# US 10,865,012 B2 · Peaked roofing pallets > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,865,012 B2 - Document ID: US10865012B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/248,455 - Filed: 2019-01-15 - Published: 2019-07-18 - Granted: 2020-12-15 - Earliest claimed: 2018-01-17 - Applicants: Daniel W. Smith; Jeffrey Neagli - Inventors: Daniel W. Smith; Jeffrey Neagli - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10865012B2 ## CPC - B65D 19/004: {and each contact surface having a discrete foot-like shape} - B65D 19/0018: {and each contact surface having a discrete foot-like shape} - B65D 19/38: Details or accessories - E04G 21/14: Conveying or assembling building elements (roofing E04D; finishing work E04F) - E04G 21/166: {Landings, receiving platforms} - B65D 2519/00029: Wood - B65D 2519/00034: Plastic - B65D 2519/00064: Wood - B65D 2519/00069: Plastic - B65D 2519/00268: made of one piece - B65D 2519/00273: made of more than one piece - B65D 2519/00288: made of one piece - B65D 2519/00318: made of one piece - B65D 2519/00338: contact surface having a discrete foot-like shape - B65D 2519/00786: for lifting, e.g. hooks, loops - B65D 2519/0094: nestable - E04G 3/26: specially adapted for working on roofs {(devices or arrangements allowing walking on the roof or in the gutter E04D13/12)} - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES - E04G: SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS ## 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 or 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 and positioned on the peak or ridge of a roof without having to unload the materials from the pallets. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A pallet that is configured to rest on a peak of a roof and on a flat surface, the pallet comprising: a top surface for receiving and supporting materials to be delivered to a rooftop; opposite sides and ends surrounding and extending downward from the top surface; a plurality of four legs formed integrally with the opposite sides and ends of the pallet with outer surfaces of the plurality of legs being flush with respective outer surfaces of the opposite sides and ends, the plurality of legs having 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 the flat surface; and at least one inverted V-shaped recess formed in a bottom of the pallet which at least one inverted V-shaped recess is configured to rest on the peak of the roof, each of said at least one inverted V-shaped recess is separated from each respective one of the angled bottom portions of the plurality of legs by a horizontal portion and a vertical portion at the opposite ends, wherein the pallet comprises a plurality of interconnected rib or web structures, and frame structures between adjacent ones of the rib or web structure which frame structures define the at least one V-shaped recess. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The pallet according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of legs comprises the at least four corner legs located respectively at each corner of the pallet. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The pallet according to claim 1, wherein the pallet is a one-piece molded structure. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The pallet according to claim 3, wherein the pallet is molded from a structural foam material. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The pallet according to claim 3, wherein the pallet is configured to be received by and nest in a portion of another similar pallet. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The pallet of claim 5, wherein the legs of the pallet are hollow and configured to be received by and nest in hollow legs of another similar pallet. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The pallet according to claim 1 further comprising structural elements for lifting the pallet. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) A method of delivering objects onto the roof of the building which method comprises: providing the pallet of claim 1 that comprises: the top surface for receiving and supporting materials to be delivered to the rooftop; the opposite sides and ends surrounding and extending downward from the top surface; the plurality of at least 4 legs formed integrally with the opposite sides and ends of the pallet, with the outer surfaces of the plurality of legs being flush with respective outer surfaces of the opposite sides and ends, the plurality of legs having the 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 the flat surface; the at least one inverted V-shaped recess formed in the bottom of the pallet which the at least one inverted V-shaped recess is configured to rest on the peak of the roof; and the plurality of interconnected rib or web structures, and frame structures between adjacent ones of the rib or web structure which frame structures define the at least one V-shaped recess; providing a load of objects on the pallet; and lifting the pallet and positioning the pallet onto the roof of the building so that is rests over the peak of the roof to deliver the objects onto the roof. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of delivering objects onto the roof of the building according to claim 8, wherein the at least one inverted V-shaped recess comprises one inverted V-shaped recess that is extends in a length direction of the pallet. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The method of delivering objects onto the roof of a building according to claim 8, wherein the plurality of legs comprises at least four corner legs located in each corner of the pallet. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The method of delivering objects onto the roof of the building according to claim 8, wherein the pallet is a one-piece molded structure. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The method of delivering objects onto the roof of the building according to claim 8, wherein the pallet is molded from a structural foam material. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The method of delivering objects onto the roof of the building according to claim 8, wherein the pallet is configured to be received by and nest in a portion of another similar pallet. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of delivering objects onto the roof of the building according to claim 13, wherein the legs of the pallet are hollow and configured to be received by and nest in hollow legs of another similar pallet. ### Claim 15 (depends on 8) The method of delivering objects onto the roof of the building according to claim 8, wherein the pallet comprises structural elements for lifting the pallet.