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US 9,776,762 B2Granted
Pallet with extruded composite support blocks and associated methods of making the same
AssigneeCHEP Technology Pty Limited
InventorsSarel Johannes De Beer, Kenneth Brandt, Matthew Wood
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Abstract
A pallet includes a cargo layer and a base layer, and a plurality of support block assemblies separating the cargo and base layers. Each support block assembly includes first and second support blocks. The first support block has a first opening extending therethrough in a horizontal direction, and the second support block has a second opening extending therethrough in the horizontal direction. The second support block is inserted into the first opening of the first support block.
Claims25
A pallet comprising:
- a cargo layer;
- a base layer;
- and
- a plurality of support block assemblies separating said cargo and base layers, each support block assembly comprising
- a first support block with a first opening extending therethrough in a horizontal direction, and
- a second support block with a second opening extending therethrough in the horizontal direction, and
- said second support block inserted into the first opening of said first support block, with interior dimensions of the first opening in said first support block corresponding to exterior dimensions of a single second support block.
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A pallet comprising:
- a cargo layer;
- a base layer;
- and
- a plurality of composite support block assemblies separating said cargo and base layers, each composite support block assembly comprising
- a first composite support block with a first opening extending therethrough in a horizontal direction,
- a second composite support block with a second opening extending therethrough in the horizontal direction,
- said first and second composite support blocks comprising a composite material comprising wood and plastic, and
- said second composite support block inserted into the first opening of said first composite support block, with interior dimensions of the first opening in said first support block corresponding to exterior dimensions of a single second support block, and with the second opening being orthogonal to the first opening in said first composite support block so as to enclose the second opening.
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A method for making a pallet comprising:
- providing a cargo layer and a base layer;
- forming a plurality of support block assemblies separating the cargo and base layers, forming each support block assembly comprising
- forming a first support block with a first opening extending therethrough in a horizontal direction, and
- forming a second support block with a second opening extending therethrough in the horizontal direction, and
- inserting the second support block into the first opening of the first support block, with interior dimensions of the first opening in the first support block corresponding to exterior dimensions of a single second support block;
- and
- coupling the cargo and base layers to the plurality of support blocks.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.