Pallet
AssigneePallet Handling Ltd.
InventorsRoyston L. Shepherd, Garry M. Shepherd
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Abstract
A pallet having a top surface on which a load or deck may be mounted, first channels into which the forks of a forklift truck may be inserted from all sides to lift the pallet, and second open topped channels into which the forks of a forklift truck may be inserted from all sides to lift the load or deck surface alone without the pallet. The first channels are in the form of closed sections forming part of the pallet itself.
Claims8
A pallet having a top surface (11) on which a load or deck may be mounted, first channels (22-25;
- 41-44) into which the forks of a forklift truck may be inserted to lift the pallet (10), and second open topped channels (12-15;
- 46-49) into which the forks of a forklift truck may be inserted to lift the load or deck surface alone without the pallet (10), said first channels (12-25;
- 41-44) being in the form of closed sections forming part of the pallet itself, said first channels (22-25) being formed by at least one moveable member (21) engaged in the second open topped channels (12-15) whereby at rest the moveable member is situated in the bottom of the open topped channels (12-15) and when engaged by the forks of a forklift truck and raised, moves up, but remains within, the open topped channels (12-15).
A pallet comprising a pallet plate, means secured to said pallet plate thereabove to define four lateral sides with pairs of openings at right angles to one another into which the forks of a forklift truck are engageable and two pairs of spaced channels extending at right angles to one another and having open tops, said means defining a top surface on which a load can be mounted, said channels extending downwardly from said top surface so that the forks of a forklift truck are selectively engageable in said channels or in said openings at the lateral sides at right angle positions, said means comprising a bottom plate extending parallel to said pallet plate in spaced relation thereabove and extending across substantially the entire lateral extend of the pallet plate.
A pallet comprising a pallet plate, means secured to said pallet plate thereabove to define four lateral sides with pairs of openings at right angles to one another into which the forks of a forklift truck are engageable and two pairs of spaced channels extending at right angles to one another and having open tops, said means defining a top surface on which a load can be mounted, said channels extending downwardly from said top surface so that the forks of a forklift truck are selectively engageable in said channels or in said openings at the lateral sides at right angle positions, said pallet plate comprising an adaptor structure therein including upright wall members defining said two pairs of spaced channels at right angles to one another, said means comprising a bottom plate fitted in said channels and fixed to said wall members to form tops for said openings at the four lateral sides and bottoms of the open top channels.
A pallet comprising a pallet plate, means secured to said pallet plate thereabove to define four lateral sides with pairs of openings at right angles to one another into which the forks of a forklift truck are engageable and two pairs of spaced channels extending at right angles to one another and having open tops, said means defining a top surface on which a load can be mounted, said channels extending downwardly from said top surface so that the forks of a forklift truck are selectively engageable in said channels or in said openings at the lateral sides at right angle positions, said means comprising an adaptor including a bottom plate extending parallel to said pallet plate in spaced relation thereabove, said spaced channels and said top surface being formed on said adaptor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.