Horizontally supported planar surfaces – Industrial platform – Having plastic load-contacting surface
Patent
1997-05-19
1998-08-18
Chen, Jose V.
Horizontally supported planar surfaces
Industrial platform
Having plastic load-contacting surface
108901, B65D 1900
Patent
active
057945446
ABSTRACT:
A plastic pallet comprising a generally planar platform structure defining an upper face, providing an article support surface, and an underface; a generally planar base structure defining a lower pallet support face and an upper face; and a plurality of hollow legs of closed box configuration positioned between the platform and base structures and each including an upper wall structure fused to the underface of the platform structure and a lower wall structure fused to the upper face of the base structure. The platform structure and base structure are each of twin sheet configuration and each includes an upper sheet and a lower sheet selectively fused together to form the respective structure. Pockets are provided in the lower sheet of the platform structure to receive the upper ends of the box legs and pockets are provided in the upper sheet of the base structure to receive the lower ends of the box legs. Each leg is formed from first and second thermoformed plastic parts fused together along a generally vertical seam line. The upper end of each leg is recessed in an inboard direction to allow access to a downwardly opening groove defined around the perimeter of the platform structure by a downwardly extending peripheral lip.
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