Coextruded multiple plastic layer slip pallet
First Claim
1. A method of making slip pallets comprisingcoextruding a sheet comprising a plurality of plastic layers including an upper nonslip layer of a first plastic and a lower slip layer of second plastic, the exposed upper surface of said upper nonslip layer having a coefficient of friction higher than that of an exposed lower surface of said lower slip layer, to cause said lower surface to slide relative to a platen and said upper surface to frictionally engage boxes on it, one layer of said plurality of layers having more shrinkage than a layer below said one layer to provide a natural curl to gripping edge portions of said slip pallets such that in use said gripping edge portions of said slip pallets are accessible by a gripper of a forklift, andcutting said sheet into individual slip pallets that are larger than the boxes to be supported to provide said gripping edge portions.
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Abstract
A slip pallet made of a multiple layer coextruded sheet, one layer having more shrinkage than a layer below it to provide a natural curl to a gripping edge portion of the sheet such that in use the gripping edge portion is accessible by a gripper of a forklift.
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1. A method of making slip pallets comprising
coextruding a sheet comprising a plurality of plastic layers including an upper nonslip layer of a first plastic and a lower slip layer of second plastic, the exposed upper surface of said upper nonslip layer having a coefficient of friction higher than that of an exposed lower surface of said lower slip layer, to cause said lower surface to slide relative to a platen and said upper surface to frictionally engage boxes on it, one layer of said plurality of layers having more shrinkage than a layer below said one layer to provide a natural curl to gripping edge portions of said slip pallets such that in use said gripping edge portions of said slip pallets are accessible by a gripper of a forklift, and cutting said sheet into individual slip pallets that are larger than the boxes to be supported to provide said gripping edge portions.
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