Fire resistant thermoplastic pallet
First Claim
1. A fire resistant thermoplastic pallet;
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a pallet deck supported over a pallet base, wherein at least one of said deck and base comprise a thermoplastic material configured to be fire resistant by virtue of two or more of;
fire sprinkler water holes provided therein, variable fire retardant or coating distributions, fire collapsible components, and foam filled or foam coated parts
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Abstract
The presently disclosed thermoplastic pallet advantageously incorporates fire resistance by virtue of one or more of the following aspects: a sprinkler friendly deck or frame; variable fire retardant or coating distributions; fire collapsible cross beams; foam filled or foam coated parts; and pallet design, including proportioning amounts of plastic and metal utilized in construction. Exemplary combinations of features enables the pallet to meet all the dimensional, mechanical behavior and burn test requirements. The use of metal components including a corrugated aluminum deck having specially position through holes for sprinkler water, and the engineered placement of hollows in the structural plastic parts enables a reduction in the amount of plastic, and the amount of fire retardant in what plastic there is and in the pallet as a whole.
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1. A fire resistant thermoplastic pallet;
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a pallet deck supported over a pallet base, wherein at least one of said deck and base comprise a thermoplastic material configured to be fire resistant by virtue of two or more of;
fire sprinkler water holes provided therein, variable fire retardant or coating distributions, fire collapsible components, and foam filled or foam coated parts - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A strong burn-resisting pallet, predominately composed of thermoplastic, for transporting goods, comprising:
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a base, made of thermoplastic, such as polyethylene or polypropylene, comprising rails between columns, the rails having reinforcing beams within;
a multiplicity of columns running upwardly from the base;
each of said multiplicityhaving a thermoplastic shell exterior, and filled with foam;
a top, attached to the tops of the columns, comprising a circumscribing thermoplastic frame, mounted on the columns; and
a metal deck, attached to and running across the interior opening of the frame;
the deck having a plurality of through holes for water drainage, so the water drops onto plastic parts of the bottom of the pallet and onto any pallets mounted below. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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