Plastic pallet having an integrally formed deck and method of manufacturing the same

A reinforced plastic pallet comprising:

• a unitary deck formed in a molding process, the unitary deck comprising a top deck surface, a bottom deck surface, a plurality of spaced apart supports extending between the top deck surface and the bottom deck surface, and a plurality of stringers extending between adjacent ones of the plurality of spaced apart supports and forming a portion of the bottom deck surface, the top deck surface having a plurality of outwardly extending top ribs extending from the top deck surface and the bottom deck surface having a plurality of outwardly extending bottom ribs extending from the bottom deck surface;
• a separately formed top sheet coupled to the top deck surface and enclosing the plurality of outwardly extending top ribs between the top sheet and the top deck surface;
• and
• a separately formed bottom sheet coupled to the bottom deck surface and enclosing the plurality of outwardly extending bottom ribs between the bottom sheet and the bottom deck surface,
• wherein at least one of the plurality of stringers along a perimeter of the bottom deck surface comprises a trailing edge chamfer, unitarily formed with the at least one of the plurality of stringers, and
• wherein the top deck surface defines a pass-through slot extending through the top deck surface and vertically aligned with the trailing edge chamfer, the slot being configured to allow a tool to pass through the slot during manufacturing of the unitary deck to form the trailing edge chamfer.