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AssigneeAchiman Pty Ltd
InventorsNick Tandy, Steve Hill, Craig Ruby, Chris Hill, David Shoolman, Lee Baker, Mark Bayly
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A method of making a pallet (10, 210) includes providing a pallet inner core (16, 218), and attaching, by adhesive, first and second complementarily shaped plastic skin shells (12, 14, 226) to portions of the core, and interconnecting the shells by heat fusing or interlocking elements. Each shells is formed of two plastic materials. The core is formed with reinforcing truss beams (700) therein, each having an upper chord part (710) which is flush with an upper surface of the core and in contact with the upper shell or adhesive. Each beam has webs (708) connected to chords, straight central portions (702) and end portions (704) extending downwardly into leg portions of the pallet. Also disclosed is a pallet having such features.
A method of making a pallet having a load support surface, the method including:
A method according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the steps of disposing the first and second shell components includes causing one of the shell components to overlap the other of the shell components.
A method according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the method includes forcing the shell components onto the core.
A method according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the steps of providing the first and second shell components include providing said shell components with each shell component being of a first plastics material and a second, different plastics material joined to the first plastics material.
A method according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the step of providing the inner core includes forming the core by moulding.
A pallet, the pallet including:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.