# US 2013/0153452 A1 · T3 for a shipping platform

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- Number: US 2013/0153452 A1
- Document ID: US20130153452A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/716,092
- 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/US20130153452A1

## CPC

- B65D 19/0093: {forming discontinuous or non-planar contact surfaces}
- 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 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 2519/00059: Metal
- B65D 2519/00064: Wood
- B65D 2519/00069: Plastic
- B65D 2519/00079: Combination, e.g. different elements made of different materials, laminates
- B65D 2519/00094: Metal
- B65D 2519/00099: Wood
- B65D 2519/00104: Plastic
- B65D 2519/00114: Combination, e.g. different elements made of different materials, laminates
- B65D 2519/00273: made of more than one piece
- B65D 2519/00293: made of more than one piece
- B65D 2519/00323: made of more than one piece
- B65D 2519/00348: contact surface of other form
- B65D 2519/00373: whereby at least one spacer is made of one piece
- 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
- 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. The system may also include a block joined to the bottom deck, and a top deck joined to the block. The system may further include a T3 panel carried by the top deck that is structurally different from the top deck and does not extend to two ends 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 T3 panel carried by the top deck that is structurally different from the top deck and does not extend to two ends of the top deck.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1 wherein the T3 panel comprises at least one of plastic, plastic-metal composite, metal, and plywood.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1 wherein the T3 panel 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 T3 panel.

### 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 wherein the T3 panel comprises a plurality of T3 panels separated by a center board.

### Claim 8 (depends on 5)

The system of claim 5 wherein the metal component includes at least one of flanging, embossed beads, dimpling, and creases.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1 wherein the T3 panel adjoins the top deck along an edge to increase rigidity of the top deck.

### Claim 10

A method comprising:
providing a shipping platform; and
joining a T3 panel structurally different from the shipping platform's top deck to the top deck.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10 wherein the T3 panel 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 T3 panel.

### Claim 13 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10 further comprising providing structural support for the T3 panel via a metal component.

### Claim 14 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10 further comprising separating by a center board a plurality of T3 panels.

### Claim 15 (depends on 13)

The method of claim 13 further comprising strengthening the metal component by at least one of flanging, embossed beads, dimpling, and creases.

### Claim 16 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10 further comprising adjoining the T3 panel along an edge of the top deck to increase rigidity of the top deck.

### Claim 17

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 T3 panel carried by the top deck that is structurally different from the top deck and does not extend to two ends of the top deck, and where the T3 panel comprises at least one of plastic, plastic-metal composite, metal, and plywood.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The system of claim 17 wherein the T3 panel comprises at least one of lightening holes and lightening reliefs.

### Claim 19 (depends on 17)

The system of claim 17 wherein the metal component of the plastic-metal composite provides structural support for the T3 panel.

### Claim 20 (depends on 17)

The system of claim 17 wherein the T3 panel comprises a plurality of T3 panels separated by a center board.

### Claim 21 (depends on 17)

The system of claim 17 wherein the T3 panel adjoins the top deck along an edge to increase rigidity of the top deck.