Insulation packaging system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11059614-B2
Application number	US-201816039662-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 19, 2018
Priority date	Aug 29, 2016
Publication date	Jul 13, 2021
Grant date	Jul 13, 2021

Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to an insulation packaging system. The insulation packaging system includes a plurality of insulation packages with first ends and second ends. The plurality of insulation packages defining an axis. A first film wraps around the axis to compress and couple the plurality of insulation packages together, while a second film wraps around the first and second ends of the plurality of insulation packages. The first and second films are different films.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of packaging insulation, comprising:
compressing a plurality of insulation packages together, the plurality of insulation packages comprise first ends and second ends, wherein the plurality of insulation packages define an axis and a plurality of edges on opposing sides of the plurality of insulation packages;
wrapping a first film around the axis to couple the plurality of insulation packages together, the first film defining edges on opposing sides of the first film when the plurality of insulation packages together are coupled via the first film; and
wrapping a second film around the first and second ends of the plurality of insulation packages,
wherein:
the second film covers the edges on the opposing sides of the first film and covers the first ends, the second ends, and each edge defined by the plurality of insulation packages such that the plurality of insulation packages are entirely covered by the first film and the second film;
the first film and second film are formed of different materials; and
the first film stretches less than 10% of its original dimension in response to a force exerted by the plurality of insulation packages.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein wrapping the first film around the axis, comprises wrapping the first film one time around the axis of the plurality of insulation packages.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein wrapping the second film around the plurality of insulation packages, comprises wrapping the second film at least two times around the plurality of insulation packages.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first film comprises a machine direction orientation film and the second film comprises a stretch film.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the second film is elastically stretchable up to 500% of an original dimension.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the second film is elastically stretchable up to 500% of an original dimension but is able to return to its original shape when force is removed.

7. The method of claim 1 , comprising overlapping a first end of the second film to form a first roped portion.

8. The method of claim 7 , comprising overlapping a second end of the second film to form a second roped portion.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein each of the first roped portion and the second roped portion is configured to overlay one of opposing top and bottom sides defined by the first film.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the roped portion includes a plurality of layers of the material of the second film.

11. A method of packaging insulation, comprising:
compressing a plurality of insulation packages together, the plurality of insulation packages comprise first ends and second ends, wherein the plurality of insulation packages define an axis and a plurality of edges on opposing sides of the plurality of insulation packages;
wrapping a first film around the axis to couple the plurality of insulation packages together; and
wrapping a second film around the first and second ends of the plurality of insulation packages,
wherein:
the second film covers the first ends, the second ends, and each edge of the plurality of edges defined by the plurality of insulation packages;
the first film stretches less than 10% of its original dimension in response to a force exerted by the plurality of insulation packages; and
the second film is elastically stretchable up to 500% of an original dimension but is able to return to its original shape when force is removed.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the second film has a greater coefficient of friction than the first film.

13. A method of packaging insulation, comprising:
compressing a plurality of insulation packages together, the plurality of insulation packages comprise first ends and second ends, wherein the plurality of insulation packages define an axis;
wrapping a first film around the axis to couple the plurality of insulation packages together; and
wrapping a second film around the first and second ends of the plurality of insulation packages,
wherein:
the first film directly contacts each surface of the plurality of insulation packages around the axis defined by the plurality of insulation packages;
the first film and second film are formed of different materials;
the first film stretches less than 10% of its original dimension in response to a force exerted by the plurality of insulation packages.

Assignees

• Granger Mark Alan
• Lockwood Bradley Ray
• Johns Manville

Inventors

• Granger Mark Alan
• Lockwood Bradley Ray

Classifications

• B65B11/58 Primary

  Applying two or more wrappers, e.g. in succession · CPC title

• B65B11/006

  Helical strip wrapping combined with roping · CPC title

• B65B63/02

  for compressing or compacting articles or materials prior to wrapping or insertion in containers or receptacles · CPC title

• B65B27/125 Primary

  and wrapping or bagging · CPC title

• B65B11/02

  Wrapping articles or quantities of material, without changing their position during the wrapping operation, e.g. in moulds with hinged folders (by doubling a wrapper and securing its opposed free margins to enclose contents B65B11/48; by disposing contents between two sheets and securing their opposed free margins B65B11/50) · CPC title