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US 4,142,471 AGranted
Pallet having reinforced gypsum structural members
AssigneeUnited States Gypsum Company
InventorsRobert M. Mustoe, Fred H. Zajonc
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Abstract
A pallet comprising a generally flat top sheet and a generally flat bottom sheet spaced from the top sheet. A plurality of sills constructed from elongate generally flat rehydrated gypsum strips are sandwiched between the top and bottom sheets. A water-impervious cover is closely positioned over the sheets and over the edges of the sills.
Claims1
A pallet comprising
- a generally flat bottom sheet and a generally flat top sheet superimposed with respect to the bottom sheet,
- a plurality of sills sandwiched between and spacing apart said sheets, a sill being positioned adjacent to each of two opposite edges of the sheets,
- each of said sills further comprising
- a plurality of elongate, generally flat rehydrated gypsum strips having opposite faces terminating in circumferential edges, said strips being assembled together face to face,
- each of said strips being of approximate equal length, having two opposite ends,
- means for attaching each of said strips to the next adjacent strip with the strip ends aligned, and
- a water-impervious cover closely positioned over said sheets and over at least some of the circumferential edges of said edge-adjacent sills arranged to be interposed between said pallet and a load placed thereon.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.