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US 2012/0227639 A1Published application
Shipping pallet apparatus and method
AssigneeKevin W. CYR
InventorDavid Michael LOVE
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Abstract
This invention relates to shipping pallets 10 that may be constructed, at least in part, from structural members 100 that are largely fabricated from paper and paper based materials. One or more of the structural members 100 may include a wrapper 60 secured in tension to a core 20. The core 20 may include one or more laminated fiberboard sheets 40. Because of the use of paper and paper based materials, the one or more aspects of shipping pallets 10 in accordance with the present inventions may be recycled.
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A method for forming a structural member, comprising;
- forming a core from a plurality of laminated fiberboard sheets;
- applying a tension to a wrapper, the wrapper comprising a cellulose based material;
- applying an adhesive between at least a portion of the wrapper and the core;
- securing the wrapper relative to the core in contact with the adhesive;
- and
- holding the wrapper in tension until the adhesive cures sufficiently to maintain at least a portion the tension in the wrapper.
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A method for manufacturing a pallet, comprising:
- forming a core from a plurality of laminated fiberboard sheets, the core defining at least a core upper surface and a core lower surface;
- providing an adhesive between a wrapper and at least one of the upper core surface and the lower core surface of the core, the wrapper comprising a cellulose based material;
- wrapping at least a portion of the core with the wrapper while applying a tension on the wrapper;
- maintaining the tension in the wrapper until the adhesive cures to secure the wrapper to the core and to form a structural member;
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- securing one or more structural members to form a pallet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.