Beer keg pallet
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1. A pallet adapted to hold and restrain two different sizes of generally cylindrical objects such as beer kegs, which comprisesa. a flat deck having two end portions at the opposite edges thereof;
- b. each end portion having an upper and lower portion, said lower portion extending downwardly from said deck and said upper portion extending upwardly from said deck;
c. the inner surface of each of said upper portions having two pairs of curved segments, each pair having a curvature conforming to respectively the curvature of one of the sizes of said cylindrical objects;
whereby when said objects are placed on said deck they are restrained by their abutment with each other and cooperation with said curved segments.
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A pallet for handling cylindrical objects, particularly beer kegs, is disclosed. The pallet has a flat deck with supporting end portions. The inner surfaces of the end portions contain dual curvature segments to rest with and restrain the objects. Intermediate legs are also present for support and further restraint of the objects. Preferably the pallet is molded of a lightweight plastic.
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12 Claims
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1. A pallet adapted to hold and restrain two different sizes of generally cylindrical objects such as beer kegs, which comprises
a. a flat deck having two end portions at the opposite edges thereof; -
b. each end portion having an upper and lower portion, said lower portion extending downwardly from said deck and said upper portion extending upwardly from said deck; c. the inner surface of each of said upper portions having two pairs of curved segments, each pair having a curvature conforming to respectively the curvature of one of the sizes of said cylindrical objects; whereby when said objects are placed on said deck they are restrained by their abutment with each other and cooperation with said curved segments. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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