Shipping and storage pallet

A pallet, comprising:

• a deck member having a pair of lateral sides, a pair of longitudinal sides, at least ten spaced apart elongate slat portions, and at least three of spaced apart elongate stringer portions;
• each said slat portion having an upper surface, a lower surface, each said slat portion being extended between said longitudinal sides of said deck member, said slat portions being arrayed between said lateral sides of said deck member, said upper surfaces of said slat portions defining a deck member top for resting items thereon, said lower surfaces of said slat portions defining a deck member bottom;
• said deck member stringer portions being extended from said deck member bottom, each of said deck member stringer portions having an elongate mounting tongue being extended along the length of said deck member stringer portion, the length of each said deck member stringer portions being extended between said lateral sides of said deck member, a said deck member stringer portion being located towards each of said deck member longitudinal sides, another said deck member stringer portion being centrally located between said deck member longitudinal sides;
• a base member having a pair of lateral sides, a pair of longitudinal sides, and at least five spaced apart elongate base slat portions, and at least three of spaced apart elongate base stringer portions;
• each said base slat portion having an upper surface, a lower surface, each said base slat portion being extended between said longitudinal sides of said base member, said base slat portions being arrayed between said lateral sides of said base member, a said a said base slat portion being located towards each of said base member lateral sides, at least three said base slat portions being centrally located between said base member lateral sides, said lower surfaces of said base slat portions being for resting on a surface, said upper surfaces of said base slat portions defining a base member top;
• said base member base stringer portions being extended from said base member top, each of said base member stringer portion having an elongate mounting groove being extended along the length of said base member stringer portion, the length of each said base member base stringer portions being extended between said lateral sides of said base member, a said base member portion being located towards each of said base member longitudinal sides, another said base member stringer portion being centrally located between said base member longitudinal sides, each of said tongues of said deck member stringer portions being inserted into a said mounting groove of a said base member base stringer portion to form a plurality of complete stringer members;
• at least four securing pins being extended through each of said complete stringer members to secure each deck member stringer portion to a base stringer portion;
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• said lower surfaces of said deck member slat portions being spaced apart from said upper surfaces of said base member slat portions such that said deck member bottom is spaced apart from said base member top to define an entry space therebetween to permit insertion of the forks of a forklift therein.

A pallet, comprising:

• a deck member having a plurality of spaced apart and substantially parallel elongate deck slat portions, and a plurality of spaced apart and substantially parallel elongate deck stringer portions coupled to lower surfaces of said deck slat portions of said deck member and extending transversely to said deck slat portions of said deck member;
• each of said deck stringer portions of said deck member having a downwardly extending mounting tongue along a bottom edge of the respective deck stringer portion;
• a base member having a plurality of spaced apart and substantially parallel elongate base slat portions, and a plurality of spaced apart and substantially parallel elongate base stringer portions coupled to upper surfaces of said base slat portions of said base member and extending transversely to said base slat portions of said base member;
• each of said base stringer portions of said base member having an elongate mounting groove therein along an upper edge of the respective base stringer portion;
• each deck stringer portion of said deck member being associated with a corresponding base stringer portion of said base member;
• said mounting tongue of each deck stringer portion of said deck member being inserted into said mounting groove of the associated corresponding base stringer portion of said base member;
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• said lower surfaces of said deck slat portions being spaced above said upper surfaces of said base slate portions when said mounting tongues are inserted into said mounting grooves to define an entry space therebetween to permit insertion of the forks of a forklift therein.