Container and pallet

Claim 2

A four-way entry pallet construction comprising in combination: a. a base structure fabricated from a sheet of foldable material cut and scored to form a plurality of parallel channels having alternating and coplanar upper and lower leg panels connected together by integral intermediate side walls with an end side wall attached to the free edge of each end leg panel; b. said intermediate and end side walls each having a first series of openings therein for accommodating at least two separate tubular members transversely of said channels; and, c. at least two tubular members for insertion in said first openings and characterized as having additional openings therein which become aligned with certain of said channels upon insertion of said tubular members in said first openings.

Claim 3

The pallet construction as defined in claim 1 wherein the first series of openings in said intermediate side walls are cut to form flaps which are hingedly attached to the opposite side edges of said first openings, corresponding flaps on each of said adjacent intermediate side walls being folded over in overlapping engagement to accept the said tubular elements.

Claim 4

The pallet construction as defined in claim 2 wherein the first openings in said end side walls are cut to form flaps which are hingedly attached to the opposite side edges of said first openings, corresponding pairs of flaps in each end side wall being folded inside of the respective tubular members after the said tubular members are fitted within the flapped openings provided therefor.

Claim 5

The pallet construction as defined in claim 3, wherein the additional openings in each of said tubular members may be aligned with either the upwardly opening channels or the downwardly opening channels for accommodating a forklift truck from any of the four sides of the pallet.

Claim 6

A four-way entry pallet construction comprising in combination: a. a base structure formed from a sheet of corrugated paperboard or the like having a plurality of spaced parallel scores extending longitudinally thereof between a pair of opposed side edges and defining the side margins of a plurality of leg panels; b. said sheet being folded on the spaced parallel scores to position top leg panels in substantially one horizontal plane, and bottom leg panels in a different horizontal plane; c. a plurality of side walls interconnecting the top and bottom leg panels; d. said side walls each having a first series of openings to receive at least two separate tubular elements transversely of said side walls; e. wherein any two adjacent side walls joined by a bottom leg panel defines a channel opening upwardly and one of the first mentioned side walls joined by a top leg panel and another side wall defines a channel opening downwardly; f. each of said tubular members having additional openings therein which become aligned with either the upwardly opening channels or the downwardly opening channels upon insertion of said tubular members in said first openings to accept a forklift truck from any of the four sides of said pallet.

Claim 7

A four-way entry pallet construction comprising in combination: a. a base structure formed from a sheet of corrugated paperboard or the like having a plurality of spaced parallel scores extending longitudinally thereof between a pair of opposed side edges and defining the side margins of a plurality of leg panels; b. said sheet being folded on the spaced parallel scores to position top leg panels in substantially one horizontal plane, and bottom leg panels in a different horizontal plane; c. a plurality of side walls interconnecting the top and bottom leg panels; d. said side walls each having a first series of openings to receive at least two separate tubular elements transversely of said side walls; e. wherein any two adjacent side walls joined by a bottom leg panel defines a channel opening upwardly and one of the first mentioned side walls joined by a top leg panel and another side wall defines a channel opening downwardly; f. each of said tubular members having additional openings therein which become aligned with either the upwardly opening channels or the downwardly opening channels upon insertion of said tubular members in said first openings to accept a forklift truck from any of the four sides of said pallet.

Claim 8

A composite shipping container and pallet comprising in combination: a. a container structure having cutout portions therein at the bottom of each side thereof for receiving the tines of a forklift truck from any side thereof; b. an integral pallet means adapted to fit inside said container and having forklift openings therein which are aligned with the cutout portions in the container side walls; and, c. a base element which is fitted inside said container on top of said pallet to support the product to be shipped therein; d. said pallet means including a base structure having a plurality of parallel channels with alternating and coplanar upper and lower leg panels connected together by integral intermediate walls with an end wall attached to the free edge of each end leg panel; e. said intermediate and end walls each having a first series of openings therein for accommodating at least two separate tubular members transversely of said channels; and, f. at least two separate tubular members for insertion in said first openings and characterized as having additional openings therein which become aligned with certain of said channels upon insertion of said tubular members in said first openings.

Claim 9

A composite shipping container and pallet comprising in combination: a. a container structure having cutout portions therein at the bottom of each side thereof for receiving the tines of a forklift truck from any side thereof; b. an integral pallet means adapted to fit inside said container and having forklift openings therein which are aligned with the cutout portions in the container side walls; and, c. a base element which is fitted inside said container on top of said pallet to support the product to be shipped therein; d. said pallet means including a base structure having a plurality of parallel channels with alternating and coplanar upper and lower leg panels connected together by integral intermediate walls with an end wall attached to the free edge of each end leg panel; e. said intermediate and end walls each having a first series of openings therein for accommodating at least two separate tubular members transversely of said channels; and, f. at least two separate tubular members for insertion in said first openings and characterized as having additional openings therein which become aligned with certain of said channels upon insertion of said tubular members in said first openings.