US3601067A
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Device for fixing pallet legs to a pallet platform or direct to the bottom of a container, and also pallets with such leg fixtures
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1969-04-03
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Granted: 1971-08-24
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Expires: 1989-04-03
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to pallets and containers, preferably of the disposable type. A device for fixing pallet legs to a pallet platform or direct to the bottom of a container is provided in the form of a strip member, the center part of which is on the upper side of the leg and the ends of which are bent down along the leg, in under the leg and up into the leg. The center part of the strip member may be nailed, tacked or stapled to the platform or container bottom or may be arranged on the upper side of the platform or container bottom, the two ends being threaded through slots in the platform or container bottom.
Inventors
- 👤 Torger Rovig Olsen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 20:35
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D19/00; B65D19/0004; B65D19/0006; B65D19/0008; B65D19/002; B65D19/0024; B65D19/0028; B65D19/0053; B65D19/0077; B65D19/0089; B65D19/0093; B65D19/0097; B65D2519/00; B65D2519/00004; B65D2519/00009; B65D2519/00014; B65D2519/00019; B65D2519/00049; B65D2519/00054; B65D2519/00069; B65D2519/00079; B65D2519/00258; B65D2519/00263; B65D2519/00273; B65D2519/00283; B65D2519/00288; B65D2519/00293; B65D2519/00313; B65D2519/00323; B65D2519/00328; B65D2519/00338; B65D2519/00547; B65D2519/00552; B65D2519/00557; B65D2519/00567
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
A support for a pallet, package container and the like loadbearing structure comprising a leg which is secured to said structure by means of an elongated flat strip of material the center portion of which is connected to said structure and overlies the upper end of said leg, the outer portions of said strip extending downwardly opposite each other outside said leg, and the free ends of said strip being brought together under the foot of said leg and inserted upwardly into said leg in face-toface contact with each other.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
90 words
A support for a pallet, package container and the like loadbearing structure comprising a leg which is secured to said structure by means of an elongated flat strip of material the center portion of which is connected to said structure and overlies the upper end of said leg, the outer portions of said strip extending downwardly opposite each other outside said leg, and the free ends of said strip being brought together under the foot of said leg and inserted upwardly into said leg in face-toface contact with each other.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
51 words
Pallet according to claim 1, characterized in that the legs are formed of bent-out parts of a long strip and in that the connecting members are in the form of shallow U-profiles with an external width to suit the internal width of the legs, and are laid inside the bent-out parts.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
Pallet according to claim 2, characterized in that the bent-out parts and the shallow U-profiles have correspondingly inclined walls.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
Pallet according to claim 1, characterized in that the legs are in the form of massive bodies having a slot extending from the bottom face and into the body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
Pallet according to claim 4, characterized in that the legs are made of a foamed cellular plastic material such as polystyRene.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A support according to claim 1, wherein said free ends of the strip extend the full height of said leg.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
A support according to claim 1, wherein said leg is a hollow, upright cylinder into which the free ends of the strip are inserted.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
A support according to claim 1, wherein the foot of said leg is provided with a slot into which said free ends are inserted.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
A support according to claim 1, wherein the leg is parallelopipedic in shape.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
A support according to claim 1, wherein said leg tapers towards its foot.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
34 words
A support as claimed in claim 10, wherein the leg is in the form of a cup having a bottom wall provided with a slot through which the free ends of the strip extend.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
A support according to claim 1, wherein the upper end of said leg is provided with a supporting flange or rim.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
A pallet according to claim 1, wherein the structure is in the form of an open framework.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
54 words
A pallet according to claim 13, wherein the framework is provided with at least two sets of legs each set being formed by connecting strips, said connecting strips being linked by crossmembers, the connecting strips and crossmembers being joined together at each intersection by a flat strip which secures a leg to said framework.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
44 words
A pallet according to claim 14, wherein each leg is formed as a shaped part of its respective connecting strip, the cross members comprising channel-shaped members the outer cross-sectional shape of which corresponds to the inner shape of the upper end of the leg.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
A pallet according to claim 1, wherein each said leg is made of a rigid synthetic plastics foam material.
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