Horizontally supported planar surfaces – Industrial platform
Patent
1995-03-15
1997-11-18
Cuomo, Peter M.
Horizontally supported planar surfaces
Industrial platform
108 563, B65D 1900
Patent
active
056876530
ABSTRACT:
A pallet having a loaded state and an unloaded state include the top section and a bottom section each having a generally planar configuration. Spacing members, which extend transverse to and between the first and second top sections include first spacing members having a fixed relationship with both the top section and the bottom section, and at least one spacing member having in the unloaded state a fixed relationship to the bottom section and a movable relationship with respect to the top section. Another of the spacing members is disposed at a corner of the pallet and has a cylindrical outer surface which defines the shape of the pallet at the associated corner. The pallet can be preloaded to increase the load capacity by compressing the top section to form a camber in the top section. Accordingly, the load capacity to pallet weight ratio can be significantly increased.
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Cuomo Peter M.
Myers Richard L.
Wilkens Janet M.
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