Four-way sheet metal pallet
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1. A four-way sheet metal pallet, comprising:
- a plurality of undulated rails, said rails having a cross sectional shape whose terminal lateral portions enclose conically shaped regions;
a plurality of supporting hollow bodies for supporting said rails, said hollow bodies comprising oppositely disposed side walls having upper and lower edges each of said hollow bodies being of equal cross-sectional shape and providing generally block-shaped supports for the rails, wherein the hollow bodies have recesses on two upper opposite edges of the side walls and at a right angle thereto on two lower opposite edges of the side walls, wherein the recesses correspond in shape to the cross-sections of the rails so that the rails can be fitted into the supporting hollow bodies in a form-locked and centering manner.
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Abstract
A four-way sheet metal pallet is disclosed. The pallet consists of rails of undulated cross-section which form at their outer edges closed conical hollow bodies, and of rail-supporting hollow bodies having recesses into which the rails can be fitted in form-locked and centering manner.
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12 Claims
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1. A four-way sheet metal pallet, comprising:
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a plurality of undulated rails, said rails having a cross sectional shape whose terminal lateral portions enclose conically shaped regions; a plurality of supporting hollow bodies for supporting said rails, said hollow bodies comprising oppositely disposed side walls having upper and lower edges each of said hollow bodies being of equal cross-sectional shape and providing generally block-shaped supports for the rails, wherein the hollow bodies have recesses on two upper opposite edges of the side walls and at a right angle thereto on two lower opposite edges of the side walls, wherein the recesses correspond in shape to the cross-sections of the rails so that the rails can be fitted into the supporting hollow bodies in a form-locked and centering manner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A pallet, comprising:
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a plurality of rails having a cross sectional shape that is open at its center and closed at its lateral portions, wherein the closed lateral portions have the shape of a polygon in cross section; a plurality of supporting hollow bodies for supporting said rails, said hollow bodies being formed of a series of identical sections having side walls, that have upper and lower edges recesses located along said upper and lower edges of orthogonally disposed portions of the hollow bodies, and tab portions, that are at least partially orthogonal to the side walls wherein the recesses of the hollow bodies are configured to interlock with the lateral portions of the rails and the tabs define recesses along which the open portions of the rails interlock. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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