Chair palletizing method

摘要

A system and method of stacking chairs which includes arranging stackable chairs in multiple substacks separately coupled together, and mounting one substack on another with a forklift using auxiliary lift means removably provided on each substack to be lifted. According to another aspect of the invention, a method is provided for palletizing stackable chairs of the type having frames configured such that, when stacked, each stacked chair is offset toward the front of the chair on which it is stacked, the method comprising providing a pallet having an upper surface defining a generally horizontal plane and having a riser on the upper surface proximate the perimeter thereof, and creating a stack of the chairs on the pallet with the front legs of the bottom chair on the riser.

主权项

1. A method of stacking chairs on a pallet so as to facilitate loading and unloading of the chairs on the pallet for transportation and/or storage, comprising:
providing a lower group of stackable chairs on said pallet, said lower group including first and second stacks of chairs facing toward or away from each other; mounting an upper group of stackable chairs on said pallet, said upper group including third and fourth stacks of chairs separately coupled together such that each stack can be lifted as a unit, said third and fourth stacks being mounted on said pallet simultaneously; wherein said upper group of chairs is lifted simultaneously onto said pallet using an auxiliary lift means removably provided above the seats of the top chairs in said third and fourth stacks, said lift means including a pair of lift members extending laterally across said top chairs.