Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
108530100 | Stacking | 48 |
20080250986 | Pallet Having Reinforcing Members and Movable Covers for Access Openings for Rollers - A pallet has a generally planar weight bearing floor of generally square or rectangular plan, at least two reinforcing parallel members extending transversely beneath the floor at locations on opposite sides of and generally parallel to a line bisecting the floor, the reinforcing parallel members providing a box section. The pallet also has an opening for two of the at least two reinforcing parallel members provided in the vicinity of an edge of the pallet to allow access of a tyne of a forklift into the box section, and locomotion means beneath the floor extending to a level below the box section, the locomotion means adapted to facilitate movement of the pallet over a surface. | 10-16-2008 |
20090090280 | STACKABLE PALLET ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY AND USE THEREOF - A pallet assembly for use with a stacking frame includes an upper deck for receiving material to be held by the pallet assembly. The upper deck defines two opposing edges and two opposing ends with the two ends of the upper deck includes at least one notch along a lower edge dimensioned for receiving a toe of a stacking frame positioned above the upper deck. A plurality of stringers extend a length of the upper deck, each stringer having an elongated body with two ends, a central portion, an upper surface, a lower surface, and a notch along the lower surface about the central portion. The stringers include an edge stringer on each of the two opposing edges of the upper deck and two intermediate stringers positioned apart and on opposing sides of a midpoint between the two edges. A support member is positioned beneath the upper deck between the two intermediate stringers and an end of the upper deck. The support member has a column extending upwardly for engaging a portion of the upper deck and a notch along a bottom surface. | 04-09-2009 |
20090211497 | TRANSPORT PALLET MADE OF PLASTIC - The invention relates to a stackable transport pallet of plastic. The pallet comprises a top side that forms an essentially flat support surface ( | 08-27-2009 |
20100107934 | Intensive pallet - An intensive pallet and a unit direction plank for the same are provided, and the pallet comprises a plurality of first direction planks spaced from each other and a plurality of second direction planks spaced from each other. The second direction plank and the first direction plank stack and cross. Two frame holes are formed in each unit of first direction plank. One frame hole communicates with a next spaced frame hole of the unit first direction plank. A plurality of first ribs are formed at the top side of each frame hole. The frame holes may be inserted by the insertion levers of a forklift. The first ribs are provided to enhance the top sides of frame holes into which the levers are inserted. | 05-06-2010 |
20100107935 | SLING JIG ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN LOADING AND TRANSPORTING BAGGED AND BUNDLED PRODUCTS - A method for loading a sling having a bottom and sidewalls comprises placing the sling bottom on a raised platform and rolling the sidewalls down into a gutter surrounding the raised platform so that the sidewalls form a negative angle with the sling bottom. Bagged product is then loaded onto the bottom of the sling to form a stack. The sling sidewalls are then rolled up the sidewalls up the stack sides so that the sidewalls form a positive angle with the sling bottom and the sling now encloses the stack of product. The sling jig assembly includes a raised central platform on which is adapted to rest the bottom of the sling. A gutter formed about the periphery of the central platform is adapted to receive the rolled-down sidewalls of the sling. | 05-06-2010 |
20100326334 | REINFORCED PLASTIC PALLET - A reinforced plastic pallet includes a load-supporting platform, four corner legs respectively adjacent to corner surfaces of the platform, and four side legs respectively adjacent to side edges, and two side reinforcing bars protruding downward from a bottom surface of the platform. Each leg has a hollow structure defined by a surrounding wall. An inner surface of the surrounding wall confines a hollow space and is formed with a plurality of ridges and troughs arranged alternately and angularly displaced from one another. Each side reinforcing bar defines a groove in a top surface of the platform, and extends into the hollow spaces. The structure of the whole plastic pallet can be strengthened. | 12-30-2010 |
20110232538 | Assembly of Pallet Component and Fasteners - An assembly of a pallet component and fasteners is provided for making a pallet on which various kinds of objects can be placed and which is movable by a forklift. The pallet component includes two outer unit members and an intermediate connector. Each outer unit member has an inner side formed with spaced projections and concavely provided with spaced receiving recesses adjacent thereto. The spaced projections of each outer unit member correspond in position to and are therefore receivable in the spaced receiving recesses of the other outer unit member. The intermediate connector is bilaterally provided with connecting sections that have different orientations. The working end of each connecting section has spaced projections and spaced receiving recesses adjacent thereto so as to connect with the corresponding outer unit member. Thus, a pallet can be easily made according to the widths of objects to be placed on the pallet. | 09-29-2011 |
