Plastic pallet with snap connection
AssigneeGeorg Utz Holding AG
InventorsAxel Ritzberger, Rüdiger Sostmann
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AssigneeGeorg Utz Holding AG
InventorsAxel Ritzberger, Rüdiger Sostmann
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The invention relates to a plastic pallet (1) with an upper part (2) provided with female foot parts (4, 4′) and skids (3, 3′) provided with male foot parts (5, 5′). The male foot parts (5, 5′), together with the female foot parts (4, 4′), form feet (21, 21′), with the foot parts (4, 4′) of the upper part and the foot parts (5, 5′) of the skids (3 3′) being fastened to one another by means of snap connections (6). Each male foot part (5, 5′) includes at least two snap hooks (8), which are arranged with mirror symmetry in pairs and which each have a hook head (9) with undercut (91), a snap arm (8′) and a rear side (10), the undercuts (9′) of the hook heads (9) facing away from one another and the rear sides (10) of the snap hooks (8) facing towards one another. Each female foot part (4, 4′) includes at least one latch element (7), into which the hook heads (9) are engaged, forming a snap connection (6) in each case. The female foot parts (4, 4′) are integrally connected to the upper part (2). Each female foot part (4, 4′) includes at least one securing element (12), each with at least one free end (13), the securing element (12) being integrally connected to the female foot part (4, 4′), and the securing element (12) protruding into an intermediate space (24) between the rear sides (10) of the snap hooks (8) so that the snap hooks (8) remain in the engaged position.
A plastic pallet with an upper part provided with outer and middle female foot parts and with skids provided with outer and middle male foot parts, wherein the male foot parts of the skids can be pushed into the female foot parts of the upper part, wherein in the assembled state of the plastic pallet, the male foot parts together with the female foot parts form feet, wherein the foot parts of the upper part and the foot parts of the skids can be fastened to one another by means of snap connections, wherein each male foot part comprises at least two snap hooks which are arranged with mirror symmetry in pairs and which each have a hook head with undercut, a snap arm and a rear side, wherein the undercuts of the hook heads face away from one another and the rear sides of the snap hooks face one another, wherein each female foot part comprises at least one latch element into which the hook heads are engaged in the assembled state thereby forming a snap connection in each case, and wherein an intermediate space is arranged between the rear sides of the snap hooks, wherein the female foot parts are integrally connected to the upper part, wherein each female foot part comprises at least one securing element having at least one free end in each case, wherein the securing element is integrally connected to the female foot part, and wherein the securing element protrudes the intermediate space between the rear sides of the snap hooks so that the snap hooks remain in the engaged position.
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