Resin pallet having a spring structure and method of producing the resin pallet

Abstract

A resin pallet having enhanced shock absorbing capability, load capacity and durability comprises a pallet of a three-dimensional structure with a predetermined bulk density and voids, the three dimensional structure being formed by contacting, entwining, and gathering adjacent ones of random loops or curls of continuous filaments and/or short filaments of a thermoplastic resin. A single unit of the pallet is formed with high density portions having an increased bulk density at opposite ends of fork insertion holes of the single unit of the pallet in a direction of length of the fork insertion holes and approximately at a central portion of the single unit of the pallet in the direction, the high density portions extending to the opposite ends of the fork insertion holes in the direction of length of the fork insertion holes and opposite ends of the fork insertion holes in a direction of width thereof, and formed with flat portions having a bulk density not higher than those of the high density portions at least inner surfaces of the fork insertion holes or an outer periphery and the inner surfaces of the fork insertion holes being formed.

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