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AssigneeAmerican Corrugated Products, Inc.
InventorsDonald R. Youell, Jr., Donald R. Youell, III
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Broadly, the present invention is directed to paperboard runners and paperboard pallets constructed therewith. One aspect of the invention comprises a paperboard pallet comprising an upper deck and a lower deck having a plurality of runners interposed therebetween and affixed to each of said decks. Each of the runners comprises a sheet of paperboard that has been folded into a rectangular form having top and bottom walls, a pair of sidewalls, and a central vertical wall (e.g., the two ends of the sheet pressed together) interposed between the sidewalls. The top wall has openings. The central wall has quarter-round cut-outs located at the longitudinal ends of the top wall cut-out areas. The top wall openings are adapted to receive flaps having central slots cut in them. The flaps are selected from: flaps formed from said runner top wall; flaps cut from an upper deck attached to said runner; or flaps formed from a rectangular insert which has a pair of end slotted flaps, which insert fits into said top wall opening with said end slotted flaps folding downwardly into said quarter-round cut-outs. Another aspect of the present invention comprises the runners described herein. A further aspect of the present invention is an alternate paperboard runner which comprises a sheet of paperboard that has been folded into a rectangular form by one end being folded to form a first bottom wall, a first sidewall, a first top wall, and a second sidewall; and the other end being folded into an "S" configuration to form a central vertical wall, a part second top wall which lays against said first top wall, and a part second bottom wall which lays against said first bottom wall. The top wall has openings. The central vertical wall has quarter-round cut-outs located at the longitudinal ends of said top wall cutout areas. The top wall openings are adapted to receive flaps which have central slots cut in them. The flaps are selected from: flaps formed from said runner top wall; flaps cut from an upper deck attached to said runner; or flaps formed from a rectangular insert which has a pair of end slotted flaps which insert fits into said top wall opening with said end slotted flaps folding downwardly into said quarter round cut-outs. This paperboard pallet embodiment can be made collapsible for shipment and storage, yet it can be simple and quickly assembled into a strong, lightweight, disposable pallet.
A paperboard blank having an outer periphery defining a width and a longitudinal extent and configured for foldable assembly into a runner having a top wall with at least one opening of a given width and longitudinal extent, a pair of parallel side walls perpendicular to said top wall, a bottom wall parallel to said top wall, a central wall parallel to and intermediate said side walls, and at least two flaps disposed perpendicular to said central wall at opposite longitudinal ends of said top wall opening and having central slots configured for retaining said central wall therewithin, said flaps selected from (a) flaps [provided with] formed from said runner top wall, (b) flaps provided with an upper deck attached to said runner, (c) flaps provided with [a rectangular] an insert which has a pair of end slotted flaps which insert fits into said top wall opening with said end slotted flaps folding downwardly over said central wall, or (d) combinations thereof, said blank comprising:
A paperboard pallet comprising a top deck and bottom deck having multiple runners interposed therebetween and attached thereto, said runners comprising a sheet of paperboard that has been folded into a rectangular form by
A paperboard pallet comprising an upper deck and a lower deck having a plurality of runners interposed therebetween and affixed to each of said sheets, each of said runners comprising a sheet of paperboard that has been folded into a rectangular form having top and bottom walls, a pair of side walls, and a central vertical wall interposed between said side walls;
A paperboard runner, suitable for use in forming a paperboard pallet composed of a top and bottom sheet having multiple runners interposed therebetween and attached thereto, which comprises:
A paperboard runner, suitable for use in forming a paperboard pallet composed of a top and bottom sheet having multiple runners interposed therebetween and attached thereto, which comprises:
A paperboard pallet comprising an upper deck and a lower deck having a plurality of runners interposed therebetween and affixed to each of said decks, each of said runners comprising a sheet of paperboard that has been folded into a rectangular form having top and bottom walls, a pair of side walls, and a central vertical wall interposed between said side walls;
A paperboard pallet comprising:
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