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System, method, and apparatus for carrying out the multi-level stacking and moving of merchandise units using lift trucks configured for slipsheet palletizing. The system employs a blocking assembly in conjunction with slipsheets employed for such warehousing practices. This blocking assembly prefer

System, method, and apparatus for carrying out the multi-level stacking and moving of merchandise units using lift trucks configured for slipsheet palletizing. The system employs a blocking assembly in conjunction with slipsheets employed for such warehousing practices. This blocking assembly preferably is formed of a corrugated polymeric material having a forward flap-like blocking component which extends downwardly from a die-formed crease over the packaged components of a lower assembled merchandise unit. The crease provides sufficient compressive stress distribution from abutting engagement with an errant lift truck forward fork tip to avoid damage to upper level packaged merchandise within the lower unit. The blocking assemblies are quite light and thin, and the flap-like blocking components thereof may be utilized as a slipsheet in the event that the grasping tab of a slipsheet is torn by the gripping mechanism of a lift truck. A storage assembly is provided for the blocking assemblies which retains them in a storage orientation wherein the blocking component is folded beneath the base region of a given blocking assembly.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A handling system for carrying out the multi-level stacking and moving of assembled merchandise units utilizing a lift truck having a transfer assemblage including a platen-defining receiving surface with a forwardly disposed tip region of given widthwise extent, extensib

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A handling system for carrying out the multi-level stacking and moving of assembled merchandise units utilizing a lift truck having a transfer assemblage including a platen-defining receiving surface with a forwardly disposed tip region of given widthwise extent, extensible and retractable gripping, pulling and pushing mechanisms, movable to given elevations, said transfer assemblage being variably vertically positionable, comprising:a blocking assembly including a flat first base region removably positioned upon the top surface of a first said assembled merchandise unit and extending thereover from a linear boundary located over a forwardly disposed edge of said unit, and having an overlap blocking component extending downwardly from said base region at said boundary adjacent said forwardly disposed edge a predetermined distance;a slip sheet having a second base region removably slideably positioned upon said first base region and having a grasping tab portion extending outwardly from said forwardly disposed edge; anda second said assembled merchandise unit having a bottom surface positioned in stacked relationship over said second base region;said blocking component predetermined distance being of an extent to abuttably engage said receiving surface tip region when said gripping mechanism is engaged with said slip sheet tab portion and said pulling mechanism retracts said second assembled merchandise unit upon said receiving surface by pulling said slip sheet with said first assembled merchandise unit upon said receiving surface, said blocking component being formed of a material effective to distribute compressive forces imposed thereon by abutting contact with said forwardly disposed tip region to an extent avoiding damage to contiguous merchandise retained within said first assembled merchandise unit.