Horizontally supported planar surfaces – Industrial platform – Formed from folded semirigid material
Patent
1980-03-03
1982-03-16
Lyddane, William E.
Horizontally supported planar surfaces
Industrial platform
Formed from folded semirigid material
108 561, 206599, B65D 1934
Patent
active
043195300
ABSTRACT:
A pallet includes a rectangular deck and also runners and pads which are made of a paper honeycomb material and are attached to the underside of the deck to support the deck in an elevated position above a floor, a wood pallet, or some other supporting surface. The runners extend along the sides of the deck for the full length of the deck. The pads, on the other hand, are located between the runners, there being an end pad along each end of the deck and a center pad between the two end pads. Entry slots exist between the pads and runners for the full length of the pallet, and these slots are capable of accommodating the tines of a forklift. Furthermore, the end pads are separated from the center pad by cross channels, which align with sections of the runners that are easily displaced from the remaining portions of the runners under the application of a laterally directed force. The sections that are so displaced are capable of passing through the cross channels, and the voids that are formed will likewise accommodate the tines of a forklift. Thus, the pallet is supplied in the two-way entry configuration for maximum strength, yet is easily converted to the four-way configuration to provide greater versatility. Being formed from paper products, the pallet is inexpensive enough to use on a one-trip basis.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3434434 (1969-03-01), Horton, Jr.
patent: 3626860 (1971-12-01), Blatt
patent: 3709161 (1973-01-01), Kauffman
Innovative Enterprises, Inc.
Lyddane William E.
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