Device for use with pallets supporting stacked bottles
US5360112A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 1993 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S206/821
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The disclosure herein describes a device for use with pallets supporting stacked bottles; it comprises a rectangular panel with a top face adapted to bear against part of a pallet undersurface and a bottom face adapted to sit on top of a number of the stacked bottles. The bottom face displays a series of recesses arranged in rows and columns to rest on the tops of the bottles; a number of these recesses include a contiguous cylindrical wall to define an inverted cup-shaped extension in which are received the top portion of the bottles to thereby secure the panel to the bottles on which it sits.
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