US 11,939,127 B2
Pallet unit with continuous wrapping sheet extending within the stack of blocks and palletizing method
Johannes Zimmer, Lausanne (CH); and Julius Petrausch, Dortmund (DE)
Assigned to Societe des Produits Nestle S.A., Vevey (CH)
Appl. No. 17/632,614
Filed by SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A., Vevey (CH)
PCT Filed Aug. 6, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/072095
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 3, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/023806, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 11, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 19190239 (EP), filed on Aug. 6, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0274752 A1, Sep. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. B65D 71/00 (2006.01); B65B 11/00 (2006.01); B65B 35/50 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 71/0096 (2013.01) [B65B 11/004 (2013.01); B65B 35/50 (2013.01); B65D 2571/00049 (2013.01); B65D 2571/00061 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for palletizing object blocks using a pallet, the method comprising the following steps:
Positioning a fraction of a row of blocks in a stack on the pallet;
Disposing a wrapping sheet to cover parts of the blocks; and
Completing the rest of the row, and
the steps being repeated until the stack is completed,
wherein the stack has a configuration selected from the group consisting of (i) the stack comprises rows of horizontally adjacent blocks, a vertical portion of the wrapping sheet extending between every two horizontally adjacent blocks, and (ii) the stack comprises rows of blocks having one or a plurality of horizontally adjacent blocks, at least one row of blocks being covered by two horizontal portions of the wrapping sheet and one vertical portion of the wrapping sheet connecting the two horizontal portions of the wrapping sheet.