Shock pallet with adjustable anti-tip mechanism
First Claim
1. A pallet assembly for rack-mounted information handling systems (IHSs), the pallet assembly comprising:
- a pallet having a bottom structure; and
an anti-tip mechanism comprising;
a base extender that is attachable at a first end to the pallet and that has a second end that is positionable between a retracted position proximate to a lateral side of the pallet and an extended position to rigidly contact a spaced-apart portion of an underlying surface that also supports a bottom structure of the pallet; and
a positioning member attached to the base extender of the anti-tip mechanism to selectably extend the base extender between a retracted position and an extended position to prevent tipping of the rack-mounted HIS, the positioning member having a passively resilient component that has a relaxed state and a constrained state.
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Abstract
A shock pallet assembly allows transport or movement of tall rack-mounted information handling systems (IHSes) without tipping. The shock pallet assembly can resiliently, manually or automatically retract for placement near a wall of a transport conveyance to achieve a greater shipping density of IHSes. The shock pallet assembly can include a bottom structure having a pair of parallel apertures to receive tines of a forklift. Resilient padding is positioned on a top surface of the bottom structure to provide shock dampening. A top deck is attached on top of the resilient padding and bottom structure to form a shock pallet that receives a racked-mounted IHS for transport and movement. An anti-tip mechanism can be attached to a lateral side of the shock pallet to prevent tipping of the rack-mounted IHS.
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17 Claims
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1. A pallet assembly for rack-mounted information handling systems (IHSs), the pallet assembly comprising:
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a pallet having a bottom structure; and an anti-tip mechanism comprising; a base extender that is attachable at a first end to the pallet and that has a second end that is positionable between a retracted position proximate to a lateral side of the pallet and an extended position to rigidly contact a spaced-apart portion of an underlying surface that also supports a bottom structure of the pallet; and a positioning member attached to the base extender of the anti-tip mechanism to selectably extend the base extender between a retracted position and an extended position to prevent tipping of the rack-mounted HIS, the positioning member having a passively resilient component that has a relaxed state and a constrained state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of constructing a pallet assembly for rack-mounted information handling systems (IHSes), the method comprising:
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forming a pair of parallel apertures to receive tines of a forklift in a bottom structure; and attaching anti-tipping mechanism to the pallet assembly to prevent tipping during transport or movement of the rack-mounted IHS that is attached to the top deck, the attaching of the anti-tipping mechanism comprising; attaching a first end of a base extender to the shock pallet, wherein the base extender has a second end that is positionable between a retracted position proximate to a lateral side of the pallet assembly and an extended position to rigidly contact a spaced-apart portion of an underlying surface that also supports the bottom structure; and attaching a positioning member to the base extender to selectably extend the base extender between the retracted position and the extended position to prevent tipping of the rack-mounted IHS. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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