Pallet and roller post construction therefor
OwnerRichard J. Powersinventor
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Abstract
An improved pallet and, particularly, an improved post construction for a pallet which can be easily and quickly affixed thereto. In addition, a roller is provided about the posts for reducing the tendency of fork tines from damaging or otherwise impairing the posts.
Claims27
A pallet comprising at least an upper platform and a plurality of posts for supporting said upper platform in spaced relationship to a support surface, said upper platform having formed therein a number of holes corresponding in number to the posts secured thereto, said posts each comprising an outer body and a smaller inner body encompassed by said outer body and attached to said outer body by a plurality of spaced apart flanges, said inner body having a portion extending beyond said outer body at at least one end thereof and having an axially aligned bore extending through it, the extended portion of said inner body being disposed within the respective ones of said holes in said upper platform, and a plurality of rivets each having an enlarged diameter base portion and an axially aligned cylindrical shaft portion formed integrally therewith, said cylindrical shaft portion of each said rivet being extended through a respective one of said holes in said upper platform and into said bore in said inner body of a corresponding post to fixedly and replaceably secure each said post to said upper platform.
A roller post for use in combination with a pallet having at least an upper platform with a plurality of holes formed in it, said roller post comprising, in combination, a post having an outer body and a smaller inner body encompassed by said outer body and attached to said outer body by a plurality of spaced apart flanges, said inner body having a portion extending beyond said outer body at at least one end thereof and having an axially aligned bore extending through it, the extended portion of said inner body being disposable within the respective ones of said holes in said upper platform, and a rivet having an enlarged diameter base portion and a cylindrical shaft portion formed integrally therewith, said cylindrical shaft portion being proportioned to extend through a respective one of said holes in said upper platform and into said bore in said inner body of said post to fixedly and replaceably secure said post to said upper platform.
The roller post of claim 18, wherein said outer body of said post is cylindrical-shaped, a cylindrical-shaped hollow roller disposed about said outer body and freely rotatably retained thereon, said outer body having an enlarged diameter base portion with a diameter larger than the diameter of said roller for rotatably retaining said roller disposed about said outer body between said upper platform and said enlarged base portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.