Plastic pallet with stiffening structure

US10399739B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• CABKA Group GmbH · DE
• GreenCycle Umweltmanagement GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Thorsten Lenz · Berlin, DE
• Stefan Mueller · Villingen, DE
• Gat Ramon · Berlin, DE
• Rene Kloeters · Bad Friedrichshall, DE
• Thomas Tappertzhofen · Neckarsulm, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 1, 2018
• Grant date: Sep 3, 2019
• Expiry date: May 1, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65D2519/00796
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A plastic pallet comprising a deck for storing objects to be transported, feet which are formed protruding from a deck underside, and runners which are formed in each case connecting at least two feet to each other on their undersides. The plastic pallet also comprises at least one stiffening structure which comprises lower side rails arranged in the runners, and upper side rails arranged spaced apart therefrom, which are arranged above the lower side rails running parallel thereto. The stiffening structure comprises rungs, each with a predominantly closed surface, which connect the lower side rails in the feet to the upper side rails. The rungs are formed in one piece on the side rails or are connected thereto in each case via contact surfaces in bonded, friction-locking or form-locking manner. As such, the pallet bending stiffness and shear strength in a plane parallel to the deck upper side are increased.