US3654877A
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Knockdown warehouse pallet
Assignee: American Novawood Corp
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Filing: 1969-05-16
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Granted: 1972-04-11
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Expires: 1989-05-16
Abstract
Abstract A knockdown warehousing pallet having a plurality of tubular base members of progressive cross-sectional dimensions suitable for nesting one within the other in the knockdown condition and a plurality of load supporting tubular members which extend in the assembled pallet condition normally across and which are partially received within the base members. The load supporting members and base members may be attached to each other by dowel pins, and all the parts may be inserted in the largest tubular member, which may have end caps, for storage or easy transport.
Inventors
- 👤 Lawrence G Barrett
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 09:29
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D19/00; B65D19/0004; B65D19/0053; B65D19/0077; B65D19/0089; B65D19/0093; B65D19/0095; B65D19/0097; B65D2519/00; B65D2519/00004; B65D2519/00009; B65D2519/00014; B65D2519/00034; B65D2519/00049; B65D2519/00069; B65D2519/00084; B65D2519/00104; B65D2519/00258; B65D2519/00283; B65D2519/00293; B65D2519/00298; B65D2519/00313; B65D2519/00323; B65D2519/00328; B65D2519/00333; B65D2519/00353; B65D2519/00368; B65D2519/00373; B65D2519/00547; B65D2519/00552; B65D2519/00557; B65D2519/00567; B65D2519/00572; B65D2519/00736; B65D2519/0098; B65D2519/00985; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S108/00; Y10S108/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
451 words
A knockdown pallet for supporting, when assembled, a load thereupon, comprising: a plurality of tubular load supporting cross members; a first longitudinally extending tubular base means for supporting a first end portion of each of said plurality of cross members in an assembled pallet condition and for enhousing said plurality of cross members in the pallet knockdown condition; a second longitudinally extending tubular base means, having cross-sectional dimensions greater than the cross-sectional dimensions of said first tubular base means, for supporting a second end portion of each of said plurality of cross members in an assembled pallet condition and for enhousing said first tubular base means and said plurality of cross members in the pallet knockdown condition, whereby said pallet is selfenhousing within said second base means; a plurality of tubular base stabilizing members extending normally to the axis of said first and second base means, said base means being provided with indentations in the lower portion thereof for the cooperative reception of said stabilizing members; and a third longitudinally extending base means, having crosssectional dimensions greater than said first base means but less than said second base means, for supporting a central portion of each of said plurality of cross members in an assembled pallet condition and for enhousing said first base means and said plurality of cross members while being nested within said second base means in the pallet knockdown condition; said cross members and said stabilizing members being arranged parallel to each other and extending normally to the axis of said first, second and third base means; said indentations in the lower surfaces of said base means being equal in all three base means, and approximately the same as the diameter of said stabilizing members; said base means having further indentations in the upper surfaces thereof for the reception oF a cooperating portion of said cross members, the depth of the indentations in said third base means being greater than the depth of the indentations in said first base means but less than the depth of the indentations in said second base means, whereby said cross members while resting on a plurality of tubular base means of progressively smaller diameters will be disposed parallel to the stabilizing members; and a plurality of longitudinally extending dowel pins extending within said base means and through said plurality of cross members and said stabilizing members, whereby said cross members and said stabilizing members are attached to said base means in the pallet assembled condition, and also whereby said cross members and said stabilizing members may be detached from said base means and longitudinally aligned with said dowel pins for compact storage within said nested base means in the pallet knockdown condition.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
451 words
A knockdown pallet for supporting, when assembled, a load thereupon, comprising: a plurality of tubular load supporting cross members; a first longitudinally extending tubular base means for supporting a first end portion of each of said plurality of cross members in an assembled pallet condition and for enhousing said plurality of cross members in the pallet knockdown condition; a second longitudinally extending tubular base means, having cross-sectional dimensions greater than the cross-sectional dimensions of said first tubular base means, for supporting a second end portion of each of said plurality of cross members in an assembled pallet condition and for enhousing said first tubular base means and said plurality of cross members in the pallet knockdown condition, whereby said pallet is selfenhousing within said second base means; a plurality of tubular base stabilizing members extending normally to the axis of said first and second base means, said base means being provided with indentations in the lower portion thereof for the cooperative reception of said stabilizing members; and a third longitudinally extending base means, having crosssectional dimensions greater than said first base means but less than said second base means, for supporting a central portion of each of said plurality of cross members in an assembled pallet condition and for enhousing said first base means and said plurality of cross members while being nested within said second base means in the pallet knockdown condition; said cross members and said stabilizing members being arranged parallel to each other and extending normally to the axis of said first, second