Composite pallet
AssigneeBastian Solutions, LLC
InventorsWilliam A. Bastian, II, Garrett Clark, Sean Regan
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Abstract
A composite pallet is made of concrete fill material that is enclosed in a frame structure. The frame structure includes a first frame member and a second frame member. The first frame member has a first frame member cavity that contains the concrete fill material. The first frame member has a tenon, and the second frame member has a mortice in which the tenon of the first frame member is received. The tenon of the first frame member defines a fill gap through which the fill material is able to flow during manufacturing. The frame structure is made of sheet metal that has seams located inside the frame structure.
Claims32
A pallet, comprising:
- a frame member at least partially filled with concrete;
- a spacer structure defining at least in part with the frame member a fork opening;
- and
- a snap connector connecting the frame member to the spacer structure.
A method, comprising:
- filling one or more fill cavities in a deck with concrete;
- and
- snap connecting the deck to a spacer structure with a snap connector to at least in part define one or more fork openings of a pallet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.