US5579701A
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Completely knock down plastic pallet and method of manufacturing the same
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1994-08-23
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Granted: 1996-12-03
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Expires: 2014-08-23
Abstract
Abstract A completely knock down plastic pallet comprising a set of runners, a set of top deck elements, and a set of bottom deck elements. The runners comprising two end runners which define opposed side faces of the pallet and one or more intermediate runners located at spaced intervals between the end runners. The top deck elements being received in the top face of the intermediate runners. The ends of the top deck elements are engaged in cavities formed in the end runners. The bottom deck elements are received on the bottom face of the intermediate runners and the ends of the bottom deck elements being engaged in a set of further cavities formed in the end runners.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles H. Fook Wah
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 14:38
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; B65D2519/00084; B65D2519/00104; B65D2519/00258; B65D2519/00263; B65D2519/00278; B65D2519/00283; B65D2519/00293; B65D2519/00298; B65D2519/00313; B65D2519/00323; B65D2519/00328; B65D2519/00333; B65D2519/00353; B65D2519/00368; B65D2519/00373; B65D2519/00547; B65D2519/00552; B65D2519/00557; B65D2519/00567; B65D2519/00572; B65D2519/00736; B65D2519/0098; B65D2519/00985; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S108/00; Y10S108/901; Y10S108/902
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
205 words
A completely knock down plastic pallet comprising a set of runners, a set of top deck elements, and a set of bottom deck elements, said runners comprising two end runners which define opposed side faces of the pallet and at least one intermediate runner located at a spaced interval between the end runners, said top deck elements being received in the top face of the intermediate runner, the ends of the top deck elements being interengaged with the end runners, the interengaging portions of said end runners and said top deck elements being configured to prevent relative movement therebetween in at least one sense in each of three mutually perpendicular directions, the bottom deck elements being interengaged with the bottom face of the intermediate runner, the interengaging portions of the bottom deck elements and the bottom face of the intermediate runner being configured to prevent relative movement therebetween in at least one sense in each of three mutually perpendicular directions, and the ends of the bottom deck elements being interengaged with the end runners, the interengaging portions of said end runners and said bottom deck elements being configured to prevent relative movement therebetween in at least one sense in each of three mutually perpendicular directions.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
205 words
A completely knock down plastic pallet comprising a set of runners, a set of top deck elements, and a set of bottom deck elements, said runners comprising two end runners which define opposed side faces of the pallet and at least one intermediate runner located at a spaced interval between the end runners, said top deck elements being received in the top face of the intermediate runner, the ends of the top deck elements being interengaged with the end runners, the interengaging portions of said end runners and said top deck elements being configured to prevent relative movement therebetween in at least one sense in each of three mutually perpendicular directions, the bottom deck elements being interengaged with the bottom face of the intermediate runner, the interengaging portions of the bottom deck elements and the bottom face of the intermediate runner being configured to prevent relative movement therebetween in at least one sense in each of three mutually perpendicular directions, and the ends of the bottom deck elements being interengaged with the end runners, the interengaging portions of said end runners and said bottom deck elements being configured to prevent relative movement therebetween in at least one sense in each of three mutually perpendicular directions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
66 words
A pallet as claimed at claim 1 wherein the ends of the top and bottom deck elements are formed with tenons received in cavities in the end runners to form the interengaging portions and where the top surfaces of the end runners and the top deck elements are substantially coplanar and the bottom surfaces of the end runners and the bottom deck elements are substantially coplanar.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
75 words
A plastic pallet as claimed at claim 2 wherein the top face of the intermediate runner is formed with a set of spaced recesses of complementary configuration to the cross-sectional configuration of the top deck elements in the region of the intermediate runner to form the interengaging portions, said recesses being positioned to receive the top deck elements such that the top surface of the intermediate runners and the top deck elements are substantially coplanar.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
75 words
A plastic pallet as claimed at claim 3 wherein the bottom surface of the intermediate runner is formed with a set of spaced recesses of complementary configuration to the cross-sectional configuration of the bottom deck elements in the region of the intermediate runner to form the interengaging portions, said recesses being positioned to receive the bottom deck elements such that the bottom surface of the intermediate runners and the bottom deck elements are substantially coplanar.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A plastic pallet as claimed at claim 4 wherein the portion of the top and bottom deck elements received on the intermediate runner are formed of a reduced width.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
A plastic pallet as claimed at claim 5 wherein the inner face of the top and bottom deck elements are each formed with a chamfered edge in the region between the runners.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
A plastic pallet as claimed at claim 6 wherein the runners are formed with a plurality of apertures spaced along their length, said apertures being shaped to receive the lifting forks of a lifting means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
