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Invention Description

Pallet and panel storage system and related methods.

US-12162645-B2 – US-20240092530-A1 – US-11834224-B2 – US-20230062117-A1

Disclosed are systems, apparatus and methods for transporting a palletized stack of bottles or other similar bulk-produced containers using a unique pallet base and a unique set of side panels that may be engaged with the base and with each other in order to protect the stacks of bottles on the pallet base during shipping and transport. Embodiments of the invention dampen vibrations, protect the bottles from exterior contaminants, and allow the bottles to be viewed from the outside if desired. Embodiments of the invention also provide reusable pallet systems that are easy to assemble and disassemble, and ship back for reuse closing the loop on bulk glass bottle and jar production lines.

Waste Statistics

How Do I Stop Receiving My Glass With Stretch Wrap On It?

1. Call your supplier and let them know about my panel system. Explain to them that your company would prefer an environmentally friendly alternative delivered to your bottling facility. Please frward my website to your collegues, I think this is worth talking about don’t you?

2. The glass plant industry has been packaging its finished bulk glass in this manner for thirty plus years hoping no one would come up with a solution, or never thought about it. Its kind of humerous that a forklift driver invented this right? If you are a major player in the winery,beer,spirits or food processing world, I urge you to communicate with your competitors and try and make a change not just from an environmental standpoint but for good old fashioned common sense.

How Does My Tech Remove
The Cap And Panels?

Panels and lid may be assenbled or disassembled manually. However, its advisable to use todays lift assist technology to create a safer workplace. Technologies such as vacuum lifters, manipulators, and articulated jib arms eliminate the need for manual lifting, reducing the strain on workers.

1. Place vacuum assist device on top of lid and lift approximately one foot.
2. Pry each panel off (Approximately 20LBS) letting them lean on the safety support that is in front of each panel.
3. Lower lid back on the stack and start removing the panels and place them on their corresponding pallets (long and short).
4. Note: The lid can be stacked robotically taking the place of the wood frame.
5. Panels are shipped back to your supplier just like pallets.

Benefits Of Using A Panel System

1. No more plastic and strapping to deal with!
2. Removal is quick due to its light weight design, a single panel weighs less than twenty pounds.
3. Wine change?, glass change? bad wine? bad glass? wrong glass? No problem now because all those stacks your techs used to have to rewrap and put away now just get their panels and lid back! Put one strap on top though for safety.
4. Remember all those pesky paper airbags showing up in your glass trailers? Our panel design has interlocking features that saves even more plastic from our land fills.
5. Store them inside or outside, our panel design keeps your bottles clean and dry!
Does your driver need to dump a bad stack of glass? Remove the front panel and start pushing from the back with a broom. Each layer is controlled by the other three panels which makes it much easier to handle.

Restraint System Parts

Top Cap

Weight – 10 LBS

Dimensions – 44×56

Panel

Weight – 15 LBS

Dimensions – 56X72

Letter From the Inventor:

Dear Consumers,

If you purchase anything in a glass bottle or jar, please be aware that most likely, quite a bit of plastic was used to package for it’s shipment to breweries,wineries and food processing facilities. The glass bottle and jar industry has been using the same technology for the last forty years. They also use paper air bags to stabalize the loads in their trailers which is even worse for the environment. It takes approximately six to eleven of these air bags to stabalize the load. I designed my restraint system to give the glass bottle and jar industry an alternative to these existing post production shipping practices.