Vibration-isolating pallet and method of construction thereof
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1. A vibration-isolating pallet, comprising:
- a load bearing platform to be oriented along a horizontal plane to form a substantially level upper surface that can be configured to receive a load;
a base to be oriented under the load bearing platform and along the horizontal plane to form a lower surface that can be configured to maintain a stationary position when placed on a level surface; and
a suspension system fixedly interposed between the load bearing platform and the base, wherein the suspension system is structured to allow relative motion between the load bearing platform and the base.
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Abstract
A vibration-isolating pallet and method of construction thereof are presented. A load bearing platform is oriented along a horizontal plane to form a substantially level upper surface that can be configured to receive a load. A base is oriented under the load bearing platform and along the horizontal plane to form a lower surface that can be configured to maintain a stationary position when placed on a level surface. A suspension system is fixedly interposed between the load bearing platform and the base. The suspension system is structured to allow relative motion between the load bearing platform and the base.
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1. A vibration-isolating pallet, comprising:
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a load bearing platform to be oriented along a horizontal plane to form a substantially level upper surface that can be configured to receive a load;
a base to be oriented under the load bearing platform and along the horizontal plane to form a lower surface that can be configured to maintain a stationary position when placed on a level surface; and
a suspension system fixedly interposed between the load bearing platform and the base, wherein the suspension system is structured to allow relative motion between the load bearing platform and the base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for constructing a vibration-isolating pallet, comprising:
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orienting a load bearing platform along a horizontal plane to form a substantially level upper surface that can be configured to receive a load;
orienting a base under the load bearing platform and along the horizontal plane to form a lower surface that can be configured to maintain a stationary position when placed on a level surface; and
fixedly interposing a suspension system between the load bearing platform and the base, wherein the suspension system is structured to allow relative motion between the load bearing platform and the base. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A vibration-resistant pallet, comprising:
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a load; and
pallet framing, comprising;
an upper surface to receive the load for mobile transit;
a base surface positioned below the load surface; and
one or more medial support members fixedly interposed between the upper and the base surfaces of the pallet framing, wherein the medial support members are tuned to shift a natural frequency of tilt of the load to be non-coincidental to a frequency of rotation of a vehicle upon which the load and pallet framing are situated while the vehicle is in motion.
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