Ventilated pallet
First Claim
1. A pallet for use in bearing a load from material requiring a circulation of air during storage or shipment thereof, comprising a plastic body having a plurality of ventilation apertures therethrough, a plurality of strengthening grooves integrally formed in said body and adjacent to said ventilation apertures:
- and a plurality of downwardly extending legs, at least one said leg being integrally provided with a tie-down means for tying a covering to the pallet, wherein said tie-down means includes an indented surface integrally formed in said at least one said leg.
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Abstract
A pallet (10)for use in bearing a load from material requiring a circulation of air during storage or shipment thereof, includes a thermoformed plastic body (11) have a plurality of ventilation apertures (30,31) therethrough, and a plurality of strengthening grooves (32, 40, 50) integrally formed in the body (11) and juxtaposed to the ventilation apertures (30,31). In use, the pallet (10) may carry a container (14) thereon and the material is contained within the container (14). The container (14) includes at least two opposing walls (52) and at least one aperture (53) in each of two opposing walls (52). The pallet (10) includes a plurality of downwardly extending feet (10, 21, 22, 23) to raise the pallet (10). At least one of the apertures (53) of the container (14) generally aligns with at least one of the ventilation apertures (30, 31) of the pallet (10) when the container (14) is stacked on the pallet (10).
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6 Claims
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1. A pallet for use in bearing a load from material requiring a circulation of air during storage or shipment thereof, comprising a plastic body having a plurality of ventilation apertures therethrough, a plurality of strengthening grooves integrally formed in said body and adjacent to said ventilation apertures:
- and a plurality of downwardly extending legs, at least one said leg being integrally provided with a tie-down means for tying a covering to the pallet, wherein said tie-down means includes an indented surface integrally formed in said at least one said leg.
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