Pallet container having entryways for forklift prongs on each side thereof
US5031776A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 4, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S108/901
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A knockdown pallet container formed of molded or extruded pallet members, comprising a bottom-forming pallet member, a top pallet member, and side pallet members, a combination of the bottom, side, and top pallet members providing a pallet container of rectangular configuration, at least the bottom-forming member having entryways for the prongs of a lift truck, the rectangular pallet container being banded together by external strapping which holds continuous female and male configurations at respective sides of the various pallet members in mating engagement with each other where they meet to form corners of the container, is disclosed, as well as various internal support members which matingly engage with interior surfaces of the various pallet members.
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