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US3187690A
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Four-way pallets
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-12-20
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Granted: 1965-06-08
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Expires: 1982-12-20
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Theodore J Desbois
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 19:30
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D19/00; B65D19/0004; B65D19/0006; B65D19/0008; B65D19/002; B65D19/0024; B65D19/0026; B65D2519/00; B65D2519/00004; B65D2519/00009; B65D2519/00014; B65D2519/00029; B65D2519/00049; B65D2519/00064; B65D2519/00084; B65D2519/00099; B65D2519/00258; B65D2519/00283; B65D2519/00288; B65D2519/00313; B65D2519/00323; B65D2519/00328; B65D2519/00333; B65D2519/00368; B65D2519/00373; B65D2519/00547; B65D2519/00552; B65D2519/00557; B65D2519/00562; B65D2519/00572
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
A FOUR WAY PALLET FOR SUPPORTING ARTICLES IN SUCH MANNER THAT THEY MAY BE READILY TRANSPORTED BY CONVENTIONAL FORK-LIFT TRUCKS HAVING A FORK COMPRISING A PAIR OF PROJECTING PARALLEL MEMBERS WHICH COMPRISES SPACING MEANS CONSISTING OF FOUR SPACING BLOCKS; BASE MEANS DIRECTLY ATTACHED TO ONE FACE OF EACH OF SAID BLOCKS; AND SUBSTANTIALLY IDENTICAL LOAD-SUPPORTING MEANS DIRECTLY ATTACHED TO THE OPPOSITE FACES OF EACH OF SAID BLOCKS; SAID BLOCKS BEING ARRANGED IN SPACED PARALLEL PAIRS WHEREBY TO DEFINE WITH THEIR OUTER FACES THE CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE FOUR SIDES OF A RECTANGLE AND BEING OF SUCH SIZE AND SO SPACED AS TO PERMIT ENTRY OF THE FORK OF A FORK-LIFT TRUCK BETWEEN EACH PAIR OF PARALLE BLOCKS AND SAID BASE MEANS BEING OPEN AT THE CENTER OF SAID PALLET.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
129 words
A FOUR WAY PALLET FOR SUPPORTING ARTICLES IN SUCH MANNER THAT THEY MAY BE READILY TRANSPORTED BY CONVENTIONAL FORK-LIFT TRUCKS HAVING A FORK COMPRISING A PAIR OF PROJECTING PARALLEL MEMBERS WHICH COMPRISES SPACING MEANS CONSISTING OF FOUR SPACING BLOCKS; BASE MEANS DIRECTLY ATTACHED TO ONE FACE OF EACH OF SAID BLOCKS; AND SUBSTANTIALLY IDENTICAL LOAD-SUPPORTING MEANS DIRECTLY ATTACHED TO THE OPPOSITE FACES OF EACH OF SAID BLOCKS; SAID BLOCKS BEING ARRANGED IN SPACED PARALLEL PAIRS WHEREBY TO DEFINE WITH THEIR OUTER FACES THE CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE FOUR SIDES OF A RECTANGLE AND BEING OF SUCH SIZE AND SO SPACED AS TO PERMIT ENTRY OF THE FORK OF A FORK-LIFT TRUCK BETWEEN EACH PAIR OF PARALLE BLOCKS AND SAID BASE MEANS BEING OPEN AT THE CENTER OF SAID PALLET.
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