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US 4,044,981 AGranted
Paperboard pallet
AssigneeThe Magnavox Company
InventorRobert Horace Richter
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Abstract
A low cost paperboard pallet is provided to transport delicate cargo such as television receivers and fine furniture in a safe manner. The invention allows a cargo to be secured and removed in an upright position avoiding any requirement to tip or support the cargo in an other than normal orientation.
Claims8
A pallet for supporting cargo comprising:
- a. a paperboard sheet having an upper surface and a lower surface;
- b. an upstanding rib formed by folding said sheet so that adjacent strip portions of said lower surface are in facing relationship;
- c. a base member beneath said sheet, the upper surface of said base member bonded to at least a portion of the lower surface of said sheet;
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- d. means for securing a cargo residing on said paperboard sheet to said upstanding rib.
2 more elements
A pallet for supporting cargo comprising:
- a. a paperboard sheet having an upper surface and a lower surface;
- b. an upstanding rib formed by folding said sheet so that adjacent strip portions of said lower surface are in spaced apart facing relationship;
- c. a reinforcing member positioned between said facing portions;
- d. a base member beneath said sheet, the upper surface of said base member bonded to at least a portion of the lower surface of said sheet;
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- e. means for securing a cargo residing on said paperboard sheet to said upstanding rib.
3 more elements
A pallet for supporting a cargo comprising:
- a. a first paperboard sheet having one end folded upwardly to form a vertical flap perpendicular to said sheet;
- b. a second paperboard sheet having one end folded upwardly to form a vertical flap perpendicular to said sheet;
- c. said paperboard sheets positioned whereby said vertical flaps are in facing relationship with each other;
- d. a base member beneath said first and second paperboard sheets, the upper surface of said base member bonded to a portion of the lower surface of said first and second paperboard sheets;
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- e. means for securing a cargo residing on one of said paperboard sheets to said vertical flaps.
3 more elements
A pallet for supporting a cargo comprising:
- a. a first paperboard sheet having one end folded to form a vertical flap perpendicular to said sheet;
- b. a second paperboard sheet having one end folded to form a vertical flap perpendicular to said sheet;
- c. said paperboard sheets positioned whereby said vertical flaps are in spaced apart facing relationship;
- d. a reinforcing member positioned between said vertical flaps;
- e. a base member beneath said sheets, the upper surface of said base member bonded to at least a portion of the lower surface of each of said sheets;
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- f. means for securing a cargo to said vertical flaps for reducing relative movement between said cargo and said paperboard sheets.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.