Cargo pallet having a pallet extension
AssigneeFederal Express Corporation
InventorsDavid M. Lee, Frank J. LeRose
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Abstract
A cargo pallet is disclosed. The cargo pallet may have a pallet base. The cargo pallet may also have a pallet liner. The pallet liner may have a pallet liner base. The pallet liner base may be positioned on the pallet base. The pallet liner may also have a pallet extension, which may be fixedly attached to the pallet liner base. The pallet extension may project outwardly from the pallet liner base. The pallet extension may also have a support surface that may at least in part extend outwardly beyond a footprint of the pallet base.
Claims20
A cargo pallet, comprising:
- a pallet base;
- a pallet liner base positioned on the pallet base such that the pallet liner base overlaps at least a portion of the pallet base;
- a side plate directly attached to and extending outwardly from the pallet liner base beyond a footprint of the pallet base, the side plate being disposed generally inclined at a fixed angle to the pallet liner base;
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- a support plate connected to the side plate and positioned vertically spaced apart from the pallet liner base.
A cargo pallet, comprising:
- a pallet base;
- a platform detachably connected to the pallet base, the platform including:
- a platform base;
- an end wall connected to the platform base;
- a support plate positioned vertically spaced apart from the platform base, the support plate extending outwardly from the end wall beyond a footprint of the pallet base, wherein the platform and the pallet base at least partially define a space for receiving cargo.
A cargo pallet, comprising:
- a pallet base;
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- a pallet liner, including:
- a pallet liner base positioned on the pallet base;
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- a pallet extension directly attached to and projecting outwardly from the pallet liner base, the pallet extension being positioned generally inclined at a fixed angle relative to the pallet liner base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.