Pallet assembly

A pallet assembly arrangement, comprising:

• a top deck comprising a substantially planar member having an upper support surface substantially perpendicular to a vertical axis, a lower surface substantially perpendicular to the vertical axis and a plurality of deck holes in said top deck, said deck holes extending from said lower surface toward said upper surface in the vertical direction and being defined by vertical surfaces of said top deck;
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• a plurality of vertical support members, each one of said support members comprising an upper end having a horizontal support surface substantially parallel to said lower surface of said top deck that engages said lower surface and supports said top deck in a vertical direction and a projection projecting in the vertical direction from said horizontal support surface and into disengageable engagement with one of said deck holes of said top deck, said projection having lateral surfaces engaging said vertical surfaces of said holes of said top deck such that said projections provide horizontal engagement and support between said support members and said top deck while said horizontal support surfaces provide vertical engagement and support between said support members and said top deck;
• a horizontal bottom deck having a plurality of deck holes therein, wherein said support members further have support ends at lower ends thereof comprising horizontal downwardly-facing support surfaces and projections extending downwardly from said downwardly-facing support surfaces, and wherein said deck holes in said bottom deck correspond to said projections at said lower ends;
• wherein each of said plurality of support members comprises a plurality of support bodies removably connected together;
• wherein each of said support bodies comprises one end having a said support surface and a said projection projecting from said support surface, another end having a second support surface and another said projection projecting from said second support surface, and a support assembling cutout in each of said support bodies for engagement with another of said support bodies.

A pallet assembly arrangement, comprising:

• a top deck comprising a substantially planar member having an upper support surface substantially perpendicular to a vertical axis, a lower surface substantially perpendicular to the vertical axis and a plurality of deck holes in said top deck, said deck holes extending from said lower surface toward said upper surface in the vertical direction and being defined by vertical surfaces of said top deck;
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• a plurality of vertical support members, each one of said support members comprising an upper end having a horizontal support surface substantially parallel to said lower surface of said top deck that engages said lower surface and supports said top deck in a vertical direction and a projection projecting in the vertical direction from said horizontal support surface and into disengageable engagement with one of said deck holes of said top deck, said projection having lateral surfaces engaging said vertical surfaces of said holes of said top deck such that said projections provide horizontal engagement and support between said support members and said top deck while said horizontal support surfaces provide vertical engagement and support between said support members and said top deck;
• a horizontal bottom deck having a plurality of deck holes therein, wherein said support members further have support ends at lower ends thereof comprising horizontal downwardly-facing support surfaces and projections extending downwardly from said downwardly-facing support surfaces, and wherein said deck holes in said bottom deck correspond to said projections at said lower ends;
• wherein said projections extend into and through said deck holes in said top and bottom decks so as to protrude beyond the upper and lower surfaces of said top and bottom decks, respectively.

A pallet assembly arrangement, comprising:

• a top deck comprising a substantially planar member having an upper support surface substantially perpendicular to a vertical axis, a lower surface substantially perpendicular to the vertical axis and a plurality of deck holes in said top deck, said deck holes extending from said lower surface toward said upper surface in the vertical direction and being defined by vertical surfaces of said top deck;
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• a plurality of vertical support members, each one of said support members comprising an upper end having a horizontal support surface substantially parallel to said lower surface of said top deck that engages said lower surface and supports said top deck in a vertical direction and a projection projecting in the vertical direction from said horizontal support surface and into disengageable engagement with one of said deck holes of said top deck, said projection having lateral surfaces engaging said vertical surfaces of said holes of said top deck such that said projections provide horizontal engagement and support between said support members and said top deck while said horizontal support surfaces provide vertical engagement and support between said support members and said top deck;
• wherein said top deck is made of a wooden material;
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• wherein said deck holes extend completely through said top deck, said top deck is made from a wooden material selected from the group consisting of particle board and plywood laminate and said projections extend through said deck holes from said lower surface of said top deck to a position above said upper surface of said top deck.

A pallet assembly kit, comprising:

• a top deck comprising a substantially planar member having an upper support surface substantially perpendicular to a vertical axis, a lower surface substantially perpendicular to the vertical axis and a plurality of deck holes therein, said deck holes extending from said lower surface toward said upper surface in the vertical direction and being defined by vertical surfaces of said top deck;
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• a plurality of vertical support members, each one of said support members comprising an upper end having a horizontal support surface substantially parallel to said lower surface of said top deck that is engageable with said lower surface and capable of supporting said top deck in a vertical direction and a projection projecting in the vertical direction from said horizontal support surface and engageable in one of said deck holes of said top deck, said projection having lateral surfaces engageable with said vertical surfaces of said holes of said top deck such that said projections can provide horizontal engagement and support between said support members and said top deck and said horizontal support surfaces can provide vertical engagement and support between said support members and said top deck;
• wherein said top deck is made of a wooden material;
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• wherein said deck holes extend completely through said top deck, said top deck is made from a wooden material selected from the group consisting of particle board and plywood laminate and said projections have a length in the vertical direction sufficient to extend through said deck holes from said lower surface of said top deck to a position above said upper surface of said deck.