Pallet

Claim 1

A pallet comprising a pair of like half pallet members coupled to each other in opposed, face-to-face relationship, each of said members comprising a rigid, horizontally disposed, rectangular main panel; a plurality of support posts and a like plurality of latching leg assemblies integral with and projecting vertically from the inner side surface of the main panel with the latching leg assemblies of one of said members being received within the support posts of the other member, the distal ends of the posts of one member being engaged with the inner surface of the main panel of the other member to maintain said main panels of the two members in a predetermined spaced relationship to each other; each of said posts being of like, square, tubular, horizontal cross section, each post having a generally rectangular opening through two opposed walls thereof adjacent the juncture of the post with its main panel, each latching leg assembly including a pair of flexible opposed legs received between the two opposed walls of the associated post; latch teeth on the outer side of each of said legs projecting into the rectangular opening of the associated post; a pair of corner skirts projecting vertically inwardly from said main panel at each end of each side of the panel and a central skirt portion projecting vertically inwardly from said main panel centrally of each side of the panel in spaced relationship to the adjacent corner skirts, said skirts of the respective members being in edge-to-edge engagement with each other with the spacing between said corner skirts and central skirts defining a pair of forklift tine receiving openings in each side of said pallet; and tabs integral with and projecting vertically from the inner sides of said central skirts on two adjacent sides of each member engaged with the inner sides of the central skirts of the other member.