# US 2013/0152831 A1 · T1 lead-board for a shipping platform > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0152831 A1 - Document ID: US20130152831A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/716,093 - Filed: 2012-12-15 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2011-12-17 - Assignees: CHEP Technology Pty Limited - Inventors: John Thomas Storteboom; Oivind Brockmeier; Brandon M. D'Emidio; Timothy R. Proulx; Gregory S. Burkett; Jeffrey R. Chapin; Kenneth M. Brandt - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130152831A1 ## CPC - B65D 19/38: Details or accessories - B23P 11/00: Connecting or disconnecting metal parts or objects by metal-working techniques not otherwise provided for (connecting sheet metal or metal tubes, rods or profiles B21D39/00; riveting B21J; soldering, unsoldering, welding B23K; hand tools for connecting wire or strip B25B25/00; connecting metal parts by adhesives F16B11/00) - B65D 19/0053: {the load supporting surface being made of more than one element} - B65D 19/0095: {and each contact surface having a stringer-like shape} - B65D 2519/00024: Metal - B65D 2519/00029: Wood - B65D 2519/00034: Plastic - B65D 2519/00044: Combination, e.g. different elements made of different materials, laminates - B65D 2519/00129: Metal - B65D 2519/00134: Wood - B65D 2519/00139: Plastic - B65D 2519/00149: Combination, e.g. different elements made of different materials, laminates - B65D 2519/00273: made of more than one piece - B65D 2519/00278: the load supporting surface and the base surface being identical - B65D 2519/00293: made of more than one piece - B65D 2519/00323: made of more than one piece - B65D 2519/00333: contact surface having a stringer-like shape - B65D 2519/00437: on the load supporting surface - B65D 2519/00572: with separate auxiliary element, e.g. screws, nails, bayonets - Y10T 29/49826: Assembling or joining - Y10T 29/49947: by applying separate fastener - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES - B23P: METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; COMBINED OPERATIONS; UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS (arrangements for copying or controlling B23Q) - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract A system may include a bottom deck to a shipping platform, and a block joined to the bottom deck. The system may also include a top deck joined to the block. The system may further include a T1 lead-board structurally different from the top deck fastened to an edge of the top deck. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system comprising: a bottom deck to a shipping platform; a block joined to the bottom deck; a top deck joined to the block; and a T1 lead-board structurally different from the top deck fastened to an edge of the top deck. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 wherein the T1 lead-board comprises at least one of plastic, plastic-metal composite, metal, and plywood. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 wherein the T1 lead-board comprises at least one of lightening holes and lightening reliefs. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 wherein the top deck comprises wood. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2 wherein the metal component of the plastic-metal composite provides structural support for the plastic T1 lead-board. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The system of claim 5 wherein the metal component comprises a round bar, U-channel, and L-channel. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 further comprising an insert carried by the T1 lead-board to position fasteners used to connect the T1 lead-board to the top deck. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 wherein the insert comprises metal inserts, higher density plastic inserts, and metal screen inserts. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 wherein the T1 lead-board includes pins to provide a mechanical joint between the top deck and the T1 lead-board. ### Claim 10 A method comprising: providing a shipping platform; and joining a T1 lead-board structurally different from the shipping platform's top deck to an edge of the top deck. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10 wherein the T1 lead-board comprises at least one of plastic, plastic-metal composite, metal, and plywood, and the shipping platform's top deck comprises wood. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10 further comprising adding at least one of lightening holes and lightening reliefs to the T1 lead-board. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10 further comprising providing structural support for the T1 lead-board via a metal component. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10 further comprising positioning fasteners used to connect the T1 lead-board to the shipping platform's top deck via an insert carried by the T1 lead-board. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10 further comprising providing a mechanical joint between the shipping platform's top deck and the T1 lead-board via pins carried by the T1 lead-board. ### Claim 16 A system comprising: a bottom deck to a shipping platform; a block joined to the bottom deck; a wooden top deck joined to the block; and a T1 lead-board fastened to an edge of the top deck where the T1 lead-board comprises at least one of plastic, plastic-metal composite, metal, and plywood. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The system of claim 16 wherein the T1 lead-board comprises at least one of lightening holes and lightening reliefs. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The system of claim 16 further comprising an insert carried by the T1 lead-board to position fasteners used to connect the T1 lead-board to the top deck. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The system of claim 18 wherein the insert comprises metal inserts, higher density plastic inserts, and metal screen inserts. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The system of claim 16 wherein the T1 lead-board includes pins to provide a mechanical joint between the top deck and the T1 lead-board.