A pallet is assembled from two identical pallet halves of a molded plastic material, such as polypropylene. Each pallet half is formed with a rigid, rectangular, load supporting platform having symmetrically disposed rows of support posts and latching leg assemblies projecting vertically from one surface of the platform. The posts and legs are so located and dimensioned that the legs on one pallet half can be inserted into the posts of the other to snap lock the two halves into assembled relationship. Spaced skirt portions along each edge of the platforms engage those of the other pallet half to define forklift tine receiving openings in each side of the pallet.
Based plates made of plastic wastes may be used to replace bass plates made of soft woods or tropical hard woods, such as used in the concrete industry to produce composite blocks, plates, blocks, curbstones or the like The base plates may be mad by plasticizing and extruding the thermoplastic component
A pallet having feet anchored to a platform by locking rings wherein each foot comprises a hollow tapered cup-like shape with a flange near the top of the foot, wherein the flange includes a plurality of slots, wherein each locking ring includes a flange of size and shape equal to the flanges of the feet, wherein each locking ring further includes a plurality of hooks which are insertable into the slots of the foot flange, and wherein the flange of each foot engages the underside of the platform while the flange of each locking ring engages the top side of the platform.
A modular pallet system is definable in terms of an xyz Cartesian matrix. The system includes a bottom element having a xy plane primary surface and integrally dependent positive z-axis prongs substantially at each of x and y axis edges of the primary surface, each of the prongs having first integral complemental engagement at their ends. The system further includes a top element having a rectilinear primary surface having opposing x and y axis edges, the surface positionable in a second xy plane above the first xy plane of the bottom element, the top element having integrally dependent negative z-axis prongs projecting from each of the x and y axis edges of the second xy plane thereof, each of the prongs terminating with second integral complemental engagement elements. The pallet system further includes hollow box-like z-axis separators having pairs of opposing xz and yz walls on interior surfaces of the walls including elements for snap-fittable securement with outer surfaces of the second complemental engagement elements of the prongs of the top element. Yet further included is a base layer comprising x-axis and y-axis linear offset members for defining x and y axis dimensions between pluralities of the separators. The system also includes a top layer positionable in the xy plane of the top element, such layer having openings therein proportioned for engagement between edges of the top element and top edges of the box-like separators. Upon interlock of opposing surfaces of the complemental engagement elements of the top and bottom elements within the volume defined by the separators, and the interlock of outer surfaces of the engagement elements of the prongs of the top element to the snap-fittable interlock elements of the separators, a structure having rigid xy, xz and yz planes is defined.
Disclosed is a roll cradle pallet having an arcuate support portion to support an object. Also disclosed is a method for fabricating a roll cradle pallet.
A modular pallet system definable in terms of xyz Cartesian coordinates includes a base structure in a lower xy plane having a x- and y-linear axis members internestable with each other at regions of orthogonal intersection to form a rectilinear matrix, each region of intersection of each linear member including an aperture of like geometry to each other aperture. The pallet system further includes a lower snap-lock elements, equal in number to that of the regions of orthogonal intersection, the snap elements proportioned for complemental securement within each of the apertures within each of the regions of orthogonal intersection of the x- and y-axis members with each other, each of the lower snap-lock elements including integrally projecting positive z-axis locking prongs. The system also includes a plurality of z-axis separators, equal in number to that of the regions of intersection within the lower xy plane, each of the separators proportioned, in all xy planes, for enclosure of the z-axis locking prongs of the lower snap-lock elements, the separators further including four integral z-axis sides, and open xy planes at upper and lower faces. The separators operate to define a rigid z-axis dimension of the pallet system.
