Material handling pallet
AssigneeNoble House Home Furnishing, LLC
InventorsVenkataramu Bangalore, David Friedman
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Abstract
A pallet comprises an upper load supporting surface having a peripheral edge, and a lower surface having a peripheral edge. The lower surface has substantially the same dimensions as the upper load supporting surface. A plurality of peripheral supports are provided at or near the peripheral edge of the lower surface and extend upwardly therefrom to the upper load supporting surface so that the upper load supporting surface and the lower surface are spaced from each other and define sides of the pallet. Each side of the pallet has a first opening and a second opening which are defined by the upper load supporting surface, the lower surface, and a pair of peripheral supports. Inclined surfaces are provided on the lower surface.
Claims20
A pallet comprising:
- an upper load supporting surface having a peripheral edge;
- a lower surface having a peripheral edge, the lower surface having substantially the same dimensions as the upper load supporting surface;
- a plurality of peripheral supports at or near the peripheral edge of the lower surface and extending substantially upwardly therefrom to the upper load supporting surface so that the upper load supporting surface and the lower surface are spaced from each other and define sides of the pallet;
- at least one internal support extending upwardly from the lower surface to the upper load supporting surface;
- each side of the pallet having a first opening and a second opening adjacent to the first opening, each of the first and second openings being defined by the upper load supporting surface, the lower surface, and a pair of peripheral supports, each of the first and second openings comprising a through channel having a top wall, a bottom wall, a left side wall, a right side wall, and a beveled corner wall between the top wall and left and right side walls and the bottom wall and the left and right side walls, all of the walls being substantially planar and extending through the entire length of the through channel;
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- inclined surfaces on all of the walls extending from the peripheral edge of the upper load supporting surface and the lower surface.
A method of making a pallet comprising:
- providing a lower surface;
- placing an upper load bearing surface over the lower surface such that the lower surface and the upper load bearing surface are spaced from each other, the upper load bearing surface and lower surface forming sidewalls of the pallet;
- placing peripheral support members between the lower surface and the upper load bearing surface to maintain the spaced relationship, the peripheral support members having sufficient strength to support loads placed on the upper load bearing surface;
- forming on each side of the pallet a first opening and a second opening adjacent to the first opening, each of the first and second openings being defined by the upper load supporting surface, the lower surface, and a pair of peripheral supports, each of the first and second openings comprising a through channel having a top wall, a bottom wall, a left side wall, a right side wall, and a beveled corner wall between the top wall and left and right side walls and the bottom wall and the left and right side walls, all of the walls extending through the entire length of the through channel;
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- inclined surfaces on all of the walls extending from the peripheral edge of the upper load supporting surface and the lower surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.