Paper-core-based pallet and method for constructing the same
OwnerDaniel Ray Clickinventor
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Abstract
A pallet includes a plurality of supports which define a base of a pallet and a plurality of deck rings that are interlocked with the plurality of supports and define a surface of the pallet on which goods in need of transport can be stacked, wherein each support and each deck ring of the pallet is a paper core or a section of a paper core. The supports of the pallet are spaced as to define a base of the pallet and one or more channels for receiving a fork of a lifting device. The supports of the pallet also support the deck rings of the pallet in an elevated position above a ground surface when the supports of the pallet are resting on the ground surface. A method for constructing a pallet is also disclosed.
Claims20
A pallet, comprising:
- a plurality of deck rings defining a surface of the pallet on which goods in need of transport can be stacked;
- and
- a plurality of supports defining a base of the pallet and interlocked with the plurality of deck rings, the plurality of supports being spaced to define one or more channels for receiving a fork of a lifting device and configured to support the plurality of deck rings in an elevated and upright position above a ground surface, such that a longitudinal axis of each deck ring of the plurality of deck rings is perpendicular to the ground surface when the plurality of supports are resting on the ground surface;
- wherein each support of the plurality of supports and each deck ring of the plurality of deck rings is a paper core or a section of a paper core;
- and
- wherein each deck ring of the plurality of deck rings is interlocked with at least one support of the plurality of supports.
A pallet, comprising:
- a plurality of deck rings defining a surface of the pallet on which goods in need of transport can be stacked;
- and
- a plurality of supports defining a base of the pallet and interlocked with the plurality of deck rings, the plurality of supports being spaced apart from each other to define one or more channels for receiving a fork of a lifting device and configured to support the plurality of deck rings in an elevated position above a ground surface;
- wherein each support of the plurality of supports and each deck ring of the plurality of deck rings is a paper core or a section of a paper core;
- wherein a top surface of each of the plurality of deck rings and each of the plurality of supports is coplanar;
- and
- wherein the top surface of each of the plurality of deck rings and each of the plurality of supports is a flat surface.
A method for constructing a pallet without fasteners, the method comprising:
- positioning a first set of components to define a base of the pallet and one or more channels in which a fork of a lifting device can be received, with each component of the first set of components being a paper core or a section of a paper core;
- and
- interlocking a second set of components with the first set of components, such that a top surface of each of the first set of components and a top surface of each of the second set of components is coplanar, with each component of the second set of components being a paper core or a section of a paper core;
- wherein each component of the first set of components is of a first height and each component of the second set of components is of a second height that is shorter than the first height;
- and
- wherein the top surface of each of the first set of components and the second set of components is a flat surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.