20110232539 | MONOLITHIC PALLET - A pallet includes a deck and a frame coupled to the deck to support the deck. The frame includes four sides and each side is formed to include a pair of apertures that are configured to receive a pair of forks included in a fork truck therein. | 09-29-2011 |
20110303129 | Transport Pallet - A transport pallet comprising a chassis for supporting goods to be transported, and having feet extending below the chassis for supporting the chassis with a lifting fork space beneath the chassis. The pallet also includes legs provided around the perimeter of the chassis. The legs enable the pallets to be stacked one on another, and have a hollow upper portion and/or a hollow lower portion. Leg extensions are also provided for fitting into the hollow legs to provide separation between the chassis of the stacked pallets. These can be height adjusted. The pallets are generally made of steel or aluminium but can also be made of plastics material having a metal centre. | 12-15-2011 |
20120298014 | EXPANDABLE MODULAR INTERLOCKING PALLET SYSTEM - An expandable modular interlocking pallet system comprises a plurality of elongated modules, each including a lattice array for supporting a load. The module includes a first side having two female tracks and a second side opposite the first having two complementary male tracts adapted to interlock with the female tracks of an adjacent module. The module also includes a slam latch nested in the module which may engage a striker positioned on an adjacent module. The striker allows for disassembly of the pallet system as desired. Passageways are provided in each module that allow forks of a lift truck or the like to move the interlocked pallet. | 11-29-2012 |
20150344175 | MOVABLE MODULAR SYSTEM FOR STACKING FREIGHT - A system for stacking freight within a shipping container is disclosed. The system comprises a first pallet configured to be removably affixed below and have vertical relief from a second pallet when the system is in a fully assembled state. The system also includes a second pallet configured to be removably affixed on top of and have vertical relief from the first pallet. The system also includes a plurality of support members vertically arranged to support the second pallet on top of the first pallet and provide vertical relief between the first and second pallets when the movable modular system is in the fully assembled state. A plurality of fasteners are used to removably attach the ends of crossing support members to the vertically arranged support members when the system is in the fully assembled state. | 12-03-2015 |
20160167831 | PALLET WITH TRAY STACKING STRUCTURE | 06-16-2016 |
108530300 | Nesting | 27 |
20080223262 | Pallet With Foldable Platform Surface - The present invention relates to a stackable, nestable pallet for bearing a load on its platform surface, comprising a frame-base ( | 09-18-2008 |
20080257229 | NESTING TASK TABLE - A task table ( | 10-23-2008 |
20080308015 | Nestable Pallet - A nestable pallet includes an upper deck from which a plurality of feet extend downwardly. The upper deck includes an upper planar member and cross-ribs extending downwardly therefrom. The pallet is sturdy yet light weight and can be optionally provided with a reinforcement sheet secured to the lower ends of the ribs to provide a stronger, stiffer pallet. | 12-18-2008 |
20090044732 | PALLET WITH COLLAPSIBLE FRAME AND BAG - A pallet with hinged end walls, joined by detachable cross bars, may have a similar pallet stacked thereon. When the walls are collapsed, a superimposed identical pallet will have its U-shaped feet (if made of metal) or the body of the pallet base (if the latter is made of timber) nested inside corners defined by corner stub angle posts. When the walls a erected, the stacked pallet nests within corners provided by the end wall framing. A bag (having an optional roof supported by ridge rod Q) may be supported by the walls of the pallet and stiffened by battens within sleeves in the bag. | 02-19-2009 |
20090050030 | NESTABLE PALLET - A nestable pallet includes a deck from which a plurality of feet extend downwardly. Each foot has a corresponding opening through the deck leading into an interior of the foot so that the feet of a similar pallet stacked thereon can be received therein, thereby reducing stacking height when empty. An exterior wall of the foot is shared with a peripheral wall of the pallet, such that the exterior wall of the foot has an inner surface defining the interior of the foot and an outer surface, which is the outer most surface of the pallet. | 02-26-2009 |
20100043676 | PALLET WITH ALIGNMENT FEATURES - A pallet according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a deck and a plurality of columns extending downward from the deck. In order to increase the stability of the pallet on a fork, at least one alignment feature protrudes downward from the deck between the pair of columns. The alignment feature extends downwardly substantially less than the columns, such that the alignment feature does not contact the floor and does not significantly increase the weight of the pallet. In another feature of the present invention, preformed foam inserts are inserted into the cavities of the columns and/or the alignment features. | 02-25-2010 |
