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US 7,216,415 B2Granted
Pallet scuffing apparatus
AssigneeRehrig Pacific Company
InventorsJeff Hentges, Philip King, William J. Rehrig
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Abstract
A scuffing device (30) arranged to impart texture to a plastic pallet surface (12) having a plurality of cutting members (34) axially aligned and mounted adjacent each other, the cutting members (34) having radial toothed edges for cutting into and imparting texture to the plastic pallet surface upon rotating engagement therewith. The device further having a shaft upon which the cutting members are mounted for providing rotational movement to the cutting members.
Claims10
A method of producing slip resistant surfaces on a plastic pallet comprising:
- a) providing a plastic pallet having at least one contacting surface;
- b) contacting the at least one contacting surface with at least one cutter bundle having a plurality of cutting members with radial toothed edges;
- c) rotating the at least one cutter bundle with a drive shaft;
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- d) moving the at least one contacting surface relative to the least one cutter bundle, such that the at least one contacting surface is scuffed by the plurality of cutting members.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.