Wooden dowel in pallet assembly

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2007-11-02

2010-12-28

Jayne, Darnell M (Department: 3637)

Horizontally supported planar surfaces

Industrial platform

Knockdown or setup

C108S051110

Reexamination Certificate

active

07856933

ABSTRACT:
An improved pallet that is capable of easy assembly, functionally adequate for some situations and capable of easy disassembly. In one form of the invention, a pallet is provided that is made of all wood. In one embodiment, the pallet may be comprised of a plurality of stringers with bores, a plurality of deck boards with openings, and a plurality of wooden dowels disposed in the bores and openings to connect the stringers and deck boards.

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