Composite pallets for molding concrete pipe
AssigneeHawkeye Concrete Products Co.
InventorClaudio Subacchi
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Abstract
Pallet includes an inner structural support with a bottom section and a top section. The top section has an upward facing, load bearing surface that is bonded with a substantially smooth polymer layer. More specifically, the bottom section includes an annular ring that supports a top section comprising an annular ring and a flange that supports the load. The top section is bonded with a polymer to form a smooth surface suitable for curing concrete.
Claims19
A composite pallet for supporting a load, comprising:
- an inner structural support having a bottom section and a top section, wherein the top section has a flange with an upward facing load bearing surface and a substantially perpendicular portion combined to the flange with a radius connecting the flange and the substantially perpendicular portion;
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- a polymer layer molded to the upward facing load bearing surface of the flange and the substantially perpendicular portion and having a polymer radius between polymer layer on the flange and the polymer layer on substantially perpendicular portion that is greater than the radius between the flange and the substantially perpendicular portion, and wherein the polymer layer forms an outer surface of the composite pallet, wherein the polymer layer is a substantially smooth surface suitable for supporting the load during a curing process.
A composite pallet for supporting a load, comprising:
- an inner structural support having a top section with a z-shaped profile, including a flange combined at a radius to a substantially perpendicular portion, the top section positioned on top of a bottom section, wherein the top section has an upward facing load bearing surface;
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- a polymer layer molded to the upward facing load bearing surface of the flange and the substantially perpendicular portion and having a polymer radius between polymer layer on the flange and the polymer layer on the substantially perpendicular portion that is greater than the radius between the flange and the substantially perpendicular portion, and wherein the polymer layer forms an outer surface of the composite pallet, wherein the polymer layer is a substantially smooth surface suitable for supporting the load during a curing process.
A composite pallet for supporting a load, comprising:
- an inner structural support having a bottom section and a top section, wherein the top section has a flange with an upward facing load bearing surface;
- a polymer layer molded to the upward facing load bearing surface and projecting from the inner structural support to form an outer surface of the composite pallet, wherein the polymer layer is a substantially smooth surface suitable for supporting the load during a curing process;
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- a polymer bevel molded with the polymer layer and projecting upward from the flange.
A composite pallet for supporting a load, comprising:
- an inner structural support having a bottom section and a top section, wherein the top section has a flange with an upward facing load bearing surface;
- a polymer layer molded to the upward facing load bearing surface and projecting from the inner structural support to form an outer surface of the composite pallet, wherein the polymer layer is a substantially smooth surface suitable for supporting the load during a curing process;
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- a polymer bevel molded with the polymer layer and projecting upward from the flange.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.