20100116178 | Transport Pallet - A transport pallet is provided with a chassis including feet on its underside from providing space for lifting using a fork lift truck or the like. The chassis is also provided with receptacles in the chassis for corner posts erectable at the corners of the chassis. The corner posts may also be provided with cross-members for increased stability. When not in use the corner posts and cross-members can be stowed in channels in the chassis, with the channels, posts and cross-members being colour coded for ease of identification. The chassis can also be provided with straps for securing of the load. | 05-13-2010 |
20100147198 | PALLET - A pallet may include a first portion and a second portion that may be arranged in a use position. The first and second portions may also be arranged in one or more nested positions that may be more compact than the first position to help facilitate more efficient storage of the portions. The portions may also include one or more magnets that may be used to help secure the portions in the use position and/or the nested positions. The portions may include one or more interlocking and/or engaging features that may be used to help secure the portions in the use position and/or the nested positions. If desired, the first and second portions may be sized and configured to be independently used as pallets. | 06-17-2010 |
20100236455 | NESTABLE PALLET - A nestable pallet includes an upper deck from which a plurality of feet extend downwardly. The upper deck includes an upper planar member and cross-ribs extending downwardly therefrom. The pallet is sturdy yet light weight and can be optionally provided with a reinforcement sheet secured to the lower ends of the ribs to provide a stronger, stiffer pallet. | 09-23-2010 |
20100251940 | Drum Pallet - A one-piece pallet for securing and stacking drums thereon may include a tray having downwardly and inwardly tapering peripheral side walls, a top surface having a plurality of raised support surfaces, each shaped to engage a bottom of a container, a plurality of raised dividers, each of said dividers being positioned between adjacent support surfaces and being shaped to engage a side wall of a drum resting on said adjacent support surfaces. The side walls may have outer raised ribs terminating adjacent one of the support surfaces and shaped to engage a side wall of a drum resting on said adjacent one of said support surfaces. The dividers may include inner raised ribs having terminal portions opposite the terminal portions of the outer raised ribs such that a drum resting on any one of said support surfaces is constrained by the terminal portions of the inner and outer raised ribs from lateral movement relative to the tray. Support pedestals extend from a bottom surface of the tray, and the pedestals each include an arcuate groove shaped to engage an upper periphery of a drum that may facilitate stacking of the pallet. | 10-07-2010 |
20110139040 | NESTABLE PALLET - A nestable pallet includes a deck having an upper panel, a lower panel and a plurality of ribs extending perpendicularly from the upper panel to the lower panel. The upper panel further includes a plurality of openings for receiving feet of a similar pallet when nested. The lower panel further includes a plurality of feet extending downward from the deck, each foot having a cavity defined therein lined within one of the plurality of openings in the upper panel. Each cavity is configured to receive a foot from a similar pallet when nested therein. | 06-16-2011 |
20110179978 | PALLET FOR THE HANDLING OF GOODS, PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A PALLET AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PALLETS - Processes and a pallet ( | 07-28-2011 |
20110265695 | Load Transport Structure - A load-bearing structure ( | 11-03-2011 |
20120000400 | SUPPORT DEVICE FOR MATERIALS HANDLING - A support device for materials handling includes a plurality of leg members used to form a support structure. A deck member is mounted on the support structure to form the support device. In particular, the deck member comprises a plurality of recesses on a first side shaped to receive the plurality of leg members. | 01-05-2012 |
20120037050 | NON-FLAT DECK-BOARD PALLET - The present invention is a materials-handling pallet with a non-flat-deck, particularly for flexible cargo, which composed of any known pallet's construction, except that its upper deck is not flat. Moreover, the provided pallet can be reinforced by inserting or attaching reinforcing elements and can include a taut cable that prevents or reduces the declining of the upper deck when the pallet is loaded. | 02-16-2012 |
20120240828 | NESTABLE PALLET - A nestable pallet includes a deck having an upper panel, a lower panel and a plurality of ribs extending perpendicularly from the upper panel to the lower panel. The upper panel further includes a plurality of openings for receiving feet of a similar pallet when nested. The lower panel further includes a plurality of feet extending downward from the deck, each foot having a cavity defined therein lined within one of the plurality of openings in the upper panel. Each cavity is configured to receive a foot from a similar pallet when nested therein. | 09-27-2012 |
20120291677 | REINFORCED PLASTIC PALLET - A reinforced plastic pallet includes a modular platform having top and bottom major walls which respectively have left and right stacked and held segments confronting each other. The stacked and held segments respectively have depression and supported regions. A spacer extends downwardly from each of the supported regions to have a base region confronting the corresponding depression region. A hollow strut extends upwardly from the base region through the corresponding depression region, and has an open end joining with the corresponding depression region. With the hollow struts, the structural strength of the spacers can be increased so as to prevent deformation thereof when the plastic pallet is subjected to a heavy load. | 11-22-2012 |