and third base means; said indentations in the lower surfaces of said base means being equal in all three base means, and approximately the same as the diameter of said stabilizing members; said base means having further indentations in the upper surfaces thereof for the reception oF a cooperating portion of said cross members, the depth of the indentations in said third base means being greater than the depth of the indentations in said first base means but less than the depth of the indentations in said second base means, whereby said cross members while resting on a plurality of tubular base means of progressively smaller diameters will be disposed parallel to the stabilizing members; and a plurality of longitudinally extending dowel pins extending within said base means and through said plurality of cross members and said stabilizing members, whereby said cross members and said stabilizing members are attached to said base means in the pallet assembled condition, and also whereby said cross members and said stabilizing members may be detached from said base means and longitudinally aligned with said dowel pins for compact storage within said nested base means in the pallet knockdown condition.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
A knockdown pallet as defined in claim 1 and further comprising: a pair of end caps, said end caps being dimensionally sized to fit over the ends of said second base means to maintain, in the pallet knockdown condition, said first and third base means, said cross members and said tie-rods within said second base means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A knockdown pallet as defined in claim 2 wherein: said tubular base means are circular in cross section.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
366 words
A knockdown pallet for supporting, when assembled, a load thereupon, comprising: a plurality of tubular load supporting cross members; a first longitudinally extending tubular base means for supporting a first end portion of each of said plurality of cross members in an assembled pallet condition and for enhousing said plurality of cross members in a pallet knockdown condition; a second longitudinally extending tubular base means, having cross-sectional dimensions greater than the cross-sectional dimensions of said first tubular base means, for supporting a second end portion of each of said plurality of cross members in an assembled pallet condition and for enhousing said first tubular base means and said plurality of cross members in the pallet knockdown condition, whereby said pallet is self-enhousing within said second base means; a third longitudinally extending base means, having cross-sectional dimensions greater than said first base means but less than said second base means, for supporting a central portion of each of said plurality of cross members in an assembled pallet condition and for enhousing said first base means and said plurality of cross members while being nested within said second base means in the pallet knockdown condition; said cross members being arranged parallel to each other and extending normally to the axis of said first, second, and third base means; said base means each having indentations in the upper surfaces thereof for the reception of a cooperating portion of said support members. The depth of the indentations in said third base means being greater than the depth of the indentations in said first base means and less than the depth of the indentations in said second base means whereby said cross members extend parallel to the pallet supporting surface while resting on said plurality of base means each having different heights; and a plurality of longitudinally extending tie-rods extending within said tubular base means and through said plurality of cross members whereby said cross members are attached to said base means in the pallet assembled condition and also whereby said cross members can be detached from said base means and longitudinally aligned with said tie-rods for storage of said cross members and said tie-rods completely within said nested base means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
366 words
A knockdown pallet for supporting, when assembled, a load thereupon, comprising: a plurality of tubular load supporting cross members; a first longitudinally extending tubular base means for supporting a first end portion of each of said plurality of cross members in an assembled pallet condition and for enhousing said plurality of cross members in a pallet knockdown condition; a second longitudinally extending tubular base means, having cross-sectional dimensions greater than the cross-sectional dimensions of said first tubular base means, for supporting a second end portion of each of said plurality of cross members in an assembled pallet condition and for enhousing said first tubular base means and said plurality of cross members in the pallet knockdown condition, whereby said pallet is self-enhousing within said second base means; a third longitudinally extending base means, having cross-sectional dimensions greater than said first base means but less than said second base means, for supporting a central portion of each of said plurality of cross members in an assembled pallet condition and for enhousing said first base means and said plurality of cross members while being nested within said second base means in the pallet knockdown condition; said cross members being arranged parallel to each other and extending normally to the axis of said first, second, and third base means; said base means each having indentations in the upper surfaces thereof for the reception of a cooperating portion of said support members. The depth of the indentations in said third base means being greater than the depth of the indentations in said first base means and less than the depth of the indentations in said second base means whereby said cross members extend parallel to the pallet supporting surface while resting on said plurality of base means each having different heights; and a plurality of longitudinally extending tie-rods extending within said tubular base means and through said plurality of cross members whereby said cross members are attached to said base means in the pallet assembled condition and also whereby said cross members can be detached from said base means and longitudinally aligned with said tie-rods for storage of said cross members and said tie-rods completely within said nested base means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
