CONFIGURABLE, REPAIRABLE, AND RECYCLABLE CARGO PALLET
First Claim
1. A reusable, repairable, recyclable, with configurable load capacity pallet 10, characterized by having two main components:
- the central beams 2 and platform members 1 which have grids of reinforcing ribs 9 and 3, respectively, whose thickness is adjustable in the manufacturing process to vary the strength and robustness of the pallet 10;
several of these main components are interconnected, conical protuberances 8 on said central beams 2 are inserted into conical holes 11 in said platform members 1;
at least two of the central beams 2 are placed in parallel and at their top and bottom sides they are aligned and coupled perpendicularly to a variable number of platform members 1;
said platform members 1 and central beams 2 are secured and interlocked with bolts 12 or 22, washers 13, and nuts 14;
said pallets 10 have empty spaces 23 to insert the forks of a forklift or other pallet handler;
the number and the thickness of the walls of said platform members 1 and/or central beams 2 is adjustable to configure the load capacity of the pallet 10;
the thicknesses of the walls 16, 17, 19, and 21, web 29, and the grids of reinforcing ribs 9 and 3 of said platform members 1 and/or central beams 2 are also adjustable to configure the load capacity of the pallet 10.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a lightweight and versatile pallet and its manufacturing and assembling method. It consists of the design of a repairable, recyclable, and reusable pallet with a modular structure, configurable load capacity, and with non-slip rubber surfaces to prevent sliding of the cargo on the pallet and of the pallet on the ground, shelf, and forklift or other pallet handling equipment. This pallet is to be used in numerous commercial and industrial applications. An embodiment of the platform members used to form the bottom and top surfaces of the pallet can be used to construct other flat platforms such as walls, floors, and molds for pouring concrete structures.
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6 Claims
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1. A reusable, repairable, recyclable, with configurable load capacity pallet 10, characterized by having two main components:
- the central beams 2 and platform members 1 which have grids of reinforcing ribs 9 and 3, respectively, whose thickness is adjustable in the manufacturing process to vary the strength and robustness of the pallet 10;
several of these main components are interconnected, conical protuberances 8 on said central beams 2 are inserted into conical holes 11 in said platform members 1;
at least two of the central beams 2 are placed in parallel and at their top and bottom sides they are aligned and coupled perpendicularly to a variable number of platform members 1;
said platform members 1 and central beams 2 are secured and interlocked with bolts 12 or 22, washers 13, and nuts 14;
said pallets 10 have empty spaces 23 to insert the forks of a forklift or other pallet handler;
the number and the thickness of the walls of said platform members 1 and/or central beams 2 is adjustable to configure the load capacity of the pallet 10;
the thicknesses of the walls 16, 17, 19, and 21, web 29, and the grids of reinforcing ribs 9 and 3 of said platform members 1 and/or central beams 2 are also adjustable to configure the load capacity of the pallet 10. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- the central beams 2 and platform members 1 which have grids of reinforcing ribs 9 and 3, respectively, whose thickness is adjustable in the manufacturing process to vary the strength and robustness of the pallet 10;
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