20120291678 | Four-Way Stack-and-Nest Pallet with Full Window-Framed Runners - A pallet made according to this invention provides a one-piece plastic pallet with integrated full window-frame runners for improved safety, nesting and stackability. The pallet includes a plurality of recessed portions that form angled leg portions below the lower surface of the deck. The pallet also includes integrated full window-framed runners in order to accommodate four-way entry. Each window-framed runner includes an angled leg portion having about the same draft angle as the opposing sidewall of the recessed portion. The deck also includes a plurality of channels sized to receive a window-framed runner of a second pallet. Each recessed portion also includes a stop to arrest the downward travel of the leg portion of the second pallet and allow for the nested second pallet to be easily removed from the first pallet. | 11-22-2012 |
20130139734 | RISER PLATFORM - An environmentally friendly, lightweight, sturdy, water-resistant riser platform having columns of multiple heights is disclosed. The riser platform can be provided with a top cover suitable for the display of promotional materials. The riser platform can also be provided with internal dowels for increased load-bearing capacity. The riser platform can be utilized in and for any variety of industries or needs, including residential, commercial, retail, food service, and industrial uses. | 06-06-2013 |
20140000493 | NESTABLE PALLET | 01-02-2014 |
20140238278 | Thermoformed load bearing pallet - The loadable and readily moveable thermo-plastically constructed pallets of the present invention utilize three directionally longitudinally extending beams extending integrally downwardly from a horizontal and topically loadable panel. Respective beams at the lower-side are provided with a plurality of transversely alignable cutaways, including two medial-cutaways and two flanking-cutaways, the latter being adapted to rest rack wise upon a range of spaced apart rails. Also extending integrally downwards from such horizontal panel are a plurality of serpentine pallet-strengthening ribs, each rib being integrally attached to a pair of said beams. | 08-28-2014 |
20140331902 | PALLET FOR BAGS - A pallet moulded from plastics material for supporting a flexible intermediate bulk container. It has a generally planar central panel portion, a pair of parallel inverted open channels extending across the pallet to form a respective pair of open-ended tunnels each tunnel having an upper wall and two side walls, and a pair of edge panel portions generally co-planar with the central panel. An array of raised elongate hump portions bulges upwards from the upper walls of the tunnels, each hump portion extending laterally across an upper wall. The two ends of the hump portions abut respective buttresses which extend up the side walls. | 11-13-2014 |
20140345500 | PALLET - A stackable pallet ( | 11-27-2014 |
20150040803 | High Load Plastic Pallet - A pallet having a unique runner system where each runner opens into the upper deck of the pallet or opens away from the upper deck, and each runner is formed of a construction of z girts back to back resulting in a flattened “V” or “U”. Each runner may optionally include an elongated notch on its bottom surface or an opening to allow forklift tines to slide into for easy transport of the pallet. The pallet may also include cross runners of similar construction for additional strength. The pallet's construction allows the pallet to be made of plastic material, perhaps molded, providing lighter weight and longer durability than its wooden cousins. | 02-12-2015 |
20150068436 | MULTIPLE PALLET ASSEMBLY - A pallet assembly includes a support base including a support deck having a plurality of openings. A plurality of pallets each include a pallet deck having a plurality of feet extending downward therefrom. The plurality of pallets are arranged such that the plurality of feet are received in the plurality of openings in the support deck of the support base. In this manner, a plurality of smaller pallets can be handled as a single standard size pallet, including being stacked in a pallet rack. | 03-12-2015 |
20150135999 | QUARTER PALLET - A pallet for transporting products thereon, the pallet comprising a top with a product supporting surface and an opposing underside, four feet and at least four sides, wherein the four feet each extend away from the underside of the top, have a first opening facing out through the product supporting surface, and have an inner member extending from a further opening in the sole of the foot, the part of the sole surrounding the further opening connecting the inner member to an outer wall of the foot, and the inner member extending away from the sole towards the product supporting surface, the feet thus allowing stacking of a plurality of such pallets with the feet of a first such pallet extending into the first openings of a second such pallet, and with the inner member of the second such pallet extending into the second openings of the first such pallet. | 05-21-2015 |
20160101893 | Container Roll Out Warehousing System - The proposed invention provides a container rollout warehousing system including at least two inter-connectable modular platforms, each platform having at least one roller at one end, wherein two or more platforms are inter-connectable such that the central longitudinal axis of the platforms are collinear and wherein two or more platforms are also vertically stackable in a spaced apart relationship to receive cargo therebetween. | 04-14-2016 |
