METHOD FOR CREATING AT LEAST ONE CLEARANCE IN A SHEATHING THAT CONSISTS OF SHRINK FILM AND SECURES A STACK OF ITEMS ARRANGED ON A PALLET, AND SHAPING APPARATUS FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD

A method for creating at least one clearance in a sheathing consists of shrink film and secures a stack of items arranged on a pallet. The pallet has a top standing surface for the stack of items and a plurality of spaced bottom legs forming leg clearances. The sheathing engages under the legs in the region of the four outer edges of the pallet. At least one clearance is introduced into the sheathing region located between two legs. At least one clearance is intended to be created such that the sheathing region is first of all pulled away from the pallet in the still-hot state and is subsequently displaced upwards in the still-hot state, wherein the upwardly displaced sheathing region is then fixed in its upwardly displaced position by cooling. The invention also relates to a shaping apparatus for carrying out the method.