US5101737A
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Pallet assembly
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1991-03-22
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Granted: 1992-04-07
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Expires: 2011-03-22
Abstract
Abstract A pallet includes a plurality of foundation rails, each of the foundation rails including planar top and bottom walls, with orthogonally oriented grooves arranged parallel to and extending coextensively of each of the rails, wherein each of the grooves define groove pairs, wherein the groove pairs receive confronting leg pairs of associated strips orthogonally secured to the foundation rails. The pallet is selectively securable together to form the pallet structure by snap-fit inter-relationship.
Inventors
- 👤 Marcos Gomez
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 05:05
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D19/00; B65D19/0004; B65D19/0053; B65D19/0077; B65D19/0089; B65D19/0093; B65D19/0095; B65D2519/00; B65D2519/00004; B65D2519/00009; B65D2519/00014; B65D2519/00034; B65D2519/00049; B65D2519/00069; B65D2519/00084; B65D2519/00104; B65D2519/00258; B65D2519/00283; B65D2519/00293; B65D2519/00298; B65D2519/00313; B65D2519/00323; B65D2519/00328; B65D2519/00333; B65D2519/00368; B65D2519/00373; B65D2519/00547; B65D2519/00552; B65D2519/00557; B65D2519/00562; B65D2519/00567; B65D2519/00736; B65D2519/008; B65D2519/0098; B65D2519/00985; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S108/00; Y10S108/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
295 words
A pallet assembly comprising, a plurality of spaced parallel foundation rails to include at least a first foundation rail and a second foundation rail, the first foundation rail including first spaced parallel top and bottom first walls, and the second foundation rail including spaced planar top and bottom second walls, wherein the first and second top walls are coplanar and the first and second bottom walls are coplanar, and the first foundition rail includes spaced parallel first side walls, and the second foundation rail includes spaced parallel second side walls, wherein the first side walls are orthogonally oriented relative to the first top and bottom walls and the second side walls are orthogonally oriented relative to the second top and bottom walls, and a plurality of mounting strips mounted to the first and second foundation rails orthogonally oriented relative to the first and second foundation rails, wherein the mounting strips are spaced apart a predetermined spacing, and including a further plurality of further mounting strips mounted to the first and second foundation rails orthogonally oriented relative to the first and second foundation rails spaced apart a further predetermined spacing mounted to the first and second foundation rails in contiguous communication with the first and second bottom walls, and including first side wall grooves mounted coextensively and parallel relative to one another within the first side walls, and second side wall grooves mounted coextensively and parallel relative to one another within the second side walls, and each of the mounting strips including a plurality of leg pairs including at least a first leg pair and a second leg pair, the first leg pair of each mounting strip mounted within the first grooves, and the second leg pair of each mounting strip mounted within the second groove.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
295 words
A pallet assembly comprising, a plurality of spaced parallel foundation rails to include at least a first foundation rail and a second foundation rail, the first foundation rail including first spaced parallel top and bottom first walls, and the second foundation rail including spaced planar top and bottom second walls, wherein the first and second top walls are coplanar and the first and second bottom walls are coplanar, and the first foundition rail includes spaced parallel first side walls, and the second foundation rail includes spaced parallel second side walls, wherein the first side walls are orthogonally oriented relative to the first top and bottom walls and the second side walls are orthogonally oriented relative to the second top and bottom walls, and a plurality of mounting strips mounted to the first and second foundation rails orthogonally oriented relative to the first and second foundation rails, wherein the mounting strips are spaced apart a predetermined spacing, and including a further plurality of further mounting strips mounted to the first and second foundation rails orthogonally oriented relative to the first and second foundation rails spaced apart a further predetermined spacing mounted to the first and second foundation rails in contiguous communication with the first and second bottom walls, and including first side wall grooves mounted coextensively and parallel relative to one another within the first side walls, and second side wall grooves mounted coextensively and parallel relative to one another within the second side walls, and each of the mounting strips including a plurality of leg pairs including at least a first leg pair and a second leg pair, the first leg pair of each mounting strip mounted within the first grooves, and the second leg pair of each mounting strip mounted within the second groove.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
133 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein said at least first top wall and said first bottom wall includes a plurality of gel packets spaced apart a predetermined spacing and futher predetermined spacing on the top and bottom walls respectively, and each of the gel packets including a central web, the central web defining a top chamber and a bottom chamber, the chamber including an epoxy resin and the bottom chamber including an epoxy hardener, and each of the mounting strips includes a cutting rib mounted fixedly and coextensively to each of the mounting strips between each of thr leg pairs extending medially and coextensively of each of the leg pairs to effect rupturing of the central web upon securement of each mounting strip to the first and second foundation rails.
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