Repairable plastic pallet with carvings in the top deck and associated methods
AssigneeCHEP Technology Pty Limited
InventorsBrandon Michael D'Emidio, Ricardo Martin Garcia, Daniel Aaron Gorsky, Paul J. Siebert, Robert G. States, III, Paul Barnswell, Joseph Adam Gainey
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Abstract
A pallet includes a top deck, a bottom deck, and spaced apart support blocks coupled between the top and bottom decks and forming an opening therebetween for receiving a lifting member. The top deck includes at least one deck scoop area on an underside thereof. A thickness of the top deck is reduced in the at least one deck scoop area to reduce influence of top deck deflection on ability of the lifting member to pass through the opening between the top and bottom decks.
Claims20
A pallet comprising:
- a top deck;
- a bottom deck;
- and
- a plurality of spaced apart support blocks coupled between said top and bottom decks and forming an opening therebetween for receiving a lifting member;
- said top deck comprising at least one deck scoop area on an underside thereof and spaced away from outer edges of said top deck, with a thickness of said top deck being reduced in the at least one deck scoop area to reduce influence of top deck deflection on ability of the lifting member to pass through the opening between said top and bottom decks.
A pallet comprising:
- a top deck divided into quadrants, with each quadrant comprising at least one deck scoop area on an underside thereof, with each deck scoop area being spaced away from outer edges of said top deck, and with a thickness of said top deck being reduced in each deck scoop area.
A method for making a pallet comprising:
- forming a top deck;
- forming bottom deck;
- and
- coupling a plurality of spaced apart support blocks coupled between the top and bottom decks and forming an opening therebetween for receiving a lifting member;
- the top deck comprising at least one deck scoop area on an underside thereof and spaced away from outer edges of said top deck, with a thickness of the top deck being reduced in the at least one deck scoop area to reduce influence of top deck deflection on ability of the lifting member to pass through the opening between the top and bottom decks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.