Multichanneled member and structures formed therewith

Claim 2

A multichanneled member comprising: a. a plurality of wall portions arranged in a pair of laterally spaced rows, said wall portions in one row being parallel with and longitudinally offset from the wall portions in the other row; b. laterally extending wall portions connecting ends of respective wall portions in said pair of rows; c. edge wall portions extending laterally from ends of the wall portions in one of said rows whereby said edge walls and said laterally extending wall portions and said rows of wall portions cooperate to form a continuous member having a plurality of side-by-side channels opening in opposite directions; d. facing surfaces of adjacent laterally extending wall portions are spaced to receive one of said edge walls therebetween to position the respective multichanneled members to extend in The same direction with the rows of wall portions thereof in normal relation; and e. opposite surfaces of said wall portions in said laterally spaced rows are spaced to be received between said facing surfaces of adjacent laterally extending wall portions whereby one end of a like multichanneled member may be selectively received in any of said side-by-side channels.

Claim 3

The multichanneled member as set forth in claim 1 wherein: a. a pair of said laterally extending wall portions have facing surfaces thereof spaced apart to form a double width channel sized to receive a pair of like multichanneled members therein.

Claim 4

A structure in the form of a load bearing pallet comprising: a. vertically spaced apart top and bottom decks each formed of a plurality of spacedlike multichanneled members, said multichanneled members each being formed of a plurality of laterally spaced rows of parallel and offset wall portions connected by laterally extending wall portions and an edge wall extending laterally from each edge of the multichanneled member to form a plurality of side-by-side channels opening in opposite directions; b. a plurality of support members extending between said multichanneled top and bottom deck members, said support members being like multichanneled members received in channels of said top and bottom deck members; c. said multichanneled members in said top deck are laterally spaced; d. a like multichanneled side member extends normal to said multichanneled members of said top deck at each opposite end thereof, said ends of said top deck members being received in one of said channels of said side members; e. said side members each have a plurality of apertures therein each sized to permit arms of a lifting apparatus to extend therethrough to enter the pallet; and f. said support members are each vertically extending and longitudinally spaced along selected top deck members, said spacing between said support members being sized to permit arms of the lifting apparatus to extend therebetween whereby the pallet may be lifted from any side thereof.

Claim 5

A structure in the form of a load bearing pallet comprising: a. vertically spaced apart top and bottom decks each formed of a plurality of spacedlike multichanneled members, said multichanneled members each being formed of a plurality of laterally spaced rows of parallel and offset wall portions connected by laterally extending wall portions and an edge wall extending laterally from each edge of the multichanneled member to form a plurality of side-by-side channels opening in opposite directions; b. a plurality of support members extending between said multichanneled top and bottom deck members, said support members being like multichanneled members received in channels of said top and bottom deck members; c. said multichanneled members in said top deck are laterally spaced; d. a like multichanneled side member extends normal to said multichanneled members of said top deck at each opposite end thereof, said ends of said top deck members being received in one of said channels of said side members; e. said side members each have a plurality of apertures therein each sized to permit arms of a lifting apparatus to extend therethrough to enter the pallet; and f. said support members are each vertically extending and longitudinally spaced along selected top deck members, said spacing between said support members being sized to permit arms of the lifting apparatus to extend therebetween whereby the pallet may be lifted from any side thereof.

Claim 6

A structure in the form of a load bearing pallet comprising: a. vertically spaced apart top and bottom decks each formed of a plurality of spaced like multichanneled members, said multichanneled members each being formed of a plurality of laterally spaced rows of parallel and offset wall portions connected by laterally extending wall portions and an edge wall extending laterally from each edge of the multichanneled member to form a plurality of side-by-side channels opening in opposite directions; b. a plurality of support members extending between said multichanneled top and bottom deck members, said support members being like multichanneled members received in channels of said top and bottom deck members; c. said multichanneled members in said top deck are laterally spaced; d. a like multichanneled side member extends normal to said multichanneled members of said top deck at each opposite end thereof, said ends of said top deck members being received in one of said channels of said side members; e. said support members are each vertically extending and longitudinally spaced along selected top deck members, said spacing between said support members being sized to permit arms of a lifting apparatus to extend therebetween; f. said multichanneled members in said bottom deck are longitudinally spaced along said selected top deck members; and g. said side members each have portions thereof removed between said support members to permit arms of the lifting apparatus to enter the pallet, said removed portions including a lower edge portion of said side members.

Claim 7

A structure in the form of a load bearing pallet comprising: a. vertically spaced apart top and bottom decks each formed of a plurality of spaced like multichanneled members, said multichanneled members each being formed of a plurality of laterally spaced rows of parallel and offset wall portions connected by laterally extending wall portions and an edge wall extending laterally from each edge of the multichanneled member to form a plurality of side-by-side channels opening in opposite directions; b. a plurality of support members extending between said multichanneled top and bottom deck members, said support members being like multichanneled members received in channels of said top and bottom deck members; c. said multichanneled members in said top deck are laterally spaced; d. a like multichanneled side member extends normal to said multichanneled members of said top deck at each opposite end thereof, said ends of said top deck members being received in one of said channels of said side members; e. said support members are each vertically extending and longitudinally spaced along selected top deck members, said spacing between said support members being sized to permit arms of a lifting apparatus to extend therebetween; f. said multichanneled members in said bottom deck are longitudinally spaced along said selected top deck members; and g. said side members each have portions thereof removed between said support members to permit arms of the lifting apparatus to enter the pallet, said removed portions including a lower edge portion of said side members.

Claim 8

A structure having: a. a plurality of laterally spaced horizontally extending multichanneled members, said multichanneled members each being formed of a plurality of laterally spaced rows of parallel and offset wall portions connected by laterally extending wall poRtions and an edge wall extending laterally from each edge of the multichanneled member to form edge channels and intermediate channels in side-by-side relation with the edge channels opening in opposite directions; b. a like multichanneled support member having one end thereof received in each edge channel of each of said horizontally extending multichanneled members and extending vertically therefrom; and c. a plurality of elongate laterally spaced horizontally extendinglike multichanneled members vertically aligned with said first named horizontally extending multichanneled members and positioned above said support members and having the other end of said support members received in respective edge channels of selected elongate multichanneled members.

Claim 9

A structure having: a. a plurality of laterally spaced horizontally extending multichanneled members, said multichanneled members each being formed of a plurality of laterally spaced rows of parallel and offset wall portions connected by laterally extending wall poRtions and an edge wall extending laterally from each edge of the multichanneled member to form edge channels and intermediate channels in side-by-side relation with the edge channels opening in opposite directions; b. a like multichanneled support member having one end thereof received in each edge channel of each of said horizontally extending multichanneled members and extending vertically therefrom; and c. a plurality of elongate laterally spaced horizontally extendinglike multichanneled members vertically aligned with said first named horizontally extending multichanneled members and positioned above said support members and having the other end of said support members received in respective edge channels of selected elongate multichanneled members.

Claim 10

The structure as set forth in claim 5 including: a. a like multichanneled side member extending normal to said elongate multichanneled members and normal to said first named multichanneled members at each end of said elongate multichanneled members, said ends of said elongate multichanneled members being received in an upper edge channel of said side members, said side members each having the lower edge wall thereof in engagement with one of said rows of wall portions of said first named multichanneled members adjacent the sides of the structure.