Plastic pallet

A connector for use in interconnecting a pair of frame members to form a pallet, comprising a central hollow core member having slots extending from opposite ends to produce a plurality of flexible tangs at opposite ends of said core member, a plurality of spokes extending from the periphery of said core member between said tangs, a sleeve surrounding said core member and being integral with outer ends of said spokes and an inwardly-directed integral force-absorbing flange between said tangs.

A load-bearing pallet comprising a pair of substantially identical frame members having a plurality of spaced openings therein which are positioned to be vertically aligned and connector members received into said openings for interconnecting said frame members, each of said connector members including a substantially circular central core member having a plurality of flexible tangs extending from opposite ends thereof, each connector member having a plurality of integral spokes extending from the core between said tangs with a sleeve integral with the free ends of said spokes, said spokes and sleeve defining planes that engage adjacent surfaces of respective frame members, said sleeve having tapered portions between adjacent pairs of spokes and in which alternating tapered portions are reversely tapered, said tangs being received into said openings of respective frame members to releasably interconnect said frame members.