68 words
A plastic pallet as claimed at claim 7 wherein the top deck elements, the bottom deck elements and the runners are formed with the preformed holes, said preformed holes being located in the regions where the deck elements overlap with the runner elements and the holes in said deck elements being aligned with holes in the runner elements when the deck elements and runners are located in position.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
75 words
A plastic pallet as claimed at claim 1 wherein the top face of the intermediate runner is formed with a set of spaced recesses of complementary configuration to the cross-sectional configuration of the top deck elements in the region of the intermediate runner to form the interengaging position, said recesses being positioned to receive the top deck elements such that the top surface of the intermediate runners and the top deck elements are substantially coplanar.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
75 words
A plastic pallet as claimed at claim 9 wherein the bottom surface of the intermediate runner is formed with a set of spaced recesses of complementary configuration to the cross-sectional configuration of the bottom deck elements in the region of the intermediate runner to form the interengaging portions, said recesses being positioned to receive the bottom deck elements such that the bottom surface of the intermediate runners and the bottom deck elements are substantially coplanar.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
A plastic pallet as claimed at claim 10 wherein the portion of the top and bottom deck elements received on the intermediate runner are formed of a reduced width.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
35 words
A plastic pallet as claimed at claim 11 wherein the runners are formed with a plurality of apertures spaced along their length, said apertures being shaped to receive the lifting forks of a lifting means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
68 words
A plastic pallet as claimed at claim 12 wherein the top deck elements, the bottom deck elements and the runners are formed with the preformed holes, said preformed holes being located in the regions where the deck elements overlap with the runner elements and the holes in said deck elements being aligned with holes in the runner elements when the deck elements and runners are located in position.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
75 words
A plastic pallet as claimed at claim 1 wherein the bottom surface of the intermediate runner is formed with a set of spaced recesses of complementary configuration to the cross-sectional configuration of the bottom deck elements in the region of the intermediate runner to form the interengaging positions, said recesses being positioned to receive the bottom deck elements such that the bottom surface of the intermediate runners and the bottom deck elements are substantially coplanar.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
29 words
A plastic pallet as claimed at claim 14 wherein the portion of the top and bottom deck elements received on the intermediate runner are formed of a reduced width.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
32 words
A plastic pallet as claimed at claim 15 wherein the inner face of the top and bottom deck elements are each formed with a chamfered edge in the region between the runners.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
35 words
A plastic pallet as claimed at claim 16 wherein the runners are formed with a plurality of apertures spaced along their length, said apertures being shaped to receive the lifting forks of a lifting means.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
32 words
A plastic pallet as claimed at claim 1 wherein the inner face of the top and bottom deck elements are each formed with a chamfered edge in the region between the runners.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
35 words
A plastic pallet as claimed at claim 1 wherein the runners are formed with a plurality of apertures spaced along their length, said apertures being shaped to receive the lifting forks of a lifting means.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
67 words
A plastic pallet as claimed at claim 1 wherein the top deck elements, the bottom deck elements and the runners are formed with preformed holes, said preformed holes being located in the regions where the deck elements overlap with the runner elements and the holes in said deck elements being aligned with holes in the runner elements when the deck elements and runners are located in position.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
48 words
A plastic pallet as claimed at claim 1, wherein the interengaging portions of the top deck elements with each of the end runners precluding movement of the end runners toward each other and precluding transverse and vertical relative movement between the end runners and the top deck elements.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
54 words
A plastic pallet as claimed in claim 21, wherein the interengaging portions of the end runners and the bottom deck elements being such as to preclude movement of the end runners toward each other and to preclude relative movement in the transverse and vertical direction between the end runners and the bottom deck elements.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
51 words
A plastic pallet as claimed in claim 22, wherein the interengaging portions of the top and bottom deck elements and the intermediate runner precludes transverse movement of the intermediate runner toward either of the end runners and longitudinal movement of the intermediate runner relative to the top and bottom deck elements.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
51 words
A plastic pallet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the interengaging portions of the top and bottom deck elements and the intermediate runner precludes transverse movement of the intermediate runner toward either of the end runners and longitudinal movement of the intermediate runner relative to the top and bottom deck elements.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1999-12-03 | 2000-06-03 | 2000-12-03 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2003-12-03 | 2004-06-03 | 2004-12-03 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2007-12-03 | 2008-06-03 | 2008-12-03 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |