Pallet assembly
First Claim
1. A pallet assembly comprising:
- an upper portion including an upper deck for supporting items thereon and upper column portions extending downward from the upper deck, the upper column portions including a first upper column portion having a slot defined by slot walls; and
a lower portion including a plurality of lower column portions including a first lower column portion, the first lower column portion including a peripheral wall and a support structure having a pair of walls extending inward from the peripheral wall, one of the first upper column portion and the first lower column portion received within the other, the support structure received in the slot between the slot walls.
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Abstract
A pallet assembly includes an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion includes an upper deck for supporting items thereon and upper column portions extending downward from the upper deck. The upper column portions include a first upper column portion having a slot defined by a pair of slot walls. The lower portion includes a plurality of lower column portions including a first lower column portion. The first lower column portion includes a peripheral wall and a support structure having a pair of walls extending inward from the peripheral wall. One of the first upper column portion and the first lower column portion is received within the other, with the support structure received in the slot between the slot walls.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A pallet assembly comprising:
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an upper portion including an upper deck for supporting items thereon and upper column portions extending downward from the upper deck, the upper column portions including a first upper column portion having a slot defined by slot walls; and a lower portion including a plurality of lower column portions including a first lower column portion, the first lower column portion including a peripheral wall and a support structure having a pair of walls extending inward from the peripheral wall, one of the first upper column portion and the first lower column portion received within the other, the support structure received in the slot between the slot walls. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A pallet assembly comprising:
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an upper portion including an upper deck for supporting items thereon and a plurality of upper column portions extending downward from the upper deck, the plurality of upper column portions each having a slot defined by slot walls; and a lower portion including a plurality of lower column portions each including a peripheral wall and a support structure having a pair of walls extending inward from the peripheral wall, each of the plurality of upper column portions received within one of the plurality of lower column portions, with the support structure of each lower column portion received in the slot between the slot walls of the respective upper column portion. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A pallet assembly comprising:
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an upper portion including an upper deck for supporting items thereon and a plurality of upper column portions extending downward from the upper deck, the plurality of upper column portions each having a slot defined by slot walls; a lower portion including a plurality of lower column portions each including a peripheral wall and a support structure having a pair of walls extending inward from the peripheral wall and an upper wall extending across the pair of walls of the support structure, each of the plurality of upper column portions received within one of the plurality of lower column portions, with the support structure of each lower column portion received in the slot between the slot walls of the respective upper column portion; and a reinforcement member received in the slots in the plurality of upper column portions above upper walls of the support structures in the plurality of lower column portions. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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Specification