Fire retardant pallet assembly
AssigneeRehrig Pacific Company
InventorsWilliam P. Apps, Christopher N. Gab
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Abstract
A pallet assembly includes an upper portion including an upper deck and a plurality of upper column portions extending downward from the upper deck. A lower portion includes a plurality of lower column portions extending upward and a plurality of runners connecting the plurality of lower column portions. An upper reinforcement member is between an upper surface of the lower column portions and a lower surface of the upper deck. A lower reinforcement member between a lower surface of the upper column portions and an upper surface of the runners.
Claims23
A pallet assembly comprising:
- an upper portion including an upper deck and a plurality of upper column portions extending downward from the upper deck;
- a lower portion including a plurality of lower column portions extending upward and a plurality of runners connecting the plurality of lower column portions;
- an upper reinforcement member contacting an upper surface of the lower column portions and a lower surface of the upper deck;
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- a lower reinforcement member contacting a lower surface of the upper column portions and an upper surface of the runners.
A pallet assembly comprising:
- an upper portion including an upper deck and a plurality of upper column portions extending downward from the upper deck, wherein the upper deck is integrally molded with the plurality of upper column portions;
- a lower portion including a plurality of lower column portions extending upward and a plurality of runners connecting the plurality of lower column portions, the lower portion including a channel formed in the runners and the plurality of lower column portions;
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- a lower reinforcement member received in the channel in the lower portion, the upper column portions received in the channel in the lower column portions.
A pallet assembly comprising:
- an upper portion including an upper deck and a plurality of upper column portions extending downward from the upper deck;
- a lower portion including a plurality of lower column portions extending upward and a plurality of runners connecting the plurality of lower column portions;
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- an upper reinforcement frame between an upper surface of the lower column portions and a lower surface of the upper deck, the upper reinforcement frame including a peripheral portion extending about a periphery of the upper deck, the upper reinforcement frame further including a plurality of intersecting interior portions extending inward from the peripheral portion, the upper reinforcement frame further including a plurality of notches formed by the peripheral portion wherein the plurality of upper column portions are received in the plurality of notches.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.