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US 10,550,588 B2Granted
Peaked roofing pallets
OwnerDaniel W. Smith, Jeffrey Neagliinventors
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Abstract
A pallet that is configured and designed to support a load of material and rest alternatively on a flat surface on a roof so as to straddle the peak of ridge of a roof. The pallets can be loaded with materials such as roofing shingles, delivered to a work site on a truck bed and lifted up an positioned on the peak or ridge of a roof without having to unload the materials from the pallets.
Claims10
A pallet having a length and a width that is configured to rest on a peak of a roof and on a flat surface, the pallet comprising:
- a top deck for receiving and supporting materials to be delivered to a rooftop;
- a base beneath the top deck;
- a plurality of legs extending downward from the base;
- a recessed area formed in the bottom of the base;
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- an inverted V-shaped channel centered in the recessed area formed in the bottom of the base, and indentations on both sides of said V-shaped channel;
- wherein the plurality of legs have:
- angled bottom portions that are angled so as to rest on opposite sides of the peak of the roof;
- and flat bottom portions for resting the pallet on a flat surface,
- the angled bottom portions of the plurality of legs being in coplanar alignment with sides of the V-shaped channel said angled bottom portions spaced from said V-shaped channel by said indentations.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.