Method of construction for a pallet
US5720227A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 7, 1994 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S108/901
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pallet which includes a series of stackable feet orientated in relation to a platform. The platform is formed from at least two sheets of a fluted plastics material. The sheets of plastics material flutes are orientated so that the longitudinal axes of the flutes are at right angles to each other. The sheets of plastics material are joined together by any suitable means such as an adhesive or by the side edges of the sheets being welded together. The pallet can be constructed by a method including the steps of: PA1 forming in at least two sheets of fluted plastics material a series of holes orientated so that when the sheets are laid on top of each other the longitudinal axes of the flutes are at right angles to each other; PA1 placing the sheets of fluted plastics material in the desired orientation; PA1 joining the sheets of plastics material together to form a laminate platform by either fixing them together or welding the edges of the sheets together; PA1 placing in the aligned holes stackable feet members and fixing them in position. The fluted plastics sheet can be constructed from polyethylene.
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