Pallet and an integral package utilizing the pallet
AssigneePhillips Petroleum Company
InventorsCharles G. Cardwell, Morris E. Speck
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Abstract
A pallet is formed with a retention ledge extending outwardly from the upper portion of the pallet sidewall. A heat shrinkable sheath encompasses a plurality of articles and the top portion of the pallet including the retention ledge. A pallet cover can be placed on top of the stack before or after the sheath is thermally shrunk.
Claims10
A fork lift pallet having a generally rectangular bottom wall, a continuous sidewall extending upwardly from the outer periphery of said bottom wall, said bottom wall having a load supporting portion and a plurality of leg portions, each leg portion having a hollow support leg formed therein and extending downwardly below said load supporting portion, said support legs being arranged in at least two spaced rows at least generally parallel to two opposed sides of said bottom wall to permit the entry of the tines of a fork lift between adjacent legs from any side of the pallet, a retention ledge extending outwardly from the upper end of said sidewall to provide a horizontal lip at the upper extremity of the pallet.
A package comprising a fork lift pallet having a bottom wall and a continuous sidewall extending upwardly from the outer periphery of said bottom wall, said bottom wall having a load supporting portion and a plurality of leg portions, each leg portion having a support leg formed therein and extending downwardly below said load supporting portion, a retention ledge extending outwardly from said sidewall, a plurality of articles stacked on said load supporting portion, and a thermally shrunken sheath of a heat shrinkable thermoplastic film encompassing at least the upper portion of said sidewall and the outer periphery of the stack of said plurality of articles, said film extending generally vertically upwardly from a point below said retention ledge to at least the upper edge of the vertical sides of said stack of articles, thereby securing together said pallet and said plurality of articles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.