US3308772A
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Disposable pallet
Assignee: Crescent Box Corp
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Filing: 1966-01-03
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Granted: 1967-03-14
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Expires: 1986-01-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jr Neil A Thomas
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 22:36
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; B65D2519/00019; B65D2519/00034; B65D2519/00049; B65D2519/00054; B65D2519/00069; B65D2519/00258; B65D2519/00263; B65D2519/00273; B65D2519/00283; B65D2519/00288; B65D2519/00313; B65D2519/00323; B65D2519/00328; B65D2519/00333; B65D2519/00547; B65D2519/00552; B65D2519/00557; B65D2519/00567
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
A PALLET INCLUDING A PLATFORM HAVING SPACED, PARALLEL ROWS OF SPACED OPENINGS FORMED THEREIN, EACH HAVING OPPOSITE SIDE AND END EDGES, INTEGRAL, DOWNWARDLY CONVERGING FLAPS HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO SAID SIDE EDGES TO FORM LEGS FOR SUPPORTING SAID PLATFORM, A REINFORCING MEMBER FOR EACH OF SAID ROWS OF SPACED OPENINGS, SAID REINFORCING MEMBER COMPRISING AN ELONGATED BOTTOM WALL AND INTEGRAL UPWARDLY DIVERGING SIDE WALLS HINGED TO THE OPPOSITE LONGITUDINAL EDGES OF SAID BOTTOM WALL, THE WIDTH OF SAID FLAPS BEING SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE WIDTH OF SAID SIDE WALLS WHEREBY, WHEN SAID REINFORCING MEMBER IS INSERTED BETWEEN SAID LEGS, SAID SIDE WALLS WILL ABUT SAID FLAPS, THE UPPER EDGES OF SAID SIDE WALLS WILL ABUT THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID PLATFORM, AND THE BOTTOM EDGES OF SAID FLAPS WILL ABUT THE LONGITUDINAL EDGES OF SAID BOTTOM WALL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
135 words
A PALLET INCLUDING A PLATFORM HAVING SPACED, PARALLEL ROWS OF SPACED OPENINGS FORMED THEREIN, EACH HAVING OPPOSITE SIDE AND END EDGES, INTEGRAL, DOWNWARDLY CONVERGING FLAPS HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO SAID SIDE EDGES TO FORM LEGS FOR SUPPORTING SAID PLATFORM, A REINFORCING MEMBER FOR EACH OF SAID ROWS OF SPACED OPENINGS, SAID REINFORCING MEMBER COMPRISING AN ELONGATED BOTTOM WALL AND INTEGRAL UPWARDLY DIVERGING SIDE WALLS HINGED TO THE OPPOSITE LONGITUDINAL EDGES OF SAID BOTTOM WALL, THE WIDTH OF SAID FLAPS BEING SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE WIDTH OF SAID SIDE WALLS WHEREBY, WHEN SAID REINFORCING MEMBER IS INSERTED BETWEEN SAID LEGS, SAID SIDE WALLS WILL ABUT SAID FLAPS, THE UPPER EDGES OF SAID SIDE WALLS WILL ABUT THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID PLATFORM, AND THE BOTTOM EDGES OF SAID FLAPS WILL ABUT THE LONGITUDINAL EDGES OF SAID BOTTOM WALL.
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