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US 11,554,896 B2Granted
Hybrid pallet
AssigneeCHEP Technology Pty Limited
InventorsMatthew Wood, Paul M. Melia, Daniel J Lantz
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Abstract
A pallet includes a plastic top deck and a bamboo bottom deck. The bamboo bottom deck includes bamboo boards made from bamboo strips layered together. Support blocks are coupled between the bamboo bottom deck and the plastic top deck, with a gap being formed therebetween for receiving a lifting member.
Claims20
A pallet comprising:
- a top deck support;
- a bamboo bottom deck comprising a plurality of bamboo boards;
- and
- a plurality of support blocks coupled between said bamboo bottom deck and said top deck, with a gap being formed therebetween for receiving a lifting member, with at least one of said support blocks comprising:
- an upper surface,
- a lower surface, and
- a pair of opposing sides extending between the upper and lower surfaces, with one of the sides having a pocket formed therein for receiving an end of the lifting member so as to allow the pallet to be spun around,
- the pocket does not extend all the way to the other opposing side, and the side with the pocket formed therein includes an outer exposed wall that surrounds the pocket, and the pocket includes a bottom surface, side surfaces and a back surface, wherein an interface between the bottom surface and the back surface is non-orthogonal or angled with respect to the outer exposed wall.
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A method for making a pallet comprising:
- forming a support;
- forming a bamboo bottom deck comprising a plurality of bamboo boards;
- forming a plurality of support blocks;
- and
- coupling the plurality of support blocks between the bamboo bottom deck and the top deck, with a gap being formed therebetween for receiving a lifting member, with at least one of the support blocks comprising:
- an upper surface,
- a lower surface, and
- a pair of opposing sides extending between the upper and lower surfaces, with one of the sides having a pocket formed therein for receiving an end of the lifting member so as to allow the pallet to be spun around,
- the pocket does not extend all the way to the other opposing side, and the side with the pocket formed therein includes an outer exposed wall that surrounds the pocket, and the pocket includes a bottom surface, side surfaces and a back surface, wherein an interface between the bottom surface and the back surface is non-orthogonal or angled with respect to the outer exposed wall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.