Automatic adjustment of pallet workpiece support members

A pallet for handling workpieces of different dimensions comprising:

• a base having an associated plane and an aperture extending through the base, said aperture having an axis in said plane and first and second ends which are opposite one another along said axis;
• first and second workpiece support members for supporting a workpiece extending between said support members so that said workpiece spans said aperture, and so that said workpiece can be removed from said support members by a removal member inserted through said aperture to contact said workpiece;
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• means for mounting said first and second workpiece support members on said base so that said first and second support members are respectively adjacent said first and second ends and so that both of said first and second support members are movable through a range of adjustment relative to said base substantially parallel to said axis to permit said first and second support members to support workpieces of different dimensions between said support members, said mounting means locating said first and second support members relative to said aperture so that said support members do not interfere with insertion of said removal member through said aperture within said range of adjustment.