Pallet wrap
OwnerJohn A. Wakemaninventor
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Abstract
A novel reusable, rollable wrap for securing items stacked on a rectangular pallet. The wrap includes a flexible sheet, having ends which are secured together by detachable means, such as a zipper, and a plurality of parallel, stiff, elongate corner support members which are secured to the sheet at spaced-apart intervals therealong between the ends of the sheet. One set of ends of the members surroundingly engages the corners of the pallet with the members thereby defining the shape of the wrap above the pallet. The apparatus further includes releasable fastener means mounted on the sheet for securing the sheet to itself when the wrap is in a rolled condition for storage.
Claims9
In combination with a pallet, a wrap for securing items stacked on the pallet comprising:
- a flexible sheet separate from the pallet extending about the perimeter of the pallet having ends secured together, and
- stiff, elongate corner support members attached to said flexible sheet at spaced-apart intervals therealong, a set of ends of said members surroundingly engaging the corners of the pallet and said members defining the shape of the wrap above the pallet and the position of these said set of ends of said members being dictated by the location of the corners of the pallet.
In combination with a rectangular pallet, a wrap for securing items stacked on the pallet comprising:
- a flexible sheet separate from the pallet having ends, said sheet extending about the perimeter of the pallet, and
- a plurality of parallel stiff, elongate corner support members secured to said flexible sheet at spaced-apart intervals therealong and between the ends of said sheet, one set of ends of said members surroundingly engaging the corners of the pallet and said members defining the shape of the wrap, and the position of these said set of ends of said members being dictated by the location of the corners of the pallet, and
- detachable means securing the ends of said sheet to each other.
The combination of:
- a horizontal base including a support surface and a plurality of spaced-apart sockets carried by and distributed about the perimeter of the base;
- a wrap adapted to extend about the perimeter of the base;
- said wrap comprising an elongate flexible sheet separate from the base having ends, and stiff, elongate support members extending transversely of the sheet which are secured to the sheet at spaced-apart intervals along the length of the sheet;
- a set of ends of said support members being insertable within said sockets carried by said base and said sheet with the ends of the support members so inserted, extending in a course which substantially follows the perimeter of the base with the position of said set of ends of said members being dictated by the location of said sockets;
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- said wrap further including detachable means for securing the ends of said sheet to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.