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Assembled pallet for forklift
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1991-07-11
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Granted: 1993-01-12
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Expires: 2011-07-11
Abstract
Abstract An assembled pallet for a forklift is disclosed which is made of plastic. A number of divided pallet members each formed of plastic by dividing a square by two diagonal lines are produced on a mass production basis. Four divided members are joined with each other through joint connections. The assembled pallet has, at each side, right and left two fork insertion holes through which the fork of the forklift may be inserted.
Inventors
- 👤 Okimune Kanazawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 22:44
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D19/00; B65D19/0004; B65D19/0053; B65D19/0055; B65D19/0067; B65D19/0069; B65D2519/00; B65D2519/00004; B65D2519/00009; B65D2519/00014; B65D2519/00034; B65D2519/00049; B65D2519/00069; B65D2519/00258; B65D2519/00263; B65D2519/00273; B65D2519/00283; B65D2519/00293; B65D2519/00313; B65D2519/00323; B65D2519/00328; B65D2519/00333; B65D2519/00343; B65D2519/00363; B65D2519/00398; B65D2519/00432; B65D2519/00437; B65D2519/00547; B65D2519/00552; B65D2519/00557; B65D2519/00572; B65D2519/00736; B65D2519/00741; B65D2519/00761; B65D2519/00766; B65D2519/00825; B65D2519/0083; B65D2519/0084; B65D2519/0098; B65D2519/00985; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S108/00; Y10S108/901; Y10S108/902
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
259 words
An assembled pallet for a forklift comprising: four divided pallet members, each of which is formed of a plastic material in the form of an isosceles triangle having a right angle at its apex including a base disposed on the side opposite said apex and two oblique sides, each of said pallet members including a first male connection portion and a second male connection portion formed at both end portions of one of said oblique sides, a first female connection portion and a second female connection portion formed at positions, on the other of said oblique sides, corresponding to said first male connection portion and said second male connection portion, right and left dual fork insertion holes formed in a longitudinal direction perpendicular to said base and between said first male connection portion and said second male connection portion and between said first female connection portion and said second female connection portion and a single intersecting fork insertion hole formed in a lateral direction in parallel to said base between said first male connection portion and said first female connection portion near the apex portion and said second male connection portion and said second female connection portion near said base whereby the four pallet members are assembled into a square pallet with the first male connection portions being engaged with the adjacent first female connection portions and the second male connection portions being engaged with the adjacent second female connection portions, so that a fork of the forklift may be inserted into said fork insertion holes of the pallet.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
259 words
An assembled pallet for a forklift comprising: four divided pallet members, each of which is formed of a plastic material in the form of an isosceles triangle having a right angle at its apex including a base disposed on the side opposite said apex and two oblique sides, each of said pallet members including a first male connection portion and a second male connection portion formed at both end portions of one of said oblique sides, a first female connection portion and a second female connection portion formed at positions, on the other of said oblique sides, corresponding to said first male connection portion and said second male connection portion, right and left dual fork insertion holes formed in a longitudinal direction perpendicular to said base and between said first male connection portion and said second male connection portion and between said first female connection portion and said second female connection portion and a single intersecting fork insertion hole formed in a lateral direction in parallel to said base between said first male connection portion and said first female connection portion near the apex portion and said second male connection portion and said second female connection portion near said base whereby the four pallet members are assembled into a square pallet with the first male connection portions being engaged with the adjacent first female connection portions and the second male connection portions being engaged with the adjacent second female connection portions, so that a fork of the forklift may be inserted into said fork insertion holes of the pallet.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
58 words
The pallet of claim 1, further comprising: an additional plastic pallet member having communication holes corresponding to said fork insertion holes of said divided pallet members; and connectors for connecting said additional pallet member to said base of at least one of said divided pallet members such that said communication holes are aligned with said fork insertion holes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
129 words
A pallet for a forklift, comprising: four plastic pallet members each having the shape of an isosceles triangle having a right angle at its apex and including a base disposed on the side opposite said apex and two oblique sides, each of said pallet members having fork insertion holes; first connectors for interconnecting said pallet members such that said pallet has a substantially square shape and said fork insertion holes are aligned to receive a fork of a forklift; slippage preventing means for preventing an article to be loaded on said pallet from slipping, said slippage preventing means comprising an I-shaped rubber plate at least partially disposed between mating oblique sides of each of said pallet members with the top portion of said rubber plate protruding from said pallet.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
129 words
A pallet for a forklift, comprising: four plastic pallet members each having the shape of an isosceles triangle having a right angle at its apex and including a base disposed on the side opposite said apex and two oblique sides, each of said pallet members having fork insertion holes; first connectors for interconnecting said pallet members such that said pallet has a substantially square shape and said fork insertion holes are aligned to receive a fork of a forklift; slippage preventing means for preventing an article to be loaded on said pallet from slipping, said slippage preventing means comprising an I-shaped rubber plate at least partially disposed between mating oblique sides of each of said pallet members with the top portion of said rubber plate protruding from said pallet.
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