Loading pallet

• US 20060278137A1
• Filed: 03/22/2006
• Published: 12/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Yuko Shimada
• Original Assignee: Yuko Shimada
• Inventors: Shimada, Yuko
• Application Number:
  US11/386,390
• Publication Number:
  US 20060278137A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 108/51.110
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 19/0095 and each contact surface having a stringer-like shape
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00019 Paper
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00024 Metal
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00029 Wood
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00034 Plastic
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00054 Paper
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00059 Metal
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00064 Wood
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00069 Plastic
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00089 Paper
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00094 Metal
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00099 Wood
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00104 Plastic
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00273 made of more than one piece
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00278 the load supporting surface and the base surface being identical
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00293 made of more than one piece
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00323 made of more than one piece
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00333 contact surface having a stringer-like shape
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00378 whereby at least one spacer is made of two or more pieces
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00572 with separate auxiliary element, e.g. screws, nails, bayonets
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00796 : Guiding means for fork-lift
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/0087 : collapsible pallet
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/0098 : Dismountable elements

Abstract

A loading pallet does not require a special forklift or a large space, thereby enabling to reduce the commodity distribution cost. The loading pallet is formed of a top plate for loading the product thereon, a bottom plate for supporting the top plate thereon, and a connection unit for connecting the top plate and bottom plate in an attachable/detachable manner. The top plate, bottom plate, and connection unit are preferably made of either steel, corrugated boards, or plastic. The connection unit can extend when inserting a fork of a forklift, without requiring a special forklift, and since the connection unit shrinks when the fork is withdrawn, the loading pallet needs only a small space for storage.

Claims

1. A loading pallet, comprising:

a top plate for loading a product thereon;

a bottom plate under the top plate for supporting the top plate; and

a connection unit for connecting the top plate and the bottom plate in an attachable/detachable manner.

2. A loading pallet as defined in claim 1, wherein the top plate, the bottom plate, and the connection unit are made of either steel, corrugated boards, or plastic.

3. A loading pallet as defined in claim 2, wherein the top plate is formed in a grid by placing a plurality of first plate-like members at a predetermined constant space between one another and a plurality of second plate-like members perpendicularly placed on the first plate-like members with a predetermined constant in between one another, wherein the first and second plate-like members are bonded to one another, and wherein the bottom plate is comprised identically to the top plate and is placed upside down with respect to the top plate.

4. A loading pallet as defined in claim 1, wherein the connection unit is comprised of a space retainer attached to a bottom of the top plate, and a bending elastic member for connecting the space retainer and a top of the bottom plate together where either the bottom of the top plate or the top of the bottom plate or both are connected in an attachable/detachable manner.

5. A loading pallet as defined in claim 1, wherein the connection unit is comprised of a hollow top block attached to a bottom of the, top plate, a bottom block having a structure identical to the top block but is place upside down and attached to a top of the bottom plate, and a connecting member for connecting the top block and the bottom block in an attachable/detachable manner.

6. A loading pallet as defined in claim 2, wherein each of the plate-like members constituting the top plate and the bottom plate is established with a hollow square column on both longitudinal ends of a flat plate.

7. A loading pallet as defined in claim 6, wherein the connecting member is formed of a hinge.

8. A loading pallet as defined in claim 6, wherein the connecting member is formed of a pin, wherein the pin is slidably engaged with the top block and the bottom block that face one another.