Molded pallet

Claim 1

A one-piece molded pallet of the type adapted to be transported from place to place on the tines of a fork truck, said pallet comprising: a generally rectangular deck area defining a load-supporting surface, said deck area including a continuous edge portion extending therearound, two of the opposed edge segments of said continuous edge portion being longer than the other two opposed edge segments; a plurality of hollow edge and corner-supporting pedestals, each of said pedestals depending downwardly from said deck area a first distance whereby said deck area is supported above a base surface by said first distance, said plurality of pedestals being spaced around said deck adjacent said continuous edge portion with at least one of said plurality of pedestals being disposed at each corner of said deck area and at least two of said pedestals being disposed along and adjacent to each of the two said longer of said edge segments; an elongated, hollow, downwardly depending, medial pedestal extending generally parallel with said two longer edge segments, said medial pedestal extending downwardly a distance equal to said first distance; a plurality of channels in said deck area extending between and interconnecting said plurality of pedestals and said medial pedestal, each of said channels being parallel to an adjacent segment of said continuous edge portion whereby said deck area is divided into two substantially equal rectangular areas, said channels depending downwardly from said deck area a second distance less than said first distance; and a generally rectangular shaped channel inside and coextensive with each of said two rectangular areas, said rectangularshaped channels depending downwardly from said deck area a distance equal to said second distance.