Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
108560100 | Knockdown or setup | 24 |
20080236454 | PLASTIC PALLET WITH SLEEVED REINFORCING RODS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A pallet includes an upper and lower deck. The upper deck includes first joining members that project downwardly from the upper deck, with each first joining member including an outer sleeve. The lower deck includes second joining members that project upwardly from the lower deck, with second joining member including an inner sleeve. At least one of the upper and lower decks includes channels between top and bottom surfaces thereof, with each channel extending from a side edge to an opposing side edge of the corresponding deck. Sleeved reinforcing rods are in the channels. Each sleeved reinforcing rod includes a reinforcing rod having opposing ends and side surfaces therebetween, and a sleeve enclosing the side surfaces of the reinforcing rod, with there being relative movement between the sleeve and the reinforcing rod. The inner sleeves of the second joining members receive the outer sleeves of the first joining members to define a plurality of support blocks joining the upper and lower decks. | 10-02-2008 |
20080236455 | PLASTIC PALLET WITH SNAP-PINS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A pallet includes an upper and lower deck. The upper deck includes snap-pin openings. First joining members project downwardly from the upper deck, with each first joining member including an outer sleeve surrounding a respective snap-pin opening. Second joining members project upwardly from the lower deck, with each second joining member including an inner sleeve and a snap-pin receiving cavity positioned therein. The inner sleeves receive the outer sleeves to define support blocks joining the upper and lower decks. Snap-pins are inserted into the snap-in openings in the upper deck. Each snap-pin includes a head for engaging a snap-pin opening, and spaced apart tips that extend through the snap-pin receiving cavity for engaging a backside of the inner sleeve associated therewith. | 10-02-2008 |
20090145339 | FLAT PALLET, AND METHOD OF MