Pallet
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1. A load-handling pallet which comprises:
- (a) a load-bearing platform having a bottom surface with a plurality of apertures formed thereon and a peripheral groove at least partially encircling each aperture,(b) means defining a base member, and(c) at least four block elements arranged to interconnect the platform and the base member, each block element including a collar attached to and at least partially encircling an upward facing spigot, one end of the collar terminating at a top edge, each upward facing spigot being directly received in a snap-fit connection within a corresponding aperture of the load bearing platform such that the top edge of the corresponding collar is received within the peripheral groove encircling the corresponding aperture, the snap-fit connections being arranged to be engaged by a movement perpendicular to the plane of the platform.
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Abstract
A load-handling pallet includes a load bearing platform, a base member, and a plurality of block elements. The block elements are arranged to interconnect the load bearing platform to the base member. In one embodiment, snap-fit connections are provided between the block elements and both the platform and the base member. The snap-fit connections are arranged to be engaged by a movement perpendicular to the plane of the platform. The snap-fit connection is facilitated by inserting spigots, projecting from opposing sides of the block elements, within apertures formed in the platform and base member.
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19 Claims
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1. A load-handling pallet which comprises:
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(a) a load-bearing platform having a bottom surface with a plurality of apertures formed thereon and a peripheral groove at least partially encircling each aperture, (b) means defining a base member, and (c) at least four block elements arranged to interconnect the platform and the base member, each block element including a collar attached to and at least partially encircling an upward facing spigot, one end of the collar terminating at a top edge, each upward facing spigot being directly received in a snap-fit connection within a corresponding aperture of the load bearing platform such that the top edge of the corresponding collar is received within the peripheral groove encircling the corresponding aperture, the snap-fit connections being arranged to be engaged by a movement perpendicular to the plane of the platform. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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4. A pallet as claimed in 1, in which the collar of each block element also at least partially encircles a downward facing spigot.
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14. A load-handling pallet comprising:
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(a) a load bearing platform having a bottom surface with a plurality of apertures formed therein, a peripheral groove at least partially encircles each of the apertures on the bottom surface of the platform; (b) a base frame integrally molded as a single unit from a material comprised of plastic, the base frame having a plurality of apertures formed therein; and (c) a plurality of space blocks each having a tubular collar attached to and at least partially encircling an upward facing spigot and a downward facing spigot, one end of the tubular collar terminating at a top edge, each upward facing spigot being configured to be received in a snap-fit connection within a corresponding aperture of the load bearing platform such that the top edge of the corresponding collar is received within the peripheral groove encircling the corresponding aperture, each downward facing spigot being configured to be received within a corresponding aperture of the base frame such that each downward facing spigot directly interlocks with the base frame in a snap-fit connection. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A load-handling pallet comprising:
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(a) a plurality of elongated stringers each having a bottom surface and an opposing top surface, the top surface having a plurality of dove-tail grooves formed thereon, the bottom surface having a plurality of apertures formed thereon, each aperture being at least partially encircled by a peripheral groove; (b) a plurality of space blocks mounted to the bottom surface of the elongated stringers, each space block including a collar attached to and at least partially encircling an upward facing spigot, one end of the collar terminating at a top edge, each upward facing spigot being received in a snap-fit connection within a corresponding aperture of the stringer such that the top edge of the corresponding collar is received within the peripheral groove encircling the corresponding aperture; and (c) a plurality of deck boards, each deck board being configured to be slideably received within corresponding dove-tail grooves on the stringers.
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