Pallet skids

Claim 1

A pallet to support a load spaced from a floor comprising: a plurality of transverse members; at least one first longitudinal frame member securably attached to said transverse members; at least two second longitudinal frame members securably attached to said transverse members; said second longitudinal frame members carrying sheet material members having two surfaces and cooperating with said second longitudinal members to provide at least two recesses adapted to receive a device for lifting the pallet said sheet material members having a first pair of generally V-shaped parallel channels in said first surface spaced apart a predetermined distance from each other and extending transversely from one edge of the first surface to the opposite edge; a second pair of V-shaped parallel channels in the second surface formed intermittent and parallel to said first pair of channels and spaced apart from each other a predetermined distance; each of said first pair and second pair of V-shaped parallel channels independently defining an angle of not greater than about 50*; said sheet material members being connected along the apices of said V-shaped channels there to produce recess-shaped sections having open sections facing in the direction of said transverse members when the surfaces between immediately adjacent channels are angularly displaced to substantially close said V-shaped channels.