Roll pallet
AssigneeCheddar Valley Engineering Limited
InventorJoseph F. Thorpe
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Abstract
A roll pallet comprises a frame (2), an end wall (4) and a deck (10). Also, there may be two side walls (8) pivotally connected to the end wall (4). The deck (10) can be pivoted into a raised position in which it is parallel to the end wall (4), and the side walls (8) can be folded inwardly. The pallet can then be nested, for storage, with another similar pallet, by virtue of the shape of the frame (2), which comprises two converging limbs (16). The frame (2) is provided with wheels (20, 22) and the deck (10) is provided with stabilizing wheels (24) which resist toppling of the pallet when it is carrying a load.
Claims7
A roll pallet comprising
- a frame including two limbs which converge from one end of the frame to the other,
- a plurality of wheels provided on the frame for supporting the pallet on the ground, said wheels comprising two wheels disposed at the said one end of the frame and a further wheel disposed at the other end of the frame,
- an end wall secured to the frame at the said one end of the frame,
- a load-carrying deck pivotably connected to the frame at the said one end of the frame, and
- stabilizing wheels provided on the deck at locations away from the region of connection of the deck to the frame
- the deck being movable between a load-bearing position in which the deck is generally parallel to the ground on which the pallet stands with the stabilizing wheels then being on or adjacent the ground for this position, and a raised position in which the deck is generally parallel to the end wall, the convergent limbs of the frame being such that these limbs can enter between the corresponding limbs of a similar pallet at the same vertical level when the deck is in the raised position thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.