US3759192A — Load pallet construction

Claim 1

Independent Claim 219 words

A load supporting pallet adapted for use with a tractortrailer combination, comprising: a plurality of modular sections, eAch section being of the same widths as the pallet and having a flat top plate extending the length and width of the section and being bent downward along the sides of the modular section forming channel-shaped side edge portions; a plurality of vertical members each secured to the top plate and extending the length of the section in spaced parallel relation with the channel-shaped side edge portion; at least one bottom plate secured to the lower ends of the vertical members and extending the length of the modular section, the top plate, bottom plate, vertical members and channel-shaped side edge portions defining box girder members of one depth along opposite sides of the section with a center box girder member of lesser depth therebetween; a plurality of solid vertical plates extending the width and depth of pairs of adjacent modular sections and secured therebetween to fixedly engage adjacent modular sections, such intermodular engagement allowing the interconnection of modular sections having varying structural and load bearing characteristics; means for connecting the pallet to the tractor-trailer combination secured to at least one of the modular sections; and supporting legs attached to and depending from certain of the modular sections adjacent the sides thereof.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 219 words

A load supporting pallet adapted for use with a tractortrailer combination, comprising: a plurality of modular sections, eAch section being of the same widths as the pallet and having a flat top plate extending the length and width of the section and being bent downward along the sides of the modular section forming channel-shaped side edge portions; a plurality of vertical members each secured to the top plate and extending the length of the section in spaced parallel relation with the channel-shaped side edge portion; at least one bottom plate secured to the lower ends of the vertical members and extending the length of the modular section, the top plate, bottom plate, vertical members and channel-shaped side edge portions defining box girder members of one depth along opposite sides of the section with a center box girder member of lesser depth therebetween; a plurality of solid vertical plates extending the width and depth of pairs of adjacent modular sections and secured therebetween to fixedly engage adjacent modular sections, such intermodular engagement allowing the interconnection of modular sections having varying structural and load bearing characteristics; means for connecting the pallet to the tractor-trailer combination secured to at least one of the modular sections; and supporting legs attached to and depending from certain of the modular sections adjacent the sides thereof.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 129 words

The load bearing pallet as recited in claim 1 wherein one of the modular sections is a connector section and is of greater depth at one of its ends than at the other of its ends, the bottom surface of the section having a sloped bottom plate with an outwardly flared entrance end formed therein aligned with the center box girder member of an adjacent modular section, and wherein a second of the modular sections is at a uniform depth equal to the depth of the box girder member formed between the box girder members along opposite sides of the section, the second of the modular sections forming the front most portion of the pallet and the one of the modular sections forming the next portion of the pallet.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 161 words

A modular section adapted to be joined in end-to-end fashion to similar sections to form a load supporting pallet, comprising: a flat top plate extending the length and width of the modular section; a plurality of vertical plates extending the length of the modular section in spaced parallel relation to one another, the vertical plates being secured to the underside of the top plate; flat bottom plates secured to the lower ends of the vertical plates and covering the underside of the modular section, the top, vertical, and bottom plates forming a plurality of open ended box-like members which extend the length of the modular section; a rigid vertical member of the same width and depth as the modular section secured to one end of the modular section in a width-wise direction, the rigid vertical member providing means for fixedly interengaging separate modular sections such that the interconnection of modular sections of varying structural and load bearing characteristics may be achieved.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 161 words

A modular section adapted to be joined in end-to-end fashion to similar sections to form a load supporting pallet, comprising: a flat top plate extending the length and width of the modular section; a plurality of vertical plates extending the length of the modular section in spaced parallel relation to one another, the vertical plates being secured to the underside of the top plate; flat bottom plates secured to the lower ends of the vertical plates and covering the underside of the modular section, the top, vertical, and bottom plates forming a plurality of open ended box-like members which extend the length of the modular section; a rigid vertical member of the same width and depth as the modular section secured to one end of the modular section in a width-wise direction, the rigid vertical member providing means for fixedly interengaging separate modular sections such that the interconnection of modular sections of varying structural and load bearing characteristics may be achieved.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 45 words

The modular section according to claim 3 wherein the modular section is comprised of at least five box-like members, a pair of box-like members on each side of the section being of greater depth than the single box-like member at the center of the section.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1976-09-17	1977-03-19	1977-09-18	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1980-09-17	1981-03-19	1981-09-18	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1984-09-17	1985-03-19	1985-09-18	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Load pallet construction

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