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Ventilated pallet
Assignee: FABRI-FORM Co
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Filing: 1992-12-10
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Granted: 1995-04-25
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Expires: 2012-12-10
Abstract
Abstract A pallet (10)for use in bearing a load from material requiring a circulation of air during storage or shipment thereof, includes a thermoformed plastic body (11) have a plurality of ventilation apertures (30,31) therethrough, and a plurality of strengthening grooves (32, 40, 50) integrally formed in the body (11) and juxtaposed to the ventilation apertures (30,31). In use, the pallet (10) may carry a container (14) thereon and the material is contained within the container (14). The container (14) includes at least two opposing walls (52) and at least one aperture (53) in each of two opposing walls (52). The pallet (10) includes a plurality of downwardly extending feet (10, 21, 22, 23) to raise the pallet (10). At least one of the apertures (53) of the container (14) generally aligns with at least one of the ventilation apertures (30, 31) of the pallet (10) when the container (14) is stacked on the pallet (10).
Inventors
- 👤 John W. Knight, IV
- 👤 Paul W. Baker
- 👤 Donald J. Dietsch
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 19:27
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D19/00; B65D19/0004; B65D19/0006; B65D19/003; B65D19/0032; B65D19/0036; B65D19/004; B65D2519/00; B65D2519/00004; B65D2519/00009; B65D2519/00014; B65D2519/00034; B65D2519/00049; B65D2519/00069; B65D2519/00258; B65D2519/00263; B65D2519/00268; B65D2519/00283; B65D2519/00288; B65D2519/00313; B65D2519/00318; B65D2519/00328; B65D2519/00338; B65D2519/00398; B65D2519/00402; B65D2519/00407; B65D2519/00412; B65D2571/00; B65D2571/00006; B65D2571/00061; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S108/00; Y10S108/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
A pallet for use in bearing a load from material requiring a circulation of air during storage or shipment thereof, comprising a plastic body having a plurality of ventilation apertures therethrough, a plurality of strengthening grooves integrally formed in said body and adjacent to said ventilation apertures: and a plurality of downwardly extending legs, at least one said leg being integrally provided with a tie-down means for tying a covering to the pallet, wherein said tie-down means includes an indented surface integrally formed in said at least one said leg.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
90 words
A pallet for use in bearing a load from material requiring a circulation of air during storage or shipment thereof, comprising a plastic body having a plurality of ventilation apertures therethrough, a plurality of strengthening grooves integrally formed in said body and adjacent to said ventilation apertures: and a plurality of downwardly extending legs, at least one said leg being integrally provided with a tie-down means for tying a covering to the pallet, wherein said tie-down means includes an indented surface integrally formed in said at least one said leg.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
A pallet as set forth in claim 1, wherein said body includes an upper surface and a lower surface, and a peripheral edge defining a first pair of opposing, parallel sides and a second pair of opposing parallel sides.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
A pallet as set forth in claim 2, wherein said strengthening grooves include a plurality of grooves arranged in a spaced parallel relation, and generally parallel to one of said first or second opposing, parallel sides.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
A pallet as set forth in claim 3, further comprising a second plurality of grooves arranged in a spaced parallel relation, and generally parallel to the other of said first or second opposing, parallel sides.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
58 words
A pallet as set forth in claim 3, further comprising an air circulation groove intersecting at least one of said strengthening grooves and at least one of said ventilation apertures, such that an air passage is formed between said at least one strengthening groove and said at least one of said ventilation apertures via said air circulation groove.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
A pallet, as set forth in claim 5, wherein a plurality of said air circulation grooves extend between and intersect at least two of said ventilation apertures and a plurality of said strengthening grooves.
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