Pallet for bulk bags and the like

A pallet comprising:

• a support sheet having a thickness and lying generally in a plane;
• a pair of channel members disposed on the support sheet, the channel members extending parallel to each other and being spaced apart, thus creating a pair of channels for receiving tines of a forklift;
• and
• at least one pair of tabs for each said channel member, the tabs of each said pair being located adjacent laterally opposite sides of the respective channel member, each tab comprising an integral portion of the support sheet formed by a cut line of generally U-shaped configuration extending through the thickness of the support sheet, the cut line having spaced opposite ends between which a hinge line extends, the hinge line for each said tab being formed by the support sheet being locally crushed with resultant thickness reduction along a path extending between the opposite ends of the respective cut line, each tab being rotated about the respective hinge line such that the tab projects out of the plane of the support sheet;
• the channel members being secured to the tabs so as to secure the channel members to the support sheet and generally prevent relative movement therebetween;
• opposite ends of the cut line for each said tab being curved away from each other so as to lengthen the hinge line.