Adjustable elevated stacking pallet support member and methods of elevated stacking of pallets
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.
Claims22
An adjustable elevated stacking pallet support member, the support member comprising:
- a first portion;
- and
- a second portion;
- wherein:
- the first and second portions each comprise one or more lateral projections projecting therefrom;
- and
- the first portion and second portion each comprise a respective coupling portion, the coupling portions being couplable at a plurality of different relative positions, each different relative position resulting in a different separation between the one or more lateral projections of the first portion and the one or more lateral projections of the second portion.
A method of elevated stacking of first and second pallets, each of the first and second pallets comprising a deck;
- wherein the method comprises the steps of:
- raising the second pallet above the first pallet;
- and
- inserting a plurality of support members such that they each engage both the deck of the first pallet and the deck of the second pallet;
- wherein the first and second pallets each comprise an upper recess in at least four respective corners, and
- wherein inserting the plurality of support members further comprises the step of lateral projections of the plurality of support members being received by the upper recesses of the first pallet.
A method of elevated stacking first and second pallets, each of the first and second pallets comprising a deck and pallet supports attached to the deck, the deck comprising one or more load bearing features;
- wherein the method comprises the steps of:
- raising the second pallet above the first pallet;
- inserting a plurality of support members such that they each engage the one or more load bearing features in the deck of the first pallet and the pallet supports of the second pallet;
- wherein the first and second pallets each comprise an upper recess in at least four respective corners, and
- wherein inserting the plurality of support members further comprises the step of lateral projections of the plurality of support members being received by the upper recesses of the first pallet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.