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US 5,797,832 AGranted
Apparatus and method for forming lightweight pallets
AssigneeVisy Paper PTY Ltd
InventorsAlex Ong, Ross Chiodo, John Mammoliti
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AssigneeVisy Paper PTY Ltd
InventorsAlex Ong, Ross Chiodo, John Mammoliti
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An apparatus for forming lightweight pallets from tightly wound single-face corrugated board includes a support for a reel of corrugated board, tensioning apparatus for applying a tensioning force to the corrugated board, slitting and advancing apparatus for slitting the board into narrow strips, an adhesive applicator for applying adhesive to the corrugated medium of said board, a winding reel including a central retractable mandrel about which the strips are initially wound, and further shaped mandrels which are selectively introduced into the winding reel to block the winding of corrugated board in predetermined regions to create shaped openings in the lightweight pallet, and severing apparatus for severing the strips when the winding operation is completed.
A method of forming a lightweight pallet comprising the steps of
A method of forming a lightweight pallet comprising the steps of
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