PALLET WITH SUPPORT ELEMENTS CONFIGURED AS ONE-PIECE SKIDS AND RELATED METHODS
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1. A pallet comprising:
- a base layer;
a cargo layer comprising a pair of spaced apart wooden connector boards and a pair of spaced apart wooden end deck boards orthogonal to said pair of spaced apart wooden connector boards; and
a plurality of spaced apart plastic support elements positioned between said base layer and said cargo layer, each plastic support element comprisinga connector board receiving area including an open recessed channel that is to receive a respective one of said wooden connector boards, and comprising spaced apart sidewalls adjacent sidewalls of the respective one of said wooden connector boards received therein, anda plurality of spaced apart support blocks integrally formed with said connector board receiving area so that each plastic support element is configured as a monolithic one-piece skid that extends in length between said pair of spaced apart wooden end deck boards.
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Abstract
A pallet includes a base layer, a cargo layer and spaced apart support elements positioned between the base layer and the cargo layer and forming a gap therebetween for receiving a lifting member. The cargo layer includes a pair of spaced apart connector boards and a pair of spaced apart end deck boards orthogonal to the pair of connector boards. Each support element extends in length between the pair of spaced apart end deck boards and is configured as a one-piece skid, and includes an open recessed channel therein to receive a respective connector board from the cargo layer.
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1. A pallet comprising:
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a base layer; a cargo layer comprising a pair of spaced apart wooden connector boards and a pair of spaced apart wooden end deck boards orthogonal to said pair of spaced apart wooden connector boards; and a plurality of spaced apart plastic support elements positioned between said base layer and said cargo layer, each plastic support element comprising a connector board receiving area including an open recessed channel that is to receive a respective one of said wooden connector boards, and comprising spaced apart sidewalls adjacent sidewalls of the respective one of said wooden connector boards received therein, and a plurality of spaced apart support blocks integrally formed with said connector board receiving area so that each plastic support element is configured as a monolithic one-piece skid that extends in length between said pair of spaced apart wooden end deck boards. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A pallet comprising:
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a base layer; a cargo layer comprising a pair of spaced apart wooden connector boards and a pair of spaced apart wooden end deck boards orthogonal to said pair of spaced apart wooden connector boards; and a plurality of spaced apart plastic support elements positioned between said base layer and said cargo layer, each plastic support element comprising a connector board receiving area including an open recessed channel that is to receive a respective one of said wooden connector boards, and comprising spaced apart sidewalls adjacent sidewalls of the respective one of said wooden connector boards received therein, and a plurality of spaced apart support blocks integrally formed with said connector board receiving area so that each plastic support element is configured as a monolithic one-piece skid that extends in length between said pair of spaced apart wooden end deck boards, the open recessed channel in each plastic support element having a depth equal to a thickness of each wooden connector board placed therein so that an uppermost facing horizontal surface of each wooden connector board is coplanar with an uppermost facing horizontal surface of said plastic support element. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for making a pallet comprising a base layer, and a cargo layer comprising a pair of spaced apart wooden connector boards and a pair of spaced apart wooden end deck boards orthogonal to the pair of spaced apart wooden connector boards, the method comprising:
positioning a plurality of spaced apart plastic support elements between the base layer and the cargo layer, each plastic support element comprising a connector board receiving area including an open recessed channel that is to receive a respective one of the wooden connector boards, and comprising spaced apart sidewalls adjacent sidewalls of the respective one of the wooden connector boards received therein, and a plurality of spaced apart support blocks integrally formed with the connector board receiving area so that each plastic support element is configured as a monolithic one-piece skid that extends in length between the pair of spaced apart wooden end deck boards. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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