Pallet
First Claim
1. A pallet system comprising:
- a pallet made of organic polymeric material;
said pallet being a unitary structure having a deck including four sides and providing a load-supporting surface;
a plurality of spaced, hollow legs projecting from the opposite surface of said deck;
a plurality of hollow reinforcing ribs projecting from said opposite surface to define channels in said load-supporting surface;
a hollow ridge projecting from said opposite surface and extending continuously along said sides and completely about the periphery of said deck to define a peripheral groove in said load-supporting surface;
a panel defining a wall with an edge of said wall disposed in said groove to define a lateral enclosure;
at least one transverse ridge projecting from said opposite surface and extending between opposite sides of said deck to define a transverse groove in said load-supporting surface for receiving the bottom edge of a transverse wall whereby walls may extend upwardly from said deck to divide and separate said load-supporting surface into discrete areas;
said channels defined by said reinforcing ribs having a different dimension than said grooves defined by said ridges; and
including a flange extending vertically upwardly above said load-supporting surface of said deck about the outer periphery thereof and defining the outer wall of said groove and engaging the outer surface of said wall disposed in said groove in said pallet.
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Abstract
A pallet system including two embodiments of a pallet having a deck including four sides and providing a load-supporting surface. A plurality of spaced hollow legs project from the opposite side of the deck and a plurality of hollow reinforcing ribs project from the opposite surface to define channels in the load-supporting surface. A hollow ridge projects from the opposite surface and extends along the sides at the periphery of the deck to define a groove in the load-supporting surface for receiving the bottom edge of a wall. There is at least one transverse rib projecting from the opposite surface and extending between opposite sides of the deck to define a transverse groove in the load-supporting surface for receiving the bottom edge of a transverse wall whereby walls may extend upwardly from the deck to divide and separate the load-supporting surface into discrete areas. The channels defined by the reinforcing ribs have a larger dimension than do the grooves defined by the ridges for receiving the edges of walls. The reinforcing ribs include a first plurality of ribs extending between corner legs and parallel to opposite sides with a second plurality of ribs extending perpendicular to the first plurality of ribs and having ends terminating short of the first plurality of ribs so as to be spaced therefrom.
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17 Claims
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1. A pallet system comprising:
- a pallet made of organic polymeric material;
said pallet being a unitary structure having a deck including four sides and providing a load-supporting surface;
a plurality of spaced, hollow legs projecting from the opposite surface of said deck;
a plurality of hollow reinforcing ribs projecting from said opposite surface to define channels in said load-supporting surface;
a hollow ridge projecting from said opposite surface and extending continuously along said sides and completely about the periphery of said deck to define a peripheral groove in said load-supporting surface;
a panel defining a wall with an edge of said wall disposed in said groove to define a lateral enclosure;
at least one transverse ridge projecting from said opposite surface and extending between opposite sides of said deck to define a transverse groove in said load-supporting surface for receiving the bottom edge of a transverse wall whereby walls may extend upwardly from said deck to divide and separate said load-supporting surface into discrete areas;
said channels defined by said reinforcing ribs having a different dimension than said grooves defined by said ridges; and
including a flange extending vertically upwardly above said load-supporting surface of said deck about the outer periphery thereof and defining the outer wall of said groove and engaging the outer surface of said wall disposed in said groove in said pallet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17)
- a pallet made of organic polymeric material;
- 13. A system as set forth in claim 13 including a third plurality of reinforcing ribs interconnecting said center leg with said other middle legs.
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