Pallet substructure

• US 6,935,249 B2
• Filed: 12/08/2003
• Issued: 08/30/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Infiltrator Systems Incorporated (Infiltrator Water Technologies, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Infiltrator Systems Incorporated (Infiltrator Water Technologies, LLC)
• Inventors: Moore, Roy E. Jr., Swistak, Daniel J., Brochu, Ronald P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chen, Jose V.
• Application Number:
  US10/730,579
• Publication Number:
  US 20040112262A1
• Time in Patent Office: 631 Days
• Field of Search: 100/57.25, 100/57.26, 100/57.27, 100/57.28, 100/51.11, 100/57.12, 100/51.3, 100/901, 100/902
• US Class Current: 108/57.25
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 19/0012 forming a continuous plane contact surface
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00024 Metal
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00029 Wood
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00034 Plastic
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00044 Combination, e.g. different elements made of different materials, laminates
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00069 Plastic
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00079 Combination, e.g. different elements made of different materials, laminates
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00099 Wood
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00104 Plastic
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00114 Combination, e.g. different elements made of different materials, laminates
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00129 Metal
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00134 Wood
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00139 Plastic
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00149 Combination, e.g. different elements made of different materials, laminates
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00278 the load supporting surface and the base surface being identical
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00293 made of more than one piece
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00303 Cell type, e.g. honeycomb
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00308 grid type, e.g. perforated plate
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00318 made of one piece
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00333 contact surface having a stringer-like shape
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00363 : grid type, e.g. perforated plate
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00373 : whereby at least one spacer is made of one piece
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00378 : whereby at least one spacer is made of two or more pieces
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00412 : on the base surface
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00432 : Non-integral, e.g. inserts B65D2519/00462 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00437 : on the load supporting surface
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00447 : on the non-integral separating spacer
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00462 : Applied in mold, e.g. bi-injection molded reinforcement
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00467 : on or in the load supporting surface
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00472 : on or in the base surface
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00557 : without separate auxiliary elements
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00562 : chemical connection, e.g. glued, welded, sealed
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00567 : mechanical connection, e.g. snap-fitted
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/008 : Drainage means
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00835 : Integral
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/0086 : Protection against environmental hazards, e.g. humidity, bacteria, fire

Abstract

In one embodiment, a pallet substructure comprises: a reinforcement structure, a foot member, and a gusset disposed in mechanical communication with the reinforcement structure and the foot member.

Claims

1. A pallet substructure, further comprising:

a reinforcement structure bowed out of plane thereof;

another reinforcement structure, wherein the another reinforcement structure is in the plane;

a foot member, wherein said foot member has foam material therein; and

a gusset disposed in mechanical communication with said reinforcement structure and said foot member.

2. The pallet substructure of claim 1, wherein said gusset is attached to said foot member.

3. The pallet substructure of claim 2, wherein said gusset is attached to an inner wall of said foot member.

4. The pallet substructure of claim 3, wherein said foot member is filled with comprises a foam support material.

5. The pallet substructure of claim 1, wherein said foot member is filled with comprises a foam support material.

6. The pallet substructure claim 1, wherein only a sufficient amount of said reinforcement structure to go around the second another reinforcement structure is bowed out of the plane.

7. The pallet substructure of claim 1, further comprising a foam support material in said reinforcement structure.