A knockdown pallet as defined in claim 1 and further comprising: aligned lateral cutouts in the base means for the side reception of the fork bars of a forklift truck, whereby the truck may engage the pallet at either end or either side.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
93 words
A knockdown pallet as defined in claim 5 wherein said lateral cutouts comprise: a first generally U-shaped archway fashioned normally through each of said base means near one end thereof; and a second generally U-shaped archway fashioned normally through each of said base members near the other end thereof, thus forming a pair of archways laterally extending through the pallet base means and thus leaving floor engaging legs on each of the base means and the center thereof, wherein each of said floor engaging legs has at least one stabilizing member positioned therethrough.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
370 words
A knockdown pallet for supporting, when assembled, a load thereupon, comprising: a plurality of tubular load supporting cross members; a first longitudinally extending tubular base means for supporting a first end portion of each of said plurality of cross members in an assembled pallet condition and for enhousing said plurality of cross members in the pallet knockdown condition; second longitudinally extending tubular base means, having cross-sectional dimensions greater than the cross-sectional dimensions of said first tubular base means, for supporting a second end portion of each of said plurality of cross members in an assembled pallet condition and for enhousing said first tubular base means and said plurality of cross members in the pallet knockdown condition, whereby said pallet is self-enhousing within said second base means; a plurality of tubular base stabilizing members extending normally to the axis of said first and second base means, said base means being provided with indentations in the lower portions thereof for the cooperative reception of said stabilizing members; and a third longitudinally extending tubular base means, having cross-sectional dimensions greater than said first base means but less than said second base means, for supporting a central portion of each of said plurality of cross members in an assembled pallet condition and for enhousing said first base means and said plurality of cross members while being nested within said second base means in the pallet knockdown condition, said cross members and said stabilizing members being parallel to each other and extending normally to the axis of said first, second and third base means, said indentations in the lower surfaces of said base means being equal in all three base means, and approximately the same as the diameter of said stabilizing members, said base means having further indentation in the upper surfaces thereof for the reception of a cooperating portion of said cross members, the depth of the indentations in said third base means being greater than the depth of the indentations in said first base means but less than the depth of the indentations in said second base means, whereby said cross members while resting on a plurality of tubular base means of progressively smaller diameters will be disposed parallel to the stabilizing members.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
370 words
A knockdown pallet for supporting, when assembled, a load thereupon, comprising: a plurality of tubular load supporting cross members; a first longitudinally extending tubular base means for supporting a first end portion of each of said plurality of cross members in an assembled pallet condition and for enhousing said plurality of cross members in the pallet knockdown condition; second longitudinally extending tubular base means, having cross-sectional dimensions greater than the cross-sectional dimensions of said first tubular base means, for supporting a second end portion of each of said plurality of cross members in an assembled pallet condition and for enhousing said first tubular base means and said plurality of cross members in the pallet knockdown condition, whereby said pallet is self-enhousing within said second base means; a plurality of tubular base stabilizing members extending normally to the axis of said first and second base means, said base means being provided with indentations in the lower portions thereof for the cooperative reception of said stabilizing members; and a third longitudinally extending tubular base means, having cross-sectional dimensions greater than said first base means but less than said second base means, for supporting a central portion of each of said plurality of cross members in an assembled pallet condition and for enhousing said first base means and said plurality of cross members while being nested within said second base means in the pallet knockdown condition, said cross members and said stabilizing members being parallel to each other and extending normally to the axis of said first, second and third base means, said indentations in the lower surfaces of said base means being equal in all three base means, and approximately the same as the diameter of said stabilizing members, said base means having further indentation in the upper surfaces thereof for the reception of a cooperating portion of said cross members, the depth of the indentations in said third base means being greater than the depth of the indentations in said first base means but less than the depth of the indentations in said second base means, whereby said cross members while resting on a plurality of tubular base means of progressively smaller diameters will be disposed parallel to the stabilizing members.
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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) | 1975-04-11 | 1975-10-11 | 1976-04-11 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1979-04-11 | 1979-10-11 | 1980-04-11 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1983-04-11 | 1983-10-11 | 1984-04-11 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |