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US 10,377,530 B2Granted
Stack and fold dairy shelves
AssigneeRehrig Pacific Company
InventorsKyle L. Baltz, John B. Zelek
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Abstract
A pallet includes a deck supported by a central support and outer columns. Runners may connect lower ends of the outer columns to the central support. The deck, central support, outer columns and (optionally) runners may molded as a single piece of plastic. The outer columns are reinforced with reinforcement members so that the outer columns can be very thin (e.g. approximately 1 inch thick).
Claims20
A pallet comprising:
- a deck having a horizontal upper support surface;
- a central support below the deck;
- outer columns below the deck, spaced outwardly of the central support to define fork tine openings therebetween;
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- a plurality of vertically-oriented reinforcement members, each secured to an exterior surface of one of the outer columns, wherein the plurality of vertically-oriented reinforcement members are completely below a plane containing the upper support surface of the deck.
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A pallet comprising:
- a deck;
- a central support below the deck;
- outer columns below the deck, spaced outwardly of the central support to define fork tine openings between the outer columns and the central support, wherein the outer columns are approximately one inch thick in a direction between the fork tine openings and exterior surfaces of the pallet;
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- elongated metal reinforcement members secured to the outer columns, wherein the reinforcement members each have a longest axis that is oriented transversely to the deck.
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A pallet comprising:
- a deck having a horizontal upper support surface;
- a central support below the deck, a plurality of elongated recesses on an underside of the central support for receiving reinforcement cross members therein;
- outer columns below the deck, the outer columns spaced outwardly of the central support to define fork tine openings therebetween, wherein the outer columns are approximately one inch thick, wherein the outer columns each include a vertically-elongated recess for receiving a reinforcement member therein, wherein the vertically-elongated recesses are open to an exterior of the respective outer column between the upper support surface of the deck and a bottom surface of the pallet;
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- a plurality of metal reinforcement members secured to the vertically-elongated recesses.
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A pallet comprising:
- a deck having a horizontal upper support surface;
- a central support below the deck;
- and
- outer columns below the deck, spaced outwardly of the central support to define fork tine openings therebetween, wherein the outer columns include hollow, metal reinforcement members having a longest axis oriented vertically, the reinforcement members extending downward from a position adjacent the deck to a position adjacent the fork tine openings.
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A pallet comprising:
- a deck;
- a central support below the deck;
- outer columns below the deck, spaced outwardly of the central support to define fork tine openings therebetween;
- a plurality of vertically-oriented reinforcement members secured to the outer columns;
- a plurality of runners connecting lower ends of the outer columns to a lower end of the central support;
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- a lower reinforcement member generally parallel to the deck, the lower reinforcement member secured to one of the plurality of runners and to at least one of the plurality of vertically-oriented reinforcement members.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.