Plastic pallet

A pallet comprising:

• a first deck member having an upper surface arranged for receiving a load thereupon, and a lower surface having a first plurality of cross-ribs;
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• a second deck member having a horizontally disposed upper portion with a lower surface, and an upper surface defined by a second plurality of cross-ribs corresponding generally to and mating with the first plurality of cross-ribs, the second deck further having a lower portion, the lower portion extending downwardly from the upper portion and defined by a plurality of generally parallel runners for supporting the pallet, the runners spaced apart from each other to define openings therebetween, each runner having a plurality of post members and at least one support member extending between the bottom of the post members for interconnecting the posts members the upper portion including at least one reinforced section extending across at least two of the post members, wherein the cross-ribs in the reinforced section of the upper portion are taller than the cross-ribs in the upper portion that are not in the reinforced section.

A pallet for supporting goods comprising:

• a top deck member having an upper surface upon which said goods are supported, and a lower surface having a plurality of first cross-rib members forming first partial box-beam sections;
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• a bottom deck member having an upper surface having a plurality of second cross-rib members crossing one another and forming second partial box beam sections and corresponding generally to the first cross-rib members, the first and second cross-rib members attached to form box-beam sections between the top deck and bottom deck, the bottom deck member further including a plurality of runners projecting downwardly from the upper surface in a unitary construction and extending transversely across the pallet in a generally parallel orientation and having a lower surface, the runners further having a plurality of upright members and support members extending between the upright members and integrally formed therewith in a unitary construction, wherein the plurality of second cross-rib members extend from the upper surface of the bottom deck to the lower surface of the runners.

A pallet:

• a first deck member having a first mating surface having a plurality of first cross-rib members forming first partial box-beam sections;
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• a second deck member having a second mating surface having a plurality of second cross-rib members forming second partial box beam sections and corresponding generally to the first cross-rib members, the first and second mating surfaces attached to form box-beam sections between the first deck member and second deck member, the second deck member further including a plurality of runners projecting downwardly from the second mating surface in a unitary construction and extending transversely across the second deck member in a generally parallel orientation, the runners further having a plurality of post members and support members extending between the post members and integrally formed therewith in a unitary construction, wherein the plurality of second cross-rib members extend transversely to one another and extend between the second mating surface and a lower portion of the runners.

A pallet comprising:

• a top deck having an upper surface and a lower surface defined by a plurality of first ribs;
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• a bottom deck having an upper portion and a plurality of upright members extending downwardly from the upper portion, the upper portion having an upper surface defined by a plurality of second ribs corresponding generally to the first ribs and attached thereto to securely attach the top deck and bottom deck to each other, the upper portion including at least one reinforced section extending between at least two of the upright members, the second ribs in the reinforced section being taller than the second ribs not in the reinforced section.