Pallet runner

Claim 1

A pallet runner for use in a disposable pallet assembly for shipping articles stacked thereon having a single rectangular section of carboard having fluting consisting essentially of: A. a single row of aligned cylindrical fiber cores spaced across and centrally disposed on said rectangular section of cardboard with a base portion of each of said cores glued to said rectangular section of cardboard; B. said cores being aligned in a direction across said fluting of said carboard; C. a first pair of centrally disposed parallel scores spaced a distance substantially equal to the diameter of said cores aligned with said cores forming a base for said runner; D. a second pair of scores parallel to said first scores and spaced outwardly therefrom a distance substantially equal to the height of said cores forming sides for said runner; E. marginal flaps having a width substantially equal to the diameter of said corEs; and F. an upper portion portion of each of said cores to which said flaps are folded down and glued forming a beam like runner having a flat double thickness of carbdoard for gluing to a bottom portion of an article carrying member; whereby a plurality of such pallet runners may be glued in spaced relation to each other to said bottom portion forming a disposable pallet assembly.