Material handling apparatus having nestable pallets
US5702034A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 10, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D2519/00965
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Material handling apparatus shown is a pallet made in one piece from plastic material, having a surface in the form of a ring for supporting a container (not shown), the pallet is arranged in use to provide for discharge of material from a container of flowable (particulate) material, and for stacking and nesting with another similar pallet. The ring is a clamp ring which receives a similar ring of a container which rings can be clamped together by a suitable device to provide a unitary arrangement so that the pallet, or base, and the container can be filled and transported in one location, and discharged at a discharge station. The pallet thus includes the discharge means comprising a conical discharge outlet with a cone valve which can be operated with total containment at a discharge station by use of suitable valves.
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