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US 8,448,584 B2Granted
Pallet assembly
AssigneeRehrig Pacific Company
InventorWilliam P. Apps
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Abstract
A pallet assembly includes a top deck having a top deck upper surface and a top deck lower surface and also having a first predetermined fire retardancy. A bottom deck having a bottom deck upper surface and a bottom deck lower surface, and also having a second predetermined fire retardancy. A column extending between the top deck and bottom deck, the column having an other fire retardancy lower than at least one of the first and second fire retardancies.
Claims18
A pallet assembly comprising:
- a first deck including a first portion having a plurality of downwardly protruding ribs, the first deck further including a second portion mounted to the plurality of downwardly protruding ribs of the first portion, the first portion formed of a first plastic having a first fire retardancy and the second portion formed of a second plastic having a second fire retardancy;
- and
- a plurality of columns extending transversely to the first deck, the plurality of columns formed of a third plastic having a third fire retardancy, the second fire retardancy higher than the first fire retardancy and the third fire retardancy.
A pallet assembly comprising:
- an upper deck including a top portion and a mid-top portion covering at least a portion of an underside of the top portion, wherein the top portion has a first fire retardancy and the mid-top portion has a second fire retardancy greater than the first fire retardancy;
- a lower deck spaced apart from the upper deck;
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- a plurality of columns integrally formed with the lower deck.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.