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US 10,023,354 B2Granted
Pallet with extruded composite support blocks and associated methods of making the same
AssigneeCHEP Technology Pty Limited
InventorsSarel Johannes De Beer, Kenneth Brandt, Matthew Wood
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Abstract
A pallet includes a cargo layer and a base layer, and a plurality of support block assemblies separating the cargo and base layers. Each support block assembly includes a first support block with a first opening extending therethrough in a horizontal direction, and a second support block inserted into the first opening of the first support block.
Claims20
A pallet comprising:
- a cargo layer;
- a base layer;
- and
- a plurality of support block assemblies separating said cargo and base layers, each support block assembly comprising
- a first support block with a first opening extending therethrough in a horizontal direction, and
- a second support block inserted into the first opening of said first support block, with the first opening in said first support block sized to receive only one second support block.
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A method for making support blocks for a pallet comprising a cargo layer and a base layer, with the support blocks being used to separate the cargo and base layers, the method comprising:
- forming a first support block with a first opening extending therethrough in a horizontal direction;
- forming a second support block;
- and
- inserting the second support block into the first opening of the first support block, with the first opening in the first support block sized to receive only one second support block.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.