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Method of making a pallet
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1968-11-07
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Granted: 1971-07-20
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Expires: 1988-11-07
Abstract
Abstract A method for making a pallet and the pallet produced by cutting a piece of solid sheet material and using the cut portion and remaining portion of said solid sheet as two separate pallet decks of substantially the same dimension as the original solid piece.
Inventors
- 👤 Dwight C Brown
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 20:11
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D19/00; B65D19/0004; B65D19/0006; B65D19/0008; B65D19/001; B65D19/0012; B65D19/002; B65D19/0024; B65D19/0026; B65D2519/00; B65D2519/00004; B65D2519/00009; B65D2519/00014; B65D2519/00019; B65D2519/00024; B65D2519/00029; B65D2519/00049; B65D2519/00054; B65D2519/00059; B65D2519/00064; B65D2519/00069; B65D2519/00084; B65D2519/00089; B65D2519/00094; B65D2519/00099; B65D2519/00104; B65D2519/00258; B65D2519/00263; B65D2519/00278; B65D2519/00283; B65D2519/00288; B65D2519/00308; B65D2519/00313; B65D2519/00318; B65D2519/00328; B65D2519/00333; B65D2519/00353; B65D2519/00363; B65D2519/00368; B65D2519/00373; B65D2519/00547; B65D2519/00552; B65D2519/00557; B65D2519/00572; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49789; Y10T29/49796; Y10T29/49826
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
The method of constructing a pallet comprising the steps of: providing a piece of solid planar rectangular sheet material, cutting transverse to the plane of said sheet material a portion of material from said piece of solid rectangular sheet material while leaving at least 3 edges of said rectangular sheet material substantially intact, providing a plurality of supports, and securing substantially all of the remainder of said cut piece of sheet material and substantially all of said portion cut from said sheet material to a group of said supports in an arrangement defining two separate pallet decks of substantially the same dimension as said original solid piece of planar sheet material.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
111 words
The method of constructing a pallet comprising the steps of: providing a piece of solid planar rectangular sheet material, cutting transverse to the plane of said sheet material a portion of material from said piece of solid rectangular sheet material while leaving at least 3 edges of said rectangular sheet material substantially intact, providing a plurality of supports, and securing substantially all of the remainder of said cut piece of sheet material and substantially all of said portion cut from said sheet material to a group of said supports in an arrangement defining two separate pallet decks of substantially the same dimension as said original solid piece of planar sheet material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 1 wherein: said cut piece of sheet material and said portion cut from said sheet material are secured to opposed surfaces of the same group of supports to form a top and bottom pallet deck, respectively.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 1 wherein: said cut piece of sheet material and said portion cut from said sheet material are secured to a separate group of supports to form a pallet deck on each group of supports.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 1 wherein: said portion is cut from said piece of solid sheet material in a zigzag pattern starting from an edge thereof and terminating in an opposed parallel edge.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1 wherein: said portion is cut wholly from the interior of said piece of sheet material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 5 wherein: said cut portion is a plurality of individual, relatively narrow boards.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 4 wherein: said cut piece of sheet material and said cut portion are secured to opposed surfaces of the same group of supports to form a top and bottom pallet deck, respectively.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 6 wherein: said cut piece of sheet material and said boards cut from said sheet material are secured to opposed surfaces of the same group of supports to form a top and bottom pallet deck, respectively.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 4 wherein: said cut piece of sheet material and said cut portion are secured to a separate group of supports to form a pallet deck on each group of supports.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-07-19 | 1975-01-18 | 1975-07-20 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-07-19 | 1979-01-18 | 1979-07-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-07-19 | 1983-01-18 | 1983-07-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |