PALLET-TYPE PACKAGE SYSTEM CONTAINING A PLURALITY OF BOBBINS OF YARN

摘要

A pallet-type package and system and tray therefore are provided that utilize reusable structural components of bobbins and trays. The pallet-type package has a bottom pallet layer on top of which is located at least one tray constituting the first tray layer on top of which is a layer of a plurality of nestable bobbins of yarn where subsequent layers of trays and bobbins of yarn alternate to allow the bobbins to nest through apertures in the tray. The tray of the pallet-type package positively positions the base of each bobbin in a recess having one aperture for each bobbin of yarn through which the top of the bobbin from the underlaying layer of bobbins of yarn penetrates to nest with the cavity in the base of the overlaying layer of bobbins of yarn. In addition, the tray also has material handling receiving means and has reinforcing means sufficient to provide longitudinal and transverse strength to the tray. The pallet-type package system has the pallet-type package along with a material handling means and a tray delivery means. The material handling means has a griping means to associate with the material handling receiving means of each tray, an attachment means to attach the griping means to bobbin top stabilizing means, the bobbin top stabilizing means having at least one channel per row of bobbins, connecting means to connect the material handling means to a mechanical focal point means and a mechanical focal point means whereby the material handling means can be lifted. The tray delivery means has a plurality of wheels attached to a frame to convey trays that are unloaded from the pallet-type package that are full of bobbins of yarn to the yarn utilizing machine.