Horizontally supported planar surfaces – Industrial platform
Patent
1995-03-07
1998-05-26
Chen, Jose V.
Horizontally supported planar surfaces
Industrial platform
108901, B65D 1900
Patent
active
057551626
ABSTRACT:
A reinforced pallet (10) includes an upper surface (11) and a pair of opposing support sides (14, 15). The pallet (10) also includes at least one reinforcing bar channel (50) and a reinforcing bar (40) received within reinforcing bar channel (50). A twin-sheet pallet (10) is formed vacuum-forming a first plastic sheet (33a) to a first mold section (30) and a second plastic sheet (33b) to a second mold sheet (31), wherein a preselected portion of the second mold section (31) is sealed such that the second plastic sheet (33b) is not vacuum-formed. The mold sections (30, 31) are then moved together and the sheets (33a, 33b) are compressed together at preselected locations. A thermoformed, plastic pallet (10) for bearing and positioning a load, also includes and a retaining wall assembly (90) carried by the upper surface (11); the retaining wall assembly (90) including a wall-receiving slot (91) in the upper surface (11) and a retaining wall means (92) received and positioned within the slot (91). The pallet (130) has a plurality of angled, spaced reinforcing bars (40a and 40b) supported by a plurality of cooperating webs 150.
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Advertisement fro PRO-FORM Germantown, WI (2 pages).
Advertisement from Global Equipment Co.
Front cover of Aug. 31, 1992, Chemical & Engineering News.
Advertisement from Litco International, Inc., Vienna, Ohio Showing Inca Pallet (4 pages).
Advertisemnet from Tuscarora Container System, Beaver, Pa.
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Baker Paul W.
Jones David Paul
Knight John W.
Chen José V.
The Fabri-Form Co.
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