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US 11,851,239 B2Granted
Pallet bearing structures
AssigneeCHEP Technology Pty Limited
InventorsDaniel Lopez Uran, Christophe Loiseau, Malcolm Charles Cant
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Abstract
A pallet comprises a deck. The deck comprises a product supporting surface and one or more load bearing features. The load bearing features are configured to receive lateral projections of support members.
Claims19
A pallet comprising:
- a deck comprising a product supporting surface and one or more load bearing features, wherein:
- the one or more load bearing features are configured to receive lateral projections of support members,
- at least one of the one or more load bearing features is positioned at a corner of the deck, and
- the at least one of the one or more load bearing features is an upper recess.
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A laterally insertable elevated stacking pallet support member corner body having a longitudinal height and comprising:
- a first edge section;
- a second edge section;
- one or more lateral projections, wherein at least one of the one or more lateral projections extend from the first edge section to the second edge section;
- and
- a receiving portion configured to receive an end portion of an elongate member, wherein the receiving portion spans only a portion of the longitudinal height of the support member corner body.
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A laterally insertable elevated stacking pallet support member comprising:
- an elongate member comprising a first end portion and a second end portion;
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- first and second laterally insertable corner bodies each having a longitudinal height and comprising one or more lateral projections, and a receiving portion configured to receive an end portion of an elongate member,
- wherein:
- each of the receiving portions span only a portion of the longitudinal height of the corresponding laterally insertable corner body, and
- the first and second end portions are received in the receiving portions of the first and second laterally insertable corner bodies respectively.
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An elevated stacked pallet arrangement comprising:
- first and second pallets, with the second pallet being positioned above the first pallet, and with each pallet comprising a deck comprising a product supporting surface and one or more load bearing features, with the one or more load bearing features being configured to receive lateral projections of support members;
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- a plurality of support members, with each support member comprising:
- an elongate member comprising a first end portion and a second end portion, and
- first and second laterally insertable corner bodies comprising one or more lateral projections, and a receiving portion configured to receive an end portion of an elongate member,
- wherein the first and second end portions are received in the receiving portions of the first and second laterally insertable corner bodies respectively.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.