Quad foot nestable block pallet
AssigneeCotajety LLC
InventorDan Kroeker
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Abstract
A pallet has a rectangular pallet deck with a generally planar upper surface, and a plurality of pallet feet connected by shear members at the four corners. The pallet has an open bottom with a clear span between the pallet feet to allow multiple pallets to be nested together. The pallet feet each have an L-shaped cross section. Holes are formed in the pallet deck to accommodate pallet feet of other pallets when the pallets are nested together. In one embodiment, pallets are nested together by offsetting the pallets in a longitudinal direction. In another embodiment, pallets are nested together by rotating the pallets a quarter turn relative to each other. A metal reinforcement frame is provided inside a plastic exterior to provide increased strength and reduced deflection.
Claims21
A combination of a plurality of pallets, comprising:
- first and second pallets each comprising a rectangular pallet deck having a generally planar upper surface;
- a plurality of pallet feet arranged to support the pallet deck of each pallet at four corners of the pallet deck;
- said pallets each being open on a bottom side with a clear span between said pallet feet to allow said first and second pallets to be nested together in a stack;
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- said pallet deck of each pallet has first and second sides and cutouts in said first and second sides adjacent to each of the four corners and between locations where the pallet feet are attached to the pallet deck, said cutouts of said first pallet each having an open side facing outwardly from said pallet deck of said first pallet to allow pallet feet of said second pallet to slide through the cutouts in the pallet deck of the first pallet when the first and second pallets are nested in a stack.
A combination of a plurality of pallets, comprising:
- first and second pallets each comprising a rectangular pallet deck having a generally planar upper surface;
- a plurality of rectangular pallet feet arranged to support the pallet deck of each of said first and second pallets at four corners of the pallet deck;
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- said first and second pallets each being open on a bottom side with a clear span between said pallet feet to allow said first and second pallets to be nested together in a stack;
- wherein holes are formed in the pallet deck of each of said first and second pallets adjacent to the four corners of the pallet deck, with the holes in the pallet deck of said first pallet being arranged to accommodate the pallet feet of said second pallet when the first and second pallets are nested together in a stack;
- wherein the pallet deck of each of said first and second pallets has a length greater than a width, and first and second sides that extend in a direction of the length, and wherein said holes are formed in said first and second sides between locations where the pallet feet are attached to the pallet deck;
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- wherein said holes in the pallet deck of said first pallet are substantially rectangular in plan view, said pallet feet of said second pallet are rectangular, and said feet of said second pallet are accommodated in said holes of said first pallet when the second pallet is rotated a quarter turn relative to the first pallet and stacked on top of said first pallet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.