Horizontally supported planar surfaces – Industrial platform – Formed from folded semirigid material
Patent
1994-05-16
1995-11-14
Dorner, Kenneth J.
Horizontally supported planar surfaces
Industrial platform
Formed from folded semirigid material
108 561, B65D 1900
Patent
active
054656729
ABSTRACT:
An improved wrapped deck pallet assembly is provided which is comprised of an envelope having smooth exterior surfaces and an internal support structure nested within the envelope for enhancing the overall strength of the wrapped deck pallet. In the first embodiment, the envelope has a base, side walls and four flaps, and is formed such that the flutes of the base and the flutes of the flaps are running in a non-parallel angular or perpendicular direction to one another when the envelope is folded. The internal structure includes optional top and bottom flat paperboard decks that sandwich a plurality of blocks to form an internal rigid structure located within the envelope. Preferably the flutes of the top deck will be oriented to extend in a non-parallel angular direction or perpendicular to the flutes of the top flaps of the envelope. A second embodiment employs the same internal rigid structure however, an envelope of different configuration is employed which has a pair of elongated flaps which nest together to form a smooth exterior configuration. Yet another embodiment is disclosed which uses a plurality of elongated reinforced structures that are sandwiched between a top deck and a bottom deck on the base of the envelope. The resulting pallet has superior strength properties when compared to pallets made of conventional designs and also reduces the likelihood of portions of the internal support structure being dislodged and/or lost.
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Boyse George C.
Morgan Steven R.
Dorner Kenneth J.
Down River International Inc.
Wilkens Janet M.
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