Twin sheet pallet
First Claim
1. A twin sheet plastic sheet comprising:
- (a) a lower polygonal plastic sheet defining an upwardly opening continuous U-shaped substantially constant depth groove extending in a closed loop around the total periphery of said lower sheet to define a continuous circumferential footprint on the undersurface of said lower sheet;
(b) an upper polygonal plastic sheet defining a plurality of circumferentially spaced upwardly opening U-shaped protrusions extending downwardly from the general plane of the sheet and sized to nest within the groove of the lower sheet, whereby said upper sheet is positioned over said lower sheet with said protrusions positioned at circumferentially spaced locations in said groove and said sheets are fused together to form double thickness U-shaped wall structures at the interfaces of the protrusions and the groove and a continuous circumferential footprint beneath said pallet to facilitate movement of said pallet over various transfer surfaces and devices; and
(c) aligned horizontally extending slots in the opposite sides of said U-shaped wall structures to allow passing of the forks of a forklift truck.
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Abstract
A twin sheet pallet constructed by forming a lower polygonal plastic sheet to define an upwardly opening U-shaped groove around its periphery; forming an upper polygonal plastic sheet to define a plurality of circumferentially spaced upwardly opening U-shaped protrusions extending downwardly from the general plane of the sheet and sized to nest in the groove of the upper sheet; positioning the upper sheet over the lower sheet with the protrusions on the upper sheet nested at circumferentially spaced locations in the groove of the lower sheet; fusing the upper and lower sheets together to form double thickness U-shaped wall structures at the interfaces of the protrusions and the groove; and cutting aligned horizontally extending slots in the opposite sides of the U-shaped structures to allow entry of the forks of a forklift truck.
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4 Claims
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1. A twin sheet plastic sheet comprising:
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(a) a lower polygonal plastic sheet defining an upwardly opening continuous U-shaped substantially constant depth groove extending in a closed loop around the total periphery of said lower sheet to define a continuous circumferential footprint on the undersurface of said lower sheet; (b) an upper polygonal plastic sheet defining a plurality of circumferentially spaced upwardly opening U-shaped protrusions extending downwardly from the general plane of the sheet and sized to nest within the groove of the lower sheet, whereby said upper sheet is positioned over said lower sheet with said protrusions positioned at circumferentially spaced locations in said groove and said sheets are fused together to form double thickness U-shaped wall structures at the interfaces of the protrusions and the groove and a continuous circumferential footprint beneath said pallet to facilitate movement of said pallet over various transfer surfaces and devices; and (c) aligned horizontally extending slots in the opposite sides of said U-shaped wall structures to allow passing of the forks of a forklift truck. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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