US3910202A
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Pallet construction
Assignee: AIR SEA PACKAGING Inc
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Filing: 1974-06-24
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Granted: 1975-10-07
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Expires: 1994-06-24
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to an improvement in a pallet comprising a platform of corrugated fiberboard, or other suitable board material, supported on molded plastic legs, the bottoms of the legs being connected by bottom runners. More specifically, the invention relates to a novel connection means for connecting the bottom runners to the leg bottoms. In accordance with the invention, the connection means are slidable along the top surface of the bottom runner in a channel in the bottom runner. The connection means comprise resilient caps which have a normal shape larger than openings in the leg bottoms. The caps are deformable under pressure, to a size smaller than the openings, and are adapted to snap back to their normal shape when the pressure is released. The resilient caps are holdingly retained in the channel by a base portion to which they are connected by an attachment column. When the resilient caps are inserted into the openings in the leg bottoms, they snap back to their normal shape so that the legs are connectably attached to the bottom runners.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul Skahan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 06:24
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D19/00; B65D19/0004; B65D19/0006; B65D19/0008; B65D19/002; B65D19/0024; B65D19/0026; B65D2519/00; B65D2519/00004; B65D2519/00009; B65D2519/00014; B65D2519/00029; B65D2519/00049; B65D2519/00069; B65D2519/00084; B65D2519/00104; B65D2519/00258; B65D2519/00283; B65D2519/00288; B65D2519/00313; B65D2519/00323; B65D2519/00328; B65D2519/00333; B65D2519/00368; B65D2519/00373; B65D2519/00547; B65D2519/00552; B65D2519/00557; B65D2519/00567; B65D2519/00572; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S108/00; Y10S108/901; Y10S108/902
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
255 words
A pallet construction comprising, in combination; platform means for supporting material; leg means depending from said platform means, each leg means having at least one opening in the bottom surface thereof; and runner means connected to said leg means at the bottom surfaces thereof, said runner means comprising, channel means extending along the length of said runners, means moveable along a top surface of said runners and slidable in said channel means, each said moveable means comprising; a base portion having a width greater than the width of an opening in the top surfAce of the runner means which communicates with the channel means, and being holdingly located in said channel means; an attachment column extending upwardly through said opening from the base portion and terminating above the top surface of the runner means; and resilient cap means at the top of each attachment column; the resilient cap means, in its normal shape, being larger than the opening in the leg bottom surface, the resilient cap means being deformable, under pressure, to be smaller than the opening in the leg bottom surface and being adapted to snap back to its normal shape when the pressure is released; whereby the resilient cap means can be deformed to be inserted through a respective opening in a leg bottom surface and whereby, after the resilient cap means has passed through the opening in the leg bottom surface, it will snap back to its normal shape so that the runner means will be holdably connected to the leg bottom.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
255 words
A pallet construction comprising, in combination; platform means for supporting material; leg means depending from said platform means, each leg means having at least one opening in the bottom surface thereof; and runner means connected to said leg means at the bottom surfaces thereof, said runner means comprising, channel means extending along the length of said runners, means moveable along a top surface of said runners and slidable in said channel means, each said moveable means comprising; a base portion having a width greater than the width of an opening in the top surfAce of the runner means which communicates with the channel means, and being holdingly located in said channel means; an attachment column extending upwardly through said opening from the base portion and terminating above the top surface of the runner means; and resilient cap means at the top of each attachment column; the resilient cap means, in its normal shape, being larger than the opening in the leg bottom surface, the resilient cap means being deformable, under pressure, to be smaller than the opening in the leg bottom surface and being adapted to snap back to its normal shape when the pressure is released; whereby the resilient cap means can be deformed to be inserted through a respective opening in a leg bottom surface and whereby, after the resilient cap means has passed through the opening in the leg bottom surface, it will snap back to its normal shape so that the runner means will be holdably connected to the leg bottom.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
A pallet construction as defined in claim 1 wherein the resilient cap means is hemispherical in its normal shape.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A pallet construction as defined in claim 2 wherein the top of said hemispherically shaped resilient cap comprises cross-slits, whereby the runner means is releasably connected to the leg bottom.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A pallet construction as defined in claim 1 wherein the resilient cap means comprises a bottom hemisphere and a top hemisphere.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
A pallet construction as defined in claim 4 and comprising cross-slits in both said bottom hemisphere and said top hemisphere, whereby said runner means is releasably connected to the leg bottom surface.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A pallet construction as defined in claim 1 wherein said resilient cap means is conical in its normal shape.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A pallet construction as defined in claim 6 wherein the top of said conically shaped resilient cap comprises cross-slits, whereby the runner means is releasably connected to the leg bottom surface.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
A pallet construction as defined in claim 1 wherein said resilient cap comprises an upper cone and a lower cone, and cross-slits in both said upper cone and said lower cone, whereby said runner means is releasably connected to said leg bottom.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
150 words
A pallet construction as defined in claim 1 for use with a pallet wherein each leg bottom surface comprises four equally spaced openings adjacent the periphery of each leg, and wherein said movable means comprises; a base portion having a width greater than the width of an opening in the top surface of the runner means which communicates with the channel means; an attachment column extending upwardly through said opening from the base portion and terminating above the top surface of the runner means; a cross-bar arrangement at the top end of said attachment column comprising two cross-bars extending at right angles to each other in a plane at right angles to said attachment column and parallel to the top surface of the runner means; and resilient cap means at the ends of each cross-bar, each said resilient cap being insertable into a different opening in said leg bottom surface.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
140 words
A pallet construction as defined in claim 1 for use with a pallet wherein each leg bottom surface comprises at least two equally spaced openings adjacent the periphery of each leg, and wherein said movable means comprises; a base portion having a width greater than the width of an opening in the top surface of the runner means which communicates with the channel means; an attachment column extending upwardly through said opening from the base portion and terminating above the top surface of the runner means; a horizontal cross-bar at the top end of said attachment column extending at right angles to said attachment column and parallel to the top surface of said runner means; and resilient cap means at the ends of said cross-bar, each said resilient cap being insertable into a different opening in said leg bottom surface.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1978-10-06 | 1979-04-07 | 1979-10-07 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1982-10-06 | 1983-04-07 | 1983-10-07 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1986-10-06 | 1987-04-07 | 1987-10-07 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |