Dispenser for nestable pallets

Abstract

A nestable pallet dispenser for a stack of nestable pallets, the dispenser having a frame defining a holding area for the stack of nestable pallets; a pair of pallet clamps mounted to the frame on opposing sides, operable to clamp the stack of nestable pallets in a closed clamp position. The dispenser further includes a movable support frame movably connected to the frame; and a pair of retractable bottom support plates mounted to the movable frame on opposing sides and below the pair of pallet clamps. The moveable frame is operable in an extended support position and a retracted support position, and for supporting a nestable pallet from the stack of nestable pallets in the extended support position. Dispensed pallets may be removed via an indexer or a gravity conveyor.

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