Methods of making a protective cover. According to one method, a composite sheet is formed by providing a substrate formed from a nonwoven material having a puncture resistance exceeding 500 N, the substrate having a first surface and a second surface, disposing a first layer of plastic film on the substrate first surface and a second layer of plastic film on the substrate second surface. The composite sheet has a first end, a second end, a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge, and an axis extending between the first lateral edge and the second lateral edge. The method also includes folding the composite sheet about the axis to bring the first end of the composite sheet proximate the second end of the composite sheet and define a partially enclosed space having an opening proximate the first and second ends of the composite sheet.

A pallet structure includes at least one bottom plate and at least one air bag. The at least one bottom plate is disposed on a bottom side of the cabinet for supporting the cabinet. The at least one air bag is detachably installed on a bottom side of the at least one bottom plate. The at least one air bag is inflated to prop the at least one bottom plate against the cabinet upwardly until at least one supporting component of the cabinet leaves away from a supporting surface, so as to effectively absorb a shock load during transportation of the cabinet.

A pallet assembly for transporting a transportable unit. The pallet assembly includes a first pallet member including a support surface with at least one wall extending upwardly therefrom and a second pallet member including a support surface with at least one wall extending therefrom. A band is configured to be secured about the at least one wall of both the first and second pallet members after the transportable unit is positioned on both the first and second pallet member support surfaces such that a unified structure for transport is formed.

A mattress shipping unit including a mattress and a shipping bag, wherein the mattress is in a compressed shipping condition and is completely accommodated in the shipping bag. The shipping bag has a cover which is predominantly made of an air-permeable material.

A box pallet (1) comprising at least one base (4) and an articulated belt (5), the box pallet (1) being convertible between a loading configuration in which the belt (5) is unfolded and erected on the base (4) so as to form a storage volume and an empty transport configuration in which the belt (5) is folded and laid flat on the base (4); characterised in that it comprises at least one articulated bottom panel (10) that bears on the base (4) and is capable of forming a wedge for a bulky object, such as a motor vehicle seat, that needs to be loaded into the storage volume.

An upholstered sofa sits in a protective tray with an integrated dust cover. The protective tray attached to a wood frame of the sofa around a frame opening at a dust cover portion of the protective tray. The tray having a separable juncture between an edge portion of the dust cover portion and the portions of the protective tray surrounding the dust cover portion, whereby portions of the tray surrounding the dust cover portion may be removed at a retail sales location or a user's home. The protective tray with the integrated dust cover is semi-rigid and may be attached robotically at the manufacturer's facility.

Protective covers and methods of manufacturing same. One such cover comprises a composite sheet having a first end, a second end, a first lateral edge extending between the first and second ends, a second lateral edge extending between the first and second ends, and an axis extending between the first and second lateral edges. First and second panels of the composite sheet each comprise a substrate formed from a nonwoven material, a first layer of plastic film disposed on the substrate such that at least a portion of the first layer is slidable relative to the substrate; and a second layer of plastic film disposed on the substrate such that at least a portion of the second layer is slidable relative to the substrate. The composite sheet is folded about the axis and a partially enclosed space is defined between the first and second panels.

The invention discloses a packaging structure of a folding bed and a packaging method thereof. The packaging structure includes a folding bedstead including at least three unit frames, the adjacent unit frames are mutually hinged, and a mattress capable of being rolled up. When the folding bedstead is packaged, a space for receiving the rolled mattress is formed by the unit frames. The packaging method includes the following steps: S1, folding the unit frames of the folding bedstead to form a space; S2, rolling up the mattress and putting the rolled mattress into a space formed by the unit frame; S3, putting the folded folding bedstead into the box. The invention method allows for the most space efficient packing possible thereby reducing the amount of space occupied by the bed and reducing transportation costs.

The disclosure relates to a packaging arrangement for storage and transport of electrically adjustable beds of a modular bed system which can be dismantled into individual components, the bed system being configured to form one or more different bed types which are different in terms of width and/or length. The beds are beds of a family of beds, comprise at least an upper leg sector, a lower leg sector, a seat sector and a torso sector, and have a plurality of bed plates for carrying a mattress. The packaging arrangement is suitable for accomodating a quantity of components of a single bed of each bed type of the bed system and the quantity of the components comprises at least the plurality of bed plates, at least one cross member and at least two longitudinal members. A width B of the packaging arrangement corresponds substantially to the width of a bed plate of a bed type, a length L of the packaging arrangement corresponds substantially to the length of one or the sum of the lengths of two bed plates of a bed type, and a base area of the packaging arrangement is substantially identical for all bed types of the bed system. A height H of the packaging arrangement is given by: H/2, where G is a limit for length plus girth of the packaging arrangement.

A method of manufacturing and packing a furniture item's components into a shipping box with specified geometry requirements facilitates large furniture items such as sofas being packed into shipping boxes that are smaller than typical furniture dimensions by designing the furniture items accordingly. At least one shipping box is selected for a furniture item, wherein the at least one shipping box is sized to at least one specified geometric restriction. A plurality of assembly pieces are designed and sized for the furniture item in order for the assembly pieces to meet the at least one specified geometric restriction in a disassembled configuration. The assembly pieces are arranged into the disassembled configuration within the at least one shipping box, and the assembly pieces are confined within the at least one shipping box.