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Pallet

  • US 4,254,873 A
  • Filed: 09/18/1978
  • Issued: 03/10/1981
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/18/1978
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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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.

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