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Press-on support for a pallet
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1969-06-20
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Granted: 1972-02-15
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Expires: 1989-06-20
Abstract
Abstract Metal supports having upright walls for self-fastening to a wooden or composition deck of a pallet to provide support for the deck. Each support has a plurality of prongs extending from at least one end of the upright walls to penetrate into the pallet deck during construction of the pallet. The walls of the support may be tapered so as to facilitate the nesting of a plurality of like supports to reduce storage space requirements and increase ease of handling prior to use in assembly of the pallet.
Inventors
- 👤 Dwight C Brown
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 14:01
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D19/00; B65D19/0004; B65D19/0006; B65D19/0008; B65D19/001; B65D19/0012; B65D19/002; B65D19/0024; B65D19/0028; B65D19/0053; B65D19/0077; B65D19/0089; B65D19/0093; B65D19/0095; B65D19/38; B65D19/40; B65D2519/00; B65D2519/00004; B65D2519/00009; B65D2519/00014; B65D2519/00019; B65D2519/00029; B65D2519/00049; B65D2519/00054; B65D2519/00059; B65D2519/00064; B65D2519/00084; B65D2519/00094; B65D2519/00258; B65D2519/00263; B65D2519/00273; B65D2519/00283; B65D2519/00288; B65D2519/00293; B65D2519/00313; B65D2519/00318; B65D2519/00323; B65D2519/00328; B65D2519/00333; B65D2519/00338; B65D2519/00343; B65D2519/00368; B65D2519/00373; B65D2519/00547; B65D2519/00552; B65D2519/00557; B65D2519/00567; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49833
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
A pallet support comprising: wall means constructed for nesting having vertically disposed opposite edges; a plurality of substantially upright spaced reinforcing ribs formed in said upright wall and extending between said opposite edges; a plurality of spaced prongs upwardly extending from an edge of said wall means and integrally connected to said reinforcing ribs, each of said prongs having tapered and canted portions to facilitate clinching of said prongs upon penetration of a pallet deck; upper and lower horizontal load supports formed integral with said wall below the plane defined by the tips of said prongs at a distance sufficient to permit effective penetration of said prongs into a pallet deck; the distance between said support being sufficient to accommodate pallet-lifting means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
122 words
A pallet support comprising: wall means constructed for nesting having vertically disposed opposite edges; a plurality of substantially upright spaced reinforcing ribs formed in said upright wall and extending between said opposite edges; a plurality of spaced prongs upwardly extending from an edge of said wall means and integrally connected to said reinforcing ribs, each of said prongs having tapered and canted portions to facilitate clinching of said prongs upon penetration of a pallet deck; upper and lower horizontal load supports formed integral with said wall below the plane defined by the tips of said prongs at a distance sufficient to permit effective penetration of said prongs into a pallet deck; the distance between said support being sufficient to accommodate pallet-lifting means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
55 words
A support as recited in claim 1 wherein each of said prong means includes: an elongated tip extending beyond the end portions of said upright wall said tip including a bifurcated end, the furcations of which terminate in tapered and canted points to facilitate clinching of said prong means upon penetration of said pallet decks.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A support as recited in claim 1 wherein: the ribs on said body member are arcuate in cross section.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A support as recited in claim 1 wherein adjacent horizontal tabs on said upright wall extend in opposite directions.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A support as recited in claim 1 wherein each of said tabs are bent back upon themselves to extend over the said one end portion of said upright wall.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
A support as recited in claim 1 wherein the upright walls of said body member are tapered whereby a plurality of identical supports may be placed in nested relationship so as to facilitate handling of said supports.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
69 words
A support as recited in claim 1 wherein said body member includes: two upright walls joined to each other at an acute angle, the upright walls of said body member terminating in laterally displaced end portions, each of said laterally displaced end portions including an upright curved rib, each rib being of opposite, complementary curvature with respect to the other, whereby two supports may be interlocked with each other.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
47 words
A support as recited in claim 1 further including: a substantially horizontal, flat plate having a plurality of apertures corresponding to the number of prong means on said upright wall receiving said prong means therethrough, said plate providing additional support and bearing area for said pallet deck.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
A pallet support as recited in claim 1 wherein said upright wall further includes an elongated reinforcing element and said prong tip portion is formed with a bifurcated end.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
50 words
The pallet assembly of claim 1 further including a bottom deck in secured spaced parallel relationship to said top deck by said supports, the distance between top and bottom decks being sufficient to accommodate pallet lifting means, said supports further including prong means in penetrating contact with said bottom deck.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
52 words
The pallet assembly of claim 1 wherein said pronG means includes: an elongated tip extending beyond the edge of said wall means, said tip formed with a bifurcated end, the furcations of which terminate in tapered and canted points to facilitate clinching of said prong means upon penetration of said pallet decks.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
54 words
The pallet assembly of claim 1 wherein said support wall means includes: two upright walls joined to each other at an acute angle which terminate in laterally displaced end portions, each of said laterally displaced end portions including an upright curved rib, each rib being of opposite, complementary curvature with respect to the other.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
48 words
The pallet assembly of claim 1 further including: a substantially horizontal, flat plate having a plurality of apertures corresponding to the number of prong means extending from said wall means for receiving said prong means therethrough, said plate providing additional support and bearing area for said pallet deck.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
A pallet assembly comprising a top deck supported by the pallet support defined in claim 1.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1975-02-14 | 1975-08-16 | 1976-02-15 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1979-02-14 | 1979-08-16 | 1980-02-15 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1983-02-14 | 1983-08-16 | 1984-02-15 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |