Molded pulp pallet frame

A pallet chassis system comprising:

• a unitary body of a molded pulp material having a pair of elongate support beams extending transverse to one another at an angle from 20° to 90° and intersecting one another at an intermediate portion to form a generally x-shaped body with a planar upper surface, each support beam having opposed ends, the unitary body further having a plurality of legs extending along a line generally perpendicular to the upper surface, each leg of the plurality of legs has a wall enclosing a chamber dimensioned to receive a leg from another similarly configured unitary body to define a nesting arrangement, each leg of the plurality of legs has an opening into the chamber at one end and a ground engaging structure at an opposite end of the leg;
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• a shelf tray of a corrugated sheet having an upper surface, a lower surface, and dimensioned to be placed on top of and cover an entire surface area of the planar upper surface.

A pallet chassis assembly comprising:

• a unitary body of a molded pulp material having a pair of elongate support beams extending transverse to one another at an angle from 20° to 90° and intersecting one another at an intermediate portion to form a generally x-shaped body with a planar upper surface, each support beam having opposed ends, the unitary body further having a plurality of legs extending along a line generally perpendicular to the upper surface, each leg of the plurality of legs has a wall enclosing a chamber dimensioned to receive a leg from another similarly configured unitary body to define a nesting arrangement, each leg of the plurality of legs has an opening into the chamber at one end and a ground engaging structure at an opposite end of the leg;
• and
• a shelf tray engaging the plurality of legs and being of a corrugated sheet having an upper surface, and a lower surface.