108530500 | Tiering | 9 |
20090000524 | Loading Pallet - The present invention concerns a loading pallet that demonstrates first bars ( | 01-01-2009 |
20090020045 | MULTIPLE-USE TRANSPORT UNIT FOR SHEET-MATERIAL ROLLS AND THE LIKE - The invention relates to a modular-construction storage and transporting unit ( | 01-22-2009 |
20090120332 | Interlocking pallets, and shipping and storage systems employing the same - Shipping and storage containers, racks, and pallets including interlocking mechanisms are provided. An embodiment of the pallet includes openings, interface fittings aligned with the openings, respectively, and sized to fit into openings of identical sizes and configurations as the first and second openings, respectively, locking components operatively connected to one another, and an actuator for moving concomitantly the locking components into and out of the openings, respectively. | 05-14-2009 |
20100199889 | Pallet Constructed Substantially From Corrugated Cardboard and Paperboard - A pallet constructed substantially entirely of recycled corrugated cardboard and/or paperboard materials, having a top deck comprising a planar laminate of corrugated cardboard and/or paperboard materials, and a plurality of spacers affixed to the top deck and projecting downwardly from the bottom surface thereof. The spacers comprise part-cylindrical portions of wound multilayer paperboard tubes, i.e., wound multilayer paperboard tubes that have been cut along a plane passing through or parallel to the central longitudinal axis of the tube. The part-tubes are affixed to the top deck such that the outer cylindrical surfaces of the part-tubes engage the floor or ground on which the pallet is supported. The pallet has the part-tubes arranged in three straight rows parallel to a first direction lying in the plane of the top deck and spaced apart along a second direction lying in the plane of the top deck and perpendicular to the first direction. | 08-12-2010 |
20120234213 | SHIPPING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - An improved shipping system includes a base deck section. The system further includes an upper-tier deck section, that moves between a position atop the base deck section through a variety of positions, including positions that put the upper section out of the way of loading and unloading any load on the base deck section. Cartons may be atop both the base deck section and the upper-tier deck section, for shipments, with the upper-tier deck section in the raised configuration. When emptied, the shipping system may be returned with its upper-tier deck section moved down to a position atop the base deck section, and the shipping system stacked upon a similar improved shipping system. Shipping efficiency is increased as much as twenty percent and perhaps more. All components are steel, and may also be plastic, wood and the like. | 09-20-2012 |
20150027351 | STACKING APPARATUS, STACKING SLEEVE, AND SLEEVE-PALLET - A stacking apparatus including a stacking sleeve comprising walls and a top side, and a sleeve-pallet comprising a platform configured to support goods. The stacking sleeve being configured to surround goods on a first sleeve-pallet and support a second sleeve-pallet on the top side. The stacking sleeve may further comprise braces and access holes. The stacking sleeve may be configured to enable nesting of a second sleeve-pallet supported by the stacking sleeve. The platform of the sleeve-pallet may be further configured to support a stacking sleeve. The sleeve-pallet may further comprise a securing structure to secure a stacking sleeve supported by the platform. The platform of the sleeve-pallet may be further configured to nest in a stacking sleeve. | 01-29-2015 |
20150360810 | PALLET HAVING ADJUSTABLE POSTS - A pallet including a base and a plurality of adjustable posts, each adjustable post disposed on a corner of the base. Each post includes a base segment, a knuckle and a post extension. A knuckle is pivotably and slideably connected to each of the base segment and the post extension such that each portion of the post is capable of being disposed at right angle with respect to another in configurations for loading, unloading, storage and stacking. Prior to loading or unloading of contents onto and off from the pallet, each post may be disposed in a way that enhances access to the base or contents of the pallet. For storing and stacking the contents of the pallet, each post may be disposed in a way to form a periphery to protect the contents and to have sufficient strength to receive another pallet stacked on top of the pallet. | 12-17-2015 |
20150367986 | Flat Rack - A flat rack comprising, a cargo platform for carrying a load, terminal bulkheads for enclosing the cargo platform and two intermediate bulkheads positioned between the terminal bulkheads at equal distance from the center of gravity of the flat rack. Each of the intermediate bulkheads is equipped with lifting points suitable therefore. Optionally, the distance between the intermediate bulkheads is between 20′ and 40′. More specifically, the distance between the intermediate bulkheads may be 34′. A method for loading or offloading a cargo vessel loaded with a plurality of flat racks. The method comprises operating a crane adapted to lift at least one of the plurality of flat racks as described herein above. | 12-24-2015 |
20190144163 | MODULAR PALLET AND MULTILAYER SUPPORT STRUCTURE | 05-16-2019 |