of the invention;
FIG. 6 is a side view showing one end of the pallet package of FIG. 5, and
FIG. 7 is an end view of the pallet package of FIG. 5.
The small bundles S of window glass illustrated in FIG. 1 comprise several sheets or panes of window glass 1 with a separator such as sheets of paper or a powdered material 2 interposed between the adjacent panes of glass in a sort of sandwich arrangement. The bundle of glass and paper separators is bound together at each end by binding tape 3. This binding tape may be of any suitable type such as a plastic or rubber tape having means for securing it in position. For example, the bundles S may comprise twelve sheets of glass 24 x 24" or any other convenient number of desired sizes.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4 several of the small bundles S are arranged in an upright position forming the large bundle B of the package in a closely packed assembly which is mounted on the container. The sheets of the bundle B are drawn together in a closely packed assembly which prevents movement. The container comprises two rails 4, preferably of wood such as 2 x 4 lumber on which end portions of the glass sheets rest. Any other suitable material of suflicient size may be used. In order to support the rails 4 above the floor it is necessary to provide corner posts 5 so that there will be clearance under the glass or under the rails for the insertion of the forks of a lift truck. These corner posts may be wooden blocks nailed to the rails 4. The cross rails provide bearing means for supporting the bundle. The bundle of glass sheets is arranged with the sheets in an upright position with the under edges resting upon the rails. Suitable sheet material such as a sheet of corrugated paper 6 with sufficient strength to help hold the rectangular bundle as a cube is applied over each end of the bundle and is secured as by nails N to the sides of the rails. Preferably the sheet 6 is folded back on itself to form the double thickness side sections 7 and these double thickness sections are bent over the sides of the bundle at each end and secured as with nails N to the ends of the rail and to the corner posts forming reinforced side protectors. Wood strips 8 and 9 such as 1 x 4 x inch lumber which are the length of the unbent portion of the corrugated end cap are placed over the corrugated sheet and then the steel bands 10 and 11 are placed over the wood strips and tightly secured together by well known means such as the clamps 12 and 13. The steel strapping bands compress the sheets of glass so that the friction created by the pressure forms a rigid unit which resists slippage. The corrugated paper 6 and the strips 8 and 9 form an end guard or cap for the large or composite bundle B, and the two caps, one at each end of the bundle are held solely by the surrounding bands 10 and 11. FIGS. 2 and 4 show six small bundles S forming the bundle B resting on the cross rails and the paperboard end guards completely covering the ends of the bundles and a short section of the exterior sides of the bundles. The upper and lower edges of the glass sheets of the assembled bundles lie in a substantially flat horizontal plane and the entire load of glass rests on the end rails.
When the type of package of FIGS. 2 to 4 is at least 30 inches tall in over-all end width and the rails are supported on posts 5, there is enough space between the posts for the insertion of the fork of a standard lift truck and the package can be supported on the fork by the end rails.
The pallet package of the invention illustrated in FIGS. 5, 6 and 7 comprises a container formed largely of two end caps C, a glass bundle B consisting of several sheets of glass in sideby-side upright position and surrounding steel bands 15 and 16 which, without additional assisting members, secure the caps in snug contact with the ends of the bundle.
The bundle B consists of any desired number of sheets of flat glass b in upright side-by-side position and in faceto-face contact with each other. They may be of any desired size such as 2 to 3 feet in width and say three to six feet in length. The steel bands bind the bundle of glass sheets so tightly that they act as a unit cube and become a rigid component of the package.
Each end cap is preferably formed of lumber and consists of an end rail 17 such as 2 x 4 lumber or the like on which the lower edges of the sheets of glass sheets rest. The remainder of the end cap may be formed, for example, of 1 x 6 x inch lumber. The sides 1-8 and -1-9 are secured with nails N at the bottom edges to the end rail 17. The upper edges of the sides and the ends of 18 and 19 are secured with nails N driven through the end strip 20 and the top strip 21. To secure the end cap against shifting out of square alignment, the diagonal brace bars 22, 23 and 24 are nailed to the edges of 18 and 19. The end of the glass bundle abuts against the inner surface of top s t-rip 20 and the diagonal brace bars 22, 2'3 and 24 and the bundle rest-s on the rails '17.
The pallet package of the invention illustrated in FIGS. 5, 6 and 7 comprises end caps C, a glass bundle B consisting of several sheets of glass in side-by-side upright position and surrounding steel bands 15 and 16 which, with-out additional assisting members, secure the caps in snug contact with the ends of the bundle and hold the sheets tightly together as a unitary bundle which gives rigidity to the package. It is to be understood that the glass sheets of bundle B fill the entire space; the central sheets have been omitted for clarity of illustration.
In forming the pallet package of FIGS. 5, 6 and 7 sheets of glass forming the bundle are placed on a frame which has a sloping side against which the sheets of glass are placed one-at-a-time with their ends resting o nthe rails 17. When the desire-d number of sheets have been assembled the end side portions of the outer sheets are covered with cushioning material, such as corrugated paper 25 and 26 and the previously assembled parts of the end cap consisting of sides 18, 19, upper strip 20, top 21 and braces 22, 23 .and 24 are slipped over the ends and secured as by nailing to the end rail 17. The end caps may be completely constructed as shown, in which case the bundle B is assembled while resting on a temporary base and then the end caps and corrugated paper are slipped thereover. When both end caps are in position, two steel bands 15 and 16 are placed thereover and tightened and fastened as previously described. The glass bundle is a part of the package which contributes to its strength and rigidity. There are no members except the two steel bands holding the end caps against the bundle and the entire container consisting of the two caps and bands are relatively inexpensive and disposable after delivery of the glass.
In this embodiment of the invention, it is advantageous to package sheets of glass which are at least 36 inches in length so that the forks of a standard lift truck can be inserted under the bundle B and between the rails 17. In
other words the package is lifted by the fork bearing on the under edges of the glass sheets of the bundle.
The pallet packages of the invention are very heavy and are shipped either by truck or railroad car. In order to prevent shifting or displacement of the package, the package advantageously includes angle brackets 27 and 2 8 which are secured to the sides 18 and 19 by nails N. These brackets have holes H by means of which the brackets may be secured to the floor of the truck or car.
One important characteristic of the package of the invention is that the tight binding of the package creates friction between the sheets so that the bundle acts as a unit utilizing the strength of the glass as a mass resulting in a very strong unit package.
I claim:
A pallet package of sheet glass comprising a bundle of flat glass sheets in closely packed side-by-side arrangement with the flat surfaces upright and secured in a container having two end caps only, an end cap over each of two opposite ends of the bundle, each end cap comprising an attache-d cross rail in transverse position with respect to the sheets of the bundle on which the ends of the bundle rest with the sheets in edge-bearing contact with each rail, each end cap having an end and sides which cover and bear against the end and a part of the sides of the bundle, metal bands surrounding the bundle and both end caps which hold the sheets together and provide the only means which hold the end caps in pressed contact With the ends of the bundle, and elevating means on the crossrails which hold the bundle sufficiently above a floor or the like for the insertion thereunder of the fork of a lift truck.
References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 748,999 l/1904 Stockman 206- 2,692,064 10/1954- Koester l0855 X 2,903,126 9/ 1959 Heath 206-60 X FOREIGN PATENTS 300,878 9/1932 Italy.
THERON E. CONDON, Primary Examiner.
LOUIS G. MANCENE, M. L. RICE, Assistant Examiners.
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