| 摘要 |
A package (10) of a continuous strip (11) of material comprises a plurality of parallel side by side stacks (20, 21, 22, 23) each containing a length of the strip (11) which is folded back and forth such that each folded portion of the stack (20, 21, 22, 23) is folded relative to the next portion about a line transverse to the strip (11) and such that the side edges of the strip portions are aligned. The strip (11) is continuous through each stack (20, 21, 22, 23). The preferred package arrangement uses the package (10) for pay off of the strip (11) in the orientation in which it is formed with the bottom of the stacks (20, 21, 22, 23) resting on a support and the package (10) tilted to one side so that the stacks (20, 21, 22, 23) lean against a support surface (81) for stability. At both the top and bottom end portions (30,29) of the strip of each stack, the strip is arranged in package (10) so as to provide respective end connecting portions (44, 45) which are either both accessible for connection end to end to other respective end connecting portions for a continuous strip to be produced from interconnected stacks, or at least one of which is already connected end to end, to an end connecting portion of another of the stack to provide a continuous strip formed by interconnected stacks. The spliced connecting portions (44, 45) extend along one end of the package (10) and are folded to take up the difference in height between the compressed condition and the released condition for unfolding.
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