Keg pallet
AssigneeRehrig Pacific Company
InventorsWilliam P. Apps, Way Joe Lee
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Abstract
A pallet includes a deck having center portion and two outer portions spaced outward on either side of the center portion. A plurality of keg supports extend from each outer portion to the center portion. Each keg support has a concave upper surface. A large opening is defined between each adjacent pair of keg supports. Outer middle recesses are formed on each outer portion adjacent each large opening. Center middle recesses are formed on the center portion adjacent each large opening. A plurality of column portions protrude from the deck. The pallet accommodates both straight kegs and belly kegs at the same height. The pallet may be formed in two identical halves.
Claims35
A pallet comprising:
- a deck having center portion and two outer portions spaced outward on either side of the center portion, a plurality of keg supports extending from each outer portion to the center portion, wherein each keg support has a concave upper surface, an opening defined between each adjacent pair of keg supports, outer middle recesses formed on each outer portion adjacent each opening, center middle recesses formed on the center portion adjacent each opening;
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- a plurality of column portions protruding downward from the deck.
A pallet comprising:
- a deck having center portion and two outer portions spaced outward on either side of the center portion, a plurality of keg supports extending from each outer portion to the center portion, wherein each keg support has a concave upper surface, an opening defined between each adjacent pair of keg supports;
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- a plurality of male column portions and a plurality of complementary female column portions extending downward from the center portion of the deck, wherein each of the plurality of male column portions and each of the plurality of complementary female column portions are elongated along a longitudinal center line of the deck, wherein adjacent pairs of male column portions and female column portions are spaced apart from one another and aligned on opposite sides of the longitudinal center line of the center portion.
A pallet comprising:
- a first pallet half including a plurality of male column portions and a plurality of complementary female column portions extending from a deck, wherein the plurality of male column portions and the plurality of complementary female column portions are molded integrally with the deck;
- a second pallet half identical to the first pallet half, wherein the plurality of male column portions of the first pallet half are received in the plurality of complementary female column portions of the second pallet half and the plurality of male column portions of the second pallet half are received in the plurality of complementary female column portions of the first pallet half;
- wherein the plurality of male column portions and the plurality of complementary female column portions extend from a center portion of each of the decks, wherein adjacent pairs of male column portions and female column portions are spaced apart from one another and aligned on opposite sides of a longitudinal center line of the center portion, wherein each of the plurality of male column portions and each of the plurality of complementary female column portions are elongated along the longitudinal center line of the center portion of each of the decks;
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- at least one reinforcement member received in the deck of the first pallet half.
A pallet comprising:
- a deck having center portion and two outer portions spaced outward on either side of the center portion, a plurality of keg supports extending from each outer portion to the center portion, wherein each keg support has a concave upper surface, an opening defined between each adjacent pair of keg supports, outer middle recesses formed on each outer portion adjacent each opening, center middle recesses formed on the center portion adjacent each opening, wherein the outer middle recesses each include a ring recess portion on either side of an outer center recess portion, wherein the outer middle recesses each further include tapered portions that are conical concave outward of the ring recess portions;
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- a plurality of column portions protruding from the deck.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.