Pallet and method for manufacture

A pallet comprising a base constructed of a sheet of material having at least a pair of spaced elongate channel members having marginal edge portions projecting therefrom, and a platform sheet having an upper surface facing away from said base and a side edge margin, said platform sheet extending over said base and secured thereto with a marginal edge portion of a channel member being folded over and secured to the upper surface of said platform sheet, said platform sheet further having an end margin portion which spans the space between said support members and is folded into a position extending upwardly at a substantial angle relative to remainder portions of the platform sheet.

A pallet comprising a base constructed of a sheet of material having at least a pair of spaced elongate hollow substantially parallel channel members extending longitudinally of the base and defining a substantially unimpeded space therebetween adapted to receive an elongate lifting element extending longitudinally of the channel members, each channel member having a bottom wall and opposed substantially upright sidewalls, a platform sheet extending over said base and secured thereto with said channel members underlying said platform sheet to support the platform sheet in an elevated position, and an elongate reinforcing member secured in said channel member extending from the bottom wall to the platform sheet along the length of the channel members, the bottom wall and sidewalls of each said channel member and said reinforcing member having contiguous portions removed to form a Bottomless opening to receive a lifting element extending transversely of said channel through a major portion of the width of the pallet member.