Recyclable paper pallet

A pallet adapted to lie upon a surface and support articles thereon, said pallet comprising:

• a body presenting an upper, article-supporting, slotted main panel presenting a pair opposed side margins and having a pair of underlying, marginal support-defining sections joined to and extending from said opposed side margins,
• each of said support-defining sections including an upright end panel depending from a corresponding main panel side margin, a surface-engaging bottom panel generally parallel with said main panel and extending inwardly from said end panel, an upright connector panel extending upwardly from said bottom panel and generally parallel with said end panel, and an elongated locking element extending from said connector panel and through a pair of said main panel slots;
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• means for interconnecting each locking element with a connection portion of a support section for maintaining each of the support sections beneath said main panel,
• said interconnecting means including structure defining a locking notch in each of said locking elements, each of said locking notches interconnecting with a respective part of support-defining section.

A pallet adapted to lie upon a surface and support articles thereon, said pallet comprising:

• a body presenting an upper, article-supporting, slotted main panel presenting a pair opposed side margins and having a pair of underlying, marginal, support-defining sections joined to and extending from said opposed side margins,
• each of said support-defining sections including an upright end panel depending from a corresponding main panel side margin, a surface-engaging bottom panel generally parallel with said main panel and extending inwardly from said end panel, an upright connector panel extending upwardly from said bottom panel and generally parallel with said end panel, and an elongated locking element extending from said connector panel and through a pair of said main panel slots, said locking element presenting a segment overlying said main panel between said slots and a connection segment remote from said connector panel extending beneath said main panel;
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• means for interconnecting each connection segment with a part of a respective support-defining section at a point beneath said main panel, in order to maintain each of the support sections beneath said main panel.