TRANSPORT PALLET

• US 20080210140A1
• Filed: 12/19/2007
• Published: 09/04/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Schoeller Wavin Systems Services GmbH
• Original Assignee: Schoeller Arca Systems GmbH
• Inventors: Valentinsson, Anders Lenart
• Granted Patent: US 7,779,763 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 108/57.25
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 19/0014 forming discontinuous or non-planar contact surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00034 Plastic
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00069 Plastic
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00104 Plastic
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00129 Metal
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00273 made of more than one piece
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00288 made of one piece
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00318 made of one piece
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00343 contact surface being substantially in the form of a panel
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00363 grid type, e.g. perforated plate
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00373 whereby at least one spacer is made of one piece
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00442 on the base surface
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00562 chemical connection, e.g. glued, welded, sealed
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00751 joined together by integral breakable elements
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00791 handles, handgrip holes
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/0086 Protection against environmental hazards, e.g. humidity, bacteria, fire

Abstract

A pallet for the movement of goods includes several individual parts connected to one another, including an upper section and a frame section. The upper section includes a plurality of openings, which are located in recesses formed in the underside of the upper section, which help the escape of heat through the pallet. The pallet may be formed from a fire retardant material and may be certified to comply with the Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. Standard 2335 “Fire Tests of Storage Pallets.” The pallet may include a transponder for locating the pallet.

Claims

1. A pallet for the movement of goods, comprising:

an upper section having a loading part with a loading surface;

a frame section generally corresponding to the size of the loading surface and, at least at its corners, has spacers which point to the upper section and have a material-fit connection to the upper section; and

wherein the upper section includes a plurality of transverse openings extending therethrough, and the underside of the upper section includes a plurality of recesses formed therein, the openings being aligned in the recesses, with the recesses directing the flow of gas through the openings to provide ventilation through the pallet.

2. The pallet in accordance with claim 1, wherein the openings comprise slots having a length greater than their widths.

3. The pallet in accordance with claim 2, wherein one group of the slots have greater lengths than other slots.

4. The pallet in accordance with claim 2, wherein one group of the slots have greater widths than other slots.

5. The pallet in accordance with claim 2, wherein the slots are arranged in first and second groups of slots, the first group of slots being arranged in a plurality of parallel rows, the second group of slots being arranged in a plurality of rows that are perpendicular to the rows of the first group of slots.

6. The pallet in accordance with claim 5, wherein the first group of slots are arranged outside the second group of slots.

7. The pallet in accordance with claim 6, wherein the second group of slots has outermost slots, the first group of slots and the outermost slots forming a perimeter group of slots.

8. The pallet in accordance with claim 1 wherein the openings are arranged in four groups with one group of openings in each qaudrant of the upper section.

9. The pallet in accordance with claim 2, wherein the slots are arranged in first and second groups of parallel rows, which transverse the loading part from one side of the loading part to the other side of the loading part, and the slots being arranged in third, fourth, fifth and sixth groups of parallel rows that are arranged along the sides of the loading part orthogonal to the first and second groups of parallel rows.

10. The pallet in accordance with claim 1, the upper section further having a plurality of handle openings.

11. The pallet in accordance with claim 10, wherein the plurality of openings are located between from the handle openings.

12. The pallet in accordance with claim 11, wherein the plurality of openings are located inwardly from the handle openings.

13. The pallet in accordance with claim 1, wherein the frame section includes a frame center section and a frame floor section, which have a material-fit connection to one another.

14. The pallet in accordance with claim 13, wherein the frame center section includes the spacers which point toward the upper section and via which the frame center section is connected to the upper section.

15. The pallet in accordance with claim 14, wherein the upper section has a reinforcement section that has a material-fit connection with the loading part at their end faces.

16. The pallet in accordance with claim 15, wherein the spacers have elevations which are inwardly offset in steps.

17. The pallet in accordance with claim 1, wherein the upper section and frame section are formed from one chosen from a plastic, a polymer and a resin.

18. The pallet in accordance with claim 17, wherein the upper section and frame section are is formed from a fire retardant material.