US3228358A
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Pallet
Assignee: ROCKET JET ENGINEERING CORP
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Filing: 1964-10-30
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Granted: 1966-01-11
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Expires: 1984-10-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 John J Sepe
- 👤 John C Natalicio
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 09:47
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D19/00; B65D19/0004; B65D19/0006; B65D19/003; B65D19/0032; B65D19/0036; B65D19/004; B65D2519/00; B65D2519/00004; B65D2519/00009; B65D2519/00014; B65D2519/00034; B65D2519/00049; B65D2519/00069; B65D2519/00258; B65D2519/00283; B65D2519/00288; B65D2519/00313; B65D2519/00318; B65D2519/00328; B65D2519/00338; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S108/00; Y10S108/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
318 words
PALLET FORMED OF A SINGLE SHEET OF MATERIAL OF SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM THICKNESS THROUGHOUT, SAID SHEET HAVING A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL ROWS OF ELONGATE LEG DEPRESSIONS CONSTITUTING PALLET LEGS, THE BOTTOM PORTIONS OF SAID LEGS BEING ADAPTED TO REST ON A FLOOR, SAID ROWS INCLUDING AN OUTER ROW AT ONE SIDE OF THE SHEET, AN OUTER ROW AT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SHEET AND AT LEAST ONE INTERMEDIATE ROW THEREBETWEEN, THE END DEPRESION ON EACH END OF SAID OUTER ROWS BEING LOCATED ADJACENT RESPECTIVE CORNERS OF SAID SHEET, EACH END DEPRESSION HAVING A RIGHT ANGLE PORTION FORMING AN L-SHAPED LEG AT EACH CORNER, EACH OF SAID ROWS INCLUDING LONGITUDINAL STRENGTHENING DEPRESSIONS OF LESSER DEPTH THEN SAID LEG DEPRESSIONS AND COMMUNICATING BETWEEN LEG DEPRESSIONS, SAID STRENGTHENING DEPRESSIONS AND LEG DEPRESSIONS BEING SUBSTANTIALLY IDENTICALLY SPACED IN EACH ROW TO THEREBY PROVIDE LATERAL CHANNELS ACROSS THE PALLET FOR ACCEPTANCE OF THE FORK OF A LIFT TRUCK IN THE AREA OF SAID STRENGTHENING DEPRESSIONS, SAID SHEET HAVING ELONGATED STRENGTHENING DEPRESSIONS TRANSVERSE OF SAID ROWS AT EACH END OF SAID SHEET AND COMMUNICTING WITH THE ADJACENT RIGHT ANGLE LEG DEPRESSIONS, THE PORTION OF SAID SHEET INTERMEDIATE SAID ROWS CONSTITUTING A PLATFORM PORTION ON WHICH A LOAD IS ADAPTED TO REST, SAID SHEET HAVING A PLURALITY OF ELONGATE STRENGTHENING DEPRESSION IN THE PLATFORM PORTION THEREOF, OF LESSER DEPTH THAN SAID LEG DEPRESSIONS AND SERVING TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN THE PALLET, AND SAID ELONGATE STRENGTHENING DEPRESSION ARRANGED AS ISOLATED CHANNELS, A FIRST DIRECTION CHANNEL BRIDGING LATERALLY BETWEEN SAID LONGITUDINAL STRENGTHENING DEPRESSIONS OF EACH PAIR AND STOPPING SHORT OF INTERCONNECTING THEREWITH, AND TWO LONGITUDINAL CHANNELS EXTENDING IN THE SAME GENERAL DIRECTION AS SAID LONGITUDINAL STRENGTHENING DEPRESSIONS AND POSITIONED ONE ON EITHER SIDE OF EACH SAID FIRST DIRECTION CHANNEL AND STOPPING SHORT OF INTERCONNECTING THEREWITH, WHEREBY SAID PALLET IS DIVIDED INTO AREA REGIONS HAVING STRENGTHENING RIBS LONGITUDINALLY OF THE LIFTING FORKS OF A LIFT TRUCK, AND LATERALLY THEREOF.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
318 words
PALLET FORMED OF A SINGLE SHEET OF MATERIAL OF SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM THICKNESS THROUGHOUT, SAID SHEET HAVING A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL ROWS OF ELONGATE LEG DEPRESSIONS CONSTITUTING PALLET LEGS, THE BOTTOM PORTIONS OF SAID LEGS BEING ADAPTED TO REST ON A FLOOR, SAID ROWS INCLUDING AN OUTER ROW AT ONE SIDE OF THE SHEET, AN OUTER ROW AT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SHEET AND AT LEAST ONE INTERMEDIATE ROW THEREBETWEEN, THE END DEPRESION ON EACH END OF SAID OUTER ROWS BEING LOCATED ADJACENT RESPECTIVE CORNERS OF SAID SHEET, EACH END DEPRESSION HAVING A RIGHT ANGLE PORTION FORMING AN L-SHAPED LEG AT EACH CORNER, EACH OF SAID ROWS INCLUDING LONGITUDINAL STRENGTHENING DEPRESSIONS OF LESSER DEPTH THEN SAID LEG DEPRESSIONS AND COMMUNICATING BETWEEN LEG DEPRESSIONS, SAID STRENGTHENING DEPRESSIONS AND LEG DEPRESSIONS BEING SUBSTANTIALLY IDENTICALLY SPACED IN EACH ROW TO THEREBY PROVIDE LATERAL CHANNELS ACROSS THE PALLET FOR ACCEPTANCE OF THE FORK OF A LIFT TRUCK IN THE AREA OF SAID STRENGTHENING DEPRESSIONS, SAID SHEET HAVING ELONGATED STRENGTHENING DEPRESSIONS TRANSVERSE OF SAID ROWS AT EACH END OF SAID SHEET AND COMMUNICTING WITH THE ADJACENT RIGHT ANGLE LEG DEPRESSIONS, THE PORTION OF SAID SHEET INTERMEDIATE SAID ROWS CONSTITUTING A PLATFORM PORTION ON WHICH A LOAD IS ADAPTED TO REST, SAID SHEET HAVING A PLURALITY OF ELONGATE STRENGTHENING DEPRESSION IN THE PLATFORM PORTION THEREOF, OF LESSER DEPTH THAN SAID LEG DEPRESSIONS AND SERVING TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN THE PALLET, AND SAID ELONGATE STRENGTHENING DEPRESSION ARRANGED AS ISOLATED CHANNELS, A FIRST DIRECTION CHANNEL BRIDGING LATERALLY BETWEEN SAID LONGITUDINAL STRENGTHENING DEPRESSIONS OF EACH PAIR AND STOPPING SHORT OF INTERCONNECTING THEREWITH, AND TWO LONGITUDINAL CHANNELS EXTENDING IN THE SAME GENERAL DIRECTION AS SAID LONGITUDINAL STRENGTHENING DEPRESSIONS AND POSITIONED ONE ON EITHER SIDE OF EACH SAID FIRST DIRECTION CHANNEL AND STOPPING SHORT OF INTERCONNECTING THEREWITH, WHEREBY SAID PALLET IS DIVIDED INTO AREA REGIONS HAVING STRENGTHENING RIBS LONGITUDINALLY OF THE LIFTING FORKS OF A LIFT TRUCK, AND LATERALLY THEREOF.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-01-10 | 1969-07-12 | 1970-01-11 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-01-10 | 1973-07-12 | 1974-01-11 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-01-10 | 1977-07-12 | 1978-01-11 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |