Slip pallet with a cushioning effect
First Claim
1. A shock absorbing pallet for comprising:
- a sheet of single ply plastic material having a thickness of between about 0.040 and 0.125 of an inch and a stiffness measurement in the range of between about 120,000 and 180,000 psi as determined by ASTM specification D 790, Method 1--Procedure B;
said sheet having opposite pairs of parallel edges defining a central body portion for supporting a load;
an integral lip portion extending outwardly and upwardly from at least one of said edges;
said central body portion having a top surface and a bottom surface with said load being in contact with said top surface;
a plurality of spaced apart dimples in said top surface forming a plurality of spaced apart openings in said top surface and a plurality of spaced apart projections on said bottom surface thereof, said dimples and said projections being resilient so that said dimples and said projections will provide a cushioning effect whenever an additional force is placed on said load and resile when said additional force is removed; and
said top and bottom surfaces being generally planar except for said dimples and projections.
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Abstract
A slip pallet formed as a square or rectangular sheet of a plastic material having a central body portion on which a load, such as an array of loaded cardboard boxes, is supported and a plurality of lip portions extending outwardly and upwardly from the central body portion wherein at least the central body portion is provided with a plurality of spaced apart dimples formed in the top surface of the central body portions so that a plurality of spaced apart projections extend downwardly from the bottom surface of the central body portion to provide a cushioning support for the load and wherein at least a portion of each projection is a segment of a sphere. In other embodiments, the dimples are integral solid projections, each of which may be provided with a cavity having an opening in the outer surface thereof.
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12 Claims
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1. A shock absorbing pallet for comprising:
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a sheet of single ply plastic material having a thickness of between about 0.040 and 0.125 of an inch and a stiffness measurement in the range of between about 120,000 and 180,000 psi as determined by ASTM specification D 790, Method 1--Procedure B; said sheet having opposite pairs of parallel edges defining a central body portion for supporting a load; an integral lip portion extending outwardly and upwardly from at least one of said edges; said central body portion having a top surface and a bottom surface with said load being in contact with said top surface; a plurality of spaced apart dimples in said top surface forming a plurality of spaced apart openings in said top surface and a plurality of spaced apart projections on said bottom surface thereof, said dimples and said projections being resilient so that said dimples and said projections will provide a cushioning effect whenever an additional force is placed on said load and resile when said additional force is removed; and said top and bottom surfaces being generally planar except for said dimples and projections. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A shock absorbing pallet for supporting a load comprising:
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a sheet of single ply plastic material having a thickness of between about 0.040 and 0.125 of an inch and a stiffness measurement in the range of between about 120,000 and 180,000 psi as determined by ASTM specification D 790, Method 1--Procedure B; said sheet having opposite pairs of parallel edges defining a central body portion for supporting a load; an integral lip portion extending outwardly and upwardly from at least one of said edges; said central body portion having a top surface and a bottom surface; a plurality of spaced apart dimples in said top surface forming a plurality of spaced apart projections on said bottom surface thereof, said dimples and said projections being resilient so that said dimples and said projections will provide a cushioning effect whenever an additional force is placed on said load and resile when said additional force is removed; each of said projections having an outer surface which is a frustum of a sphere; and said top and bottom surfaces being generally planar except for said dimples and projections. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A shock absorbing pallet for supporting a load comprising:
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a sheet of single ply plastic material having a thickness of between about 0.040 and 0.125 of an inch and a stiffness measurement in the range of between about 120,000 and 180,000 psi as determined by ASTM specification D 790, Method 1--Procedure B; said sheet having opposite pairs of parallel edges defining a central body portion for supporting a load; an integral lip portion extending outwardly and upwardly from at least one of said edges; said central body portion having a generally planar top surface and a generally planar bottom surface; and a plurality of spaced apart integral solid projections extending downwardly from said bottom surface and cooperating with said central body portion to provide a cushioning effect whenever an additional force is placed on said load and resile when said additional force is removed. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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Specification