Patent attributes
An assemblage of containers includes a plurality of layers of containers disposed on top of and supported by a transportable platform. Each container contains a plurality of reams of paper, where each layer of the plurality of layers has a same footprint area, and where the footprint area of each layer is equal to or greater than 99% of the platform footprint area. Another assemblage of containers includes a plurality of layers of containers. Each container contains a plurality of reams of paper, and each of the plurality of layers includes nine containers, three of the nine containers having their associated longitudinal axis oriented in a first direction, and six of the nine containers having their associated longitudinal axis oriented in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.