Recyclable plastic pallet

A pallet which rests upon a floor and upon which objects may be stacked and to which a wrapping sheet can be attached to wrap about objects on the pallet, the pallet comprising:

• a first member having a first surface upon which the objects may be stacked;
• a second member having a second surface spaced from the first surface and adapted to rest upon a floor;
• an intermediate portion connecting the first and second members and defining a laterally extending periphery between the first and second surfaces, the intermediate portion having a wrapping sheet retaining channel and including an elongate tongue with an opening formed thereabout defining the retaining channel;
• wherein the wrapping sheet can be frictionally retained within the retaining channel and the sheet wrapped about the pallet and the objects to retain the objects on the pallet.

A pallet which rests upon a floor and upon which objects may be stacked and to which a strap may be attached to wrap about the objects, the pallet comprising:

• a first member having a first surface upon which the objects may be stacked;
• a second member having a second surface spaced from the first surface and adapted to rest upon a floor;
• an intermediate portion connecting the first and second surfaces and defining a laterally extending periphery;
• wherein at least one first member, the second member, or the intermediate portion has two spaced apart bars defining a slot therebetween and having two strap surfaces which are positioned outboard relative to the slot;
• a portion of the strap may be threaded about the two outboard strap surfaces and through the slot in an S-shaped fashion with another portion of the strap frictionally capturing the S-shaped portion against the pallet when the strap is placed under tension such that the strap is self-locking and does not require a separate fastener to secure the strap to the pallet
• the pallet includes a plurality of spaced apart and parallel extending slats defining the first surface, the two bars defining the intermediate slot and the outboard strap surfaces being formed in one of the slots.

In combination, a pallet and a strap for retaining objects which are stacked atop the pallet, the combination comprising:

• a first member having a first surface upon which the objects may be stacked;
• a second member having a second surface spaced from the first surface and adapted to rest upon a floor;
• an intermediate portion connecting the first and second member and defining a laterally extending periphery;
• and
• an elongate strap;
• wherein at least one of the first member, the second member, or the intermediate portion has two spaced apart bars defining a slot therebetween and having two strap surfaces which are positioned outboard relative to the slot;
• whereby a portion of the strap may be threaded about the two outboard strap surfaces and through the slot in an S-shaped fashion with another portion of the strap frictionally capturing the S-shaped portion against the pallet when the strap is placed under tension such that the strap is self-locking and does not require a separate fastener to secure the strap to the pallet.