have an obverse side or outer surface 30 and a reverse or inner surface 32 the or inner surface 32 of each of the first and second webs 26 28 being located against the first and second surfaces 12 14 of the spring unit 10 respectively as seen in fig1 a and 3a each of the first and second webs 20 26 28 has a center portion 34 and opposed side portions 36 38 each of the first and second webs 26 28 has a substantially similar width w larger than the transverse dimension d of the spring unit 10 so that the opposed side portions 36 38 generally extend beyond the transverse dimension d of the spring unit 10 in substantially equal amounts the lengths not indicated of the first and second webs 26 28 are considerably longer than the longitudinal dimension l of a single spring unit 10 so that plural spring units 10 may be packaged by the inventive method described in further detail below in the present inventive method of packaging a spring unit 10 the first and second webs 26 28 are carried upon respective first and second cores 40 42 which allow the first and second webs 26 28 to be drawn therefrom in reverse directions as indicated by directional arrows 40 a 42 a the first and second webs 26 28 are drawn between respective first and second guide rollers 44 46 the.