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US 12,673,804 B2Granted
Reusable and recycleable nesting pallet
AssigneeWhite Rabbit LLC
InventorsRichard L. Hilger, David Wegner
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Abstract
A pallet having a first corrugated sheet with a plurality of first apertures, a second corrugated sheet with a plurality of second apertures, and a plurality of feet provided as separate components is disclosed. Each of the plurality of feet engage the first corrugated sheet such that each of the first apertures of the first corrugated sheet corresponds to an opening of a cavity for one of the plurality of feet. The second corrugated sheet is placed over the plurality of feet such that each of the plurality of feet extend through the plurality of second apertures. The first corrugated sheet is attached to the second corrugated sheet to secure the plurality of feet between the first corrugated sheet and the second corrugated sheet to form the pallet.
Claims23
A pallet comprising:
- a first corrugated sheet comprising a top surface having a length and a width, a corresponding a bottom surface, a plurality of first apertures extending through the top surface to the bottom surface, four side flaps located along each side of the length and width of the first corrugated sheet, each side flap including a top score located at a junction between the top surface and the side flap, a bottom score located outwardly from and parallel to the top score, and a securing flap portion located outwardly of the bottom score;
- a plurality of feet provided as separate molded components, the plurality of feet having a planar top surface with a cavity and an opposing planar bottom surface, the cavity having an opening, the cavity extending to the bottom surface;
- a second corrugated sheet comprising a top surface having a length and a width, a corresponding a bottom surface, and a plurality of second apertures extending through the top surface to the bottom surface;
- wherein the planar top surfaces of each of the plurality of feet engage the bottom surface of the first corrugated sheet such that each of the first apertures of the first corrugated sheet corresponds to the opening of a cavity for one of the plurality of feet;
- wherein the second corrugated sheet is placed over the plurality of feet such that each of the bottom surfaces of each of the plurality of feet extend through the plurality of second apertures in the second corrugated sheet and the top surface of the second corrugated sheet engages the planar bottom surface of each of the respective plurality of feet such that each of the bottom surfaces of each of the plurality of feet is spaced from the second corrugated sheet;
- wherein the side flaps are bent at least ninety degrees from parallel along the top scores and also bent along the bottom scores to define side surfaces of pallet and such that the respective securing flap portions attach to the bottom surface to the second corrugated sheet to secure the plurality of feet between the first corrugated sheet and the second corrugated sheet to form the pallet;
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- wherein the plurality of first apertures of the first corrugated sheet have a shape and size substantially the same as said plurality of feet so as to accept a foot from an adjacent pallet in a nesting fashion;
- and wherein a size and shape of the opening of the cavity in each of the respective plurality of feet is greater than a size and shape of the plurality of apertures in the first corrugated sheet.
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A pallet comprising:
- a first corrugated sheet having a top surface, a corresponding a bottom surface, and a plurality of first apertures extending through the top surface to the bottom surface;
- a second corrugated sheet having a top surface, a corresponding a bottom surface, and a plurality of second apertures extending through the top surface to the bottom surface;
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- a plurality of feet provided as separate components, the plurality of feet having a cavity and a bottom surface, the cavity having an opening extending to the bottom surface;
- wherein the plurality of feet engage the bottom surface of the first corrugated sheet such that each of the first apertures of the first corrugated sheet corresponds to the opening of a cavity for one of the plurality of feet;
- wherein the second corrugated sheet is placed over the plurality of feet such that each of the plurality of feet extend through the plurality of second apertures in the second corrugated sheet with each bottom surface spaced from the second corrugated sheet;
- wherein the first corrugated sheet is attached to the second corrugated sheet to secure the plurality of feet between the first corrugated sheet and the second corrugated sheet to form the pallet;
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- wherein the plurality of first apertures of the first corrugated sheet have a shape and size substantially the same as said plurality of feet so as to accept a foot from an adjacent pallet in a nesting fashion;
- and wherein a size and shape of the opening of the cavity in each of the respective plurality of feet is greater than a size and shape of the plurality of apertures in the first corrugated sheet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.