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Method for the manufacture of a pallet of plastics material for storing different materials or products, device for carrying said method into practice obtained thereby
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1972-07-12
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Granted: 1975-10-28
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Expires: 1992-07-12
Abstract
Abstract A disposable pallet and a manufacturing method therefor are described, in which the pallet comprises a single piece of expanded polystyrene, provided with resting feet extending from the bottom surface thereof, and a plurality of wooden slats, parallel to each other and embedded in said single piece of expanded polystyrene.
Inventors
- 👤 Benvenuto Nania
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 09:07
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D19/00; B65D19/02; B65D19/06; B65D19/18; B29; B29C; B29C44/00; B29C44/02; B29C44/12; B29C44/1266; B29C44/34; B29C44/36; B29C44/38; B29C44/44; B29C44/445; B65D19/0004; B65D19/0006; B65D19/0008; B65D19/001; B65D19/0014; B65D19/0016; B29C33/00; B29C33/12; B29C33/123; B29C44/3415; B29C44/3426; B65D2519/00; B65D2519/00004; B65D2519/00009; B65D2519/00014; B65D2519/00034; B65D2519/00044; B65D2519/00049; B65D2519/00069; B65D2519/00079; B65D2519/00119; B65D2519/00134; B65D2519/00258; B65D2519/00263; B65D2519/00268; B65D2519/00283; B65D2519/00288; B65D2519/00313; B65D2519/00318; B65D2519/00328; B65D2519/00333; B65D2519/00398; B65D2519/00432; B65D2519/00437; B65D2519/00547; B65D2519/00552; B65D2519/00557; B65D2519/00562; B65D2519/00736; B65D2519/00805
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
A PALLET FORMED AS A SINGLE FLAT BODY OF EXPANDED FOAMED POLYSTYRENE HAVING FEET PROJECTING DOWNWARDLY FROM THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE BODY, WHEREIN A PLURALITY OF FLEXIBLE WOODEN SLATS ARE EMBEDDED IN THE INTERIOR OF SAID BODY AND ARE ADHERED TO SAID EXPANDED FOAMED POLYSTYRENE SUBSTANTIALLY INTERMEDIATE OF THE UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES THEREOF, SAID FLEXIBLE WOODEN SLATS MATCHING THE BENDING OF SAID EXPANDED FOAMED POLYSTYRENE UNDER AN APPLIED LOAD, SAID SLATS ALSO BEING PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER AND DISPOSED PERPENDICLARLY TO THE FEET, SAID LOWER SURFACE HAVING APERTURES FORMED BY PINS PROVIDED TO SUPPORT SAID FLEXIBLE WOODEN SLATS INTERMEDIATE OF SAID SURFACES DURING A PALLET FORMING MOLDING PROCESS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
110 words
A PALLET FORMED AS A SINGLE FLAT BODY OF EXPANDED FOAMED POLYSTYRENE HAVING FEET PROJECTING DOWNWARDLY FROM THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE BODY, WHEREIN A PLURALITY OF FLEXIBLE WOODEN SLATS ARE EMBEDDED IN THE INTERIOR OF SAID BODY AND ARE ADHERED TO SAID EXPANDED FOAMED POLYSTYRENE SUBSTANTIALLY INTERMEDIATE OF THE UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES THEREOF, SAID FLEXIBLE WOODEN SLATS MATCHING THE BENDING OF SAID EXPANDED FOAMED POLYSTYRENE UNDER AN APPLIED LOAD, SAID SLATS ALSO BEING PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER AND DISPOSED PERPENDICLARLY TO THE FEET, SAID LOWER SURFACE HAVING APERTURES FORMED BY PINS PROVIDED TO SUPPORT SAID FLEXIBLE WOODEN SLATS INTERMEDIATE OF SAID SURFACES DURING A PALLET FORMING MOLDING PROCESS.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A pallet as in claim 1 wherein said flexible wooden slats have a saw-toothed profile.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
58 words
A pallet as in claim 1 in which the upper surface of the body is provided with upwardly depending inner and outer peripheral edges, said outer edge extending upwardly a greater distance than said inner edge, said edges thereby providing a groove which extends around the periphery of the body for receiving the side wall of a container.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
A pallet as in claim 2 wherein the body has a central hole extending through the upper and lower surfaces of the body for discharging pourable material from a container supported on the body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
11 words
A pallet as in claim 2 wherein the body is octagonal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
50 words
A pallet as in claim 1 wherein there are three feet in the form of spaced apart parallel ribs, one foot being centrally located on the body and extending along the center line of the body, and two feet being laterally located extending along two opposite sides of the body.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
89 words
A palLet as in claim 6 wherein the upper surface of the body is provided with upwardly depending inner and outer peripheral edges, said outer edge extending upwardly a greater distance than said inner edge, said edges thereby providing a groove which extends around the periphery of the body for receiving the side wall of a container and wherein the body has a central hole extending from the upper surface of the body through the centrally located foot for discharging pourable material from a container located on the body.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
A pallet as in claim 1 wherein the feet have hollow spaces therein to reduce the weight of the pallet.
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