MATERIAL HANDLING PLATFORM, COMPONENTS AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION THEREOF
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a sheet material using fibreglass, such as glass fibres 802,803, fibre glass matting 801 and/or fibreglass webbing/tape 601, and polymer, such as polypropylene. The fibreglass is coated in liquid polymer and formed into sheet material 800, preferably by compression rollers 808,810. The material product is formed, by bending/folding, into desired shapes, such as box sections to form pallet/support platform sections. The formed sections can be fastened together, such as by elongate members passing through a series of aligned apertures between adjacent sections. The elongate members can be heat staked to the sections. Inserts can be used in the ends of the sections to provide additional rigidity and strength. Thus, a composite pallet/support platform can be manufactured in production line form.
40 Citations
60 Claims
-
1-11. -11. (canceled)
-
12. A method for manufacturing a pallet, including the steps of:
-
providing a sheet of laminated polypropylene and glass fibre material; forming a series of apertures through the sheet; folding the sheet material to form a pallet section; and connecting together a plurality of base pallet sections with fasteners to form the pallet. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 50)
-
-
13-26. -26. (canceled)
-
30. (canceled)
-
34-40. -40. (canceled)
-
45. (canceled)
-
49. (canceled)
-
51-55. -55. (canceled)
- 56. A platform for supporting a load, the platform comprising at least one portion of composite sheet material product comprising polymer coated fibreglass matting sandwiched between polymer coated glass fibres.
Specification