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US 6,802,267 B1Granted
Easily assembled pallet
OwnerPaul J. Janusinventor
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Abstract
An easily assembled pallet, having two runners set apart and opposed, joists slidibly attached between the runners, and two retainers slidibly connected to each of the runners and contacting the joist end bottom surface thereby keeping the joists in proper location in the runners. Whereby the top of the joists forms the pallet's top flat surface. In addition, a support bar can be attached to the bottom of the joists between the runners to provide additional support and stiffness to the joists.
Claims14
A pallet comprising:
- a first runner having an upper portion and a lower portion;
- a second runner set apart and opposed from the first runner, said second runner having an upper portion and lower portion;
- at least one joist having a first end, a second end, a top, and a bottom, said at least one joist first end attached to the first runner upper portion, and the at least one joist second end attached to the second runner upper portion;
- a first retainer slidibly connected to the first runner lower portion and contacting the at least one joist first end bottom surface;
- a second retainer slidibly connected to the second runner lower portion and contacting the at least one joist second end bottom surface;
- whereby the first retainer and second retainer hold the at least one joist in vertical position, and the at least one joist top forming the pallet's flat surface.
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A method of assembling a pallet which comprises:
- placing a first runner;
- placing a second runner parallel and opposed to the first runner;
- slidebly connect at least one joist to first runner and to second runner;
- installing a first retainer bar into the first runner by bending the first retainer, slidebly connecting the first retainer bar to the first runner, and pressing on the first retainer front causing the first retainer to depress the depressing means in the first runner bottom and thereby allowing the first retainer to pass over the depressing means nesting within the first runner, the depressing means thereby returning to the depressing means original position causing the first retainer to be locked into position within the first runner;
- installing a second retainer bar into the second runner by bending the second retainer, slidebly connecting the second retainer bar to the second runner, and pressing on the second retainer front causing the second retainer to depress the depressing means in the second runner bottom and thereby allowing the second retainer to pass over the depressing means nesting within the second runner, the depressing means thereby returning to the depressing means original position causing the second retainer to be locked into position within the second runner.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.