Composite article made from used or surplus corrugated boxes or sheets
OwnerHenry L. Liebelinventor
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Abstract
A composite article useful as a material of construction made of a plurality of substantially aligned, individual pieces of corrugated cardboard cut from scrap corrugated boxes or sheets. The corrugated pieces lie in a shingle-like configuration, a bridge-like configuration, or a combination thereof and form multiple, generally planar layers of individual corrugated cardboard pieces having a length only a fraction of the full length of the article. The material of construction is particularly useful in making shipping pallets to replace wood pallets currently in use.
Claims10
A composite article useful as a material of construction comprising a plurality of substantially aligned, individual pieces of corrugated cardboard cut from scarp corrugated boxes or sheets, said pieces being disposed and adhered with respect to one another such that they lie in a shingle-shaped configuration, a configuration of unconnected pieces being adjoined by a piece deposited on top thereof and spanning said unconnected pieces, or a combination thereof, and forming multiple, generally planar layers comprised of said individual corrugated cardboard pieces having a length only a fraction of the full length of the article.
A shipping pallet comprising:
- a planar support panel having opposed planar faces and comprising a plurality of substantially aligned, individual pieces of corrugated cardboard cut from scrap corrugated boxes or sheets, said pieces being disposed and adhered with respect to one another such that they lie in a shingle-shaped configuration, a configuration of unconnected pieces being adjoined by a piece deposited on top thereof and spanning said unconnected pieces, or a combination thereof, and forming multiple, generally planar layers comprised of said individual corrugated cardboard pieces having a length only a fraction of the full length of the article,
- a plurality of supports attached to one side of said planar support panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.