Pallet dismantling with guided alignment
OwnerJohn Fenley, Joseph Sanchezinventors
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Abstract
The present disclosure illustrates pallet dismantling systems and methods. The disclosure provides pallet dismantling systems that use alignment forks, guides, and cutting tools to simplify the dismantling of pallets. The alignment fork comprising cantilevers with contact surfaces that abut a deckboard surface coupled to one or more stringers of the received pallet causing a junction between the deckboard surface and the one or more stringers to be in-line with the contact surfaces. Further, the dismantling system may comprise a cutting tool positioned planar to the contact surfaces of the cantilevers at a point along the alignment fork, the cutting tool to separate the one or more deckboards abutting the contact surfaces from the one or more stringers.
Claims20
A pallet dismantling system comprising:
- an alignment fork configured to be inserted into a pallet opening to receive a pallet at a first end, the alignment fork comprising cantilevers with contact surfaces that abut a deckboard surface coupled to one or more stringers of the received pallet causing a junction between the deckboard surface and the one or more stringers to be in-line with the contact surfaces;
- a frame attached to a second end of the alignment fork to support the alignment fork in an elevated position;
- a cutting tool positioned planar to the contact surfaces of the cantilevers at a point along the alignment fork, the cutting tool to separate the one or more stringers from the deckboard surface.
An alignment fork for a pallet dismantling system comprising:
- a set of cantilevers comprising contact surfaces that abut a deckboard surface coupled to one or more stringers of a received pallet causing a junction between the deckboard surface and the one or more stringers to be coplanar with the contact surfaces wherein set of the cantilevers are configured to couple to a support structure,
- a blade guide on one or more of the cantilevers of the set of cantilevers to receive a cutting tool and facilitate alignment of the cutting tool with the contact surfaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.