Packages of glass in sheet form

Claim 2

A package of glass sheets comprising: a stack of glass sheets arranged in vertical face-to-face relation and defining top and bottom stack faces; at least one rigid L-shaped bracket disposed partially around the stack and comprising: a first arm underlying and supporting the full extent of the bottom face of said stack; and a second arm extending upwardly in parallel relation with the outer vertical face of one end sheet of the stack; and strapping means operatively associated with said bracket to secure the stack to said bracket in fixed relation therewith; said strapping means comprising a band extending around the bracket and the periphery of the stack which is unencompassed by the bracket wherein said band enCompasses the stack; and said bracket arms being formed of channel section to define grooves receiving the band.

Claim 3

A package of glass sheets comprising: a stack of glass sheets arranged in vertical face-to-face relation and defining top and bottom stack faces; at least one rigid, generally L-shaped bracket disposed partially around the stack and comprising: a first arm underlying the bottom face of said stack; said first arm including a generally horizontal flat portion underlying and supporting the full extent of the bottom face of said stack, and a plurality of spaced portions extending downwardly from said horizontal flat portion to define strap-receiving passage means; and a second arm extending upwardly in parallel relation with the outer vertical face of one end sheet of the stack; and strapping means operatively associated with said bracket to secure the stack to said bracket in fixed relation therewith; said strapping means comprising a strap extending through said strap-receiving passage means and around at least that part of the periphery of the stack which is unencompassed by the bracket in a manner securing said stack to said bracket, said strap extending: a. from said second arm and projecting across the top face of said stack in generally parallel relation to said first arm, and b. from said first arm and projecting upwardly along the outer vertical face of the other end sheet of the stack in generally parallel relation to said second arm.

Claim 4

A package of glass sheets comprising: a stack of glass sheets arranged in vertical face-to-face relation and defining top and bottom stack faces; at least one rigid, generally L-shaped bracket disposed partially around the stack and comprising: a first arm underlying the bottom face of said stack; said first arm including a generally horizontal flat portion underlying and supporting the full extent of the bottom face of said stack, and a plurality of spaced portions extending downwardly from said horizontal flat portion to define strap-receiving passage means; and a second arm extending upwardly in parallel relation with the outer vertical face of one end sheet of the stack; and strapping means operatively associated with said bracket to secure the stack to said bracket in fixed relation therewith; said strapping means comprising a strap extending through said strap-receiving passage means and around at least that part of the periphery of the stack which is unencompassed by the bracket in a manner securing said stack to said bracket, said strap extending: a. from said second arm and projecting across the top face of said stack in generally parallel relation to said first arm, and b. from said first arm and projecting upwardly along the outer vertical face of the other end sheet of the stack in generally parallel relation to said second arm.

Claim 5

A package according to claim 2, wherein said second arm extends to at least substantially the full height of said outer vertical face.

Claim 6

A package according to claim 1, wherein the inner surface of each arm of the bracket is faced with padding material.

Claim 7

A package according to claim 1, wherein said at least one bracket includes two rigid, generally L-shaped brackets spaced apart longitudinally of the stack, the respective arms of each bracket lying in the same plane.

Claim 8

A package according to claim 1, including additional strapping means encircling the stack of glass sheets to maintain the sheets in neat alignment one with each other.

Claim 9

A package according to claim 6, wherein said additional strapping means encircle the stack in two planes at right angles to each other.

Claim 10

A package according to claim 1, including padding means maintaining the strapping means out of contact with the edges of the glass sheets.

Claim 11

A package according to claim 1, including means to space the package above floor level, which means enable a lifting device to be inserted beneath the stack, to lift the package.

Claim 12

A package according to claim 9, wherein said means comprise said first arm of the bracket.

Claim 13

A package according to claim 1, wherein said first arm of the bracket has plug means at one end and corresponding socket means at the other end, whereby the plug means of the bracket of one package may be inserted into the socket means of the bracket of another package to locate the packages side-by-side.

Claim 14

A package of glass sheets according to claim 1 wherein said band means encompasses the entire periphery of said stack.

Claim 15

A package of glass sheets according to claim 1 and further including: a rigid member positioned on said top face beneath said band means, and extending generally parallel to said first arm; the upper surface of said rigid member being provided with groove means for receiving said band means; said rigid member further including means adapted to support an additional stack of glass sheets thereon.

Claim 16

A package of glass sheets comprising: a stack of glass sheets arranged in vertical face-to-face relation and defining top and bottom stack faces; at least one rigid L-shaped bracket disposed partially around the stack and comprising: a first arm underlying the bottom face of said stack; a second arm extending upwardly in parallel relation with the outer vertical face of one end shEet of the stack; and band-securing pins fixed to the extreme ends of said first and second arms of the bracket; and strapping means operatively associated with said bracket to secure the stack to said bracket in fixed relation therewith; said strapping means comprising a band means extending between and around said band securing pins and around at least that part of the periphery of the stack which is unencompassed by the bracket.

Claim 17

A package of glass sheets comprising: a stack of glass sheets arranged in vertical face-to-face relation and defining top and bottom stack faces; at least one rigid L-shaped bracket disposed partially around the stack and comprising: a first arm underlying the bottom face of said stack; a second arm extending upwardly in parallel relation with the outer vertical face of one end shEet of the stack; and band-securing pins fixed to the extreme ends of said first and second arms of the bracket; and strapping means operatively associated with said bracket to secure the stack to said bracket in fixed relation therewith; said strapping means comprising a band means extending between and around said band securing pins and around at least that part of the periphery of the stack which is unencompassed by the bracket.

Claim 18

A package of glass sheets comprising: upper and lower stacks of glass sheets, the sheets of each stack being arranged in vertical face-to-face relation and defining top and bottom faces for each stack; at least one spacer block means being positioned on the top face of said lower stack in supporting relationship with the bottom face of said upper stack; at least one rigid, generally L-shaped bracket being disposed partially around the stacks and comprising: a first arm underlying the bottom face of said lower stack, and a second arm extending upwardly in parallel relation with the outer vertical face of one end sheet of each stack; and strapping means operatively associated with said bracket to secure the stacks to said bracket in fixed relation therewith; sad strapping means comprising a band means extending at least: a. from said second arm and projecting across the top face of said upper stack in generally parallel relation to said first arm, and b. from said first arm and projecting upwardly along the outer vertical face of the other end sheet of each stack in generally parallel relation to said second arm.

Claim 19

A package of glass sheets comprising: upper and lower stacks of glass sheets, the sheets of each stack being arranged in vertical face-to-face relation and defining top and bottom faces for each stack; at least one spacer block means being positioned on the top face of said lower stack in supporting relationship with the bottom face of said upper stack; at least one rigid, generally L-shaped bracket being disposed partially around the stacks and comprising: a first arm underlying the bottom face of said lower stack, and a second arm extending upwardly in parallel relation with the outer vertical face of one end sheet of each stack; and strapping means operatively associated with said bracket to secure the stacks to said bracket in fixed relation therewith; sad strapping means comprising a band means extending at least: a. from said second arm and projecting across the top face of said upper stack in generally parallel relation to said first arm, and b. from said first arm and projecting upwardly along the outer vertical face of the other end sheet of each stack in generally parallel relation to said second arm.

Claim 20

A package according to claim 15, including additional strapping means encircling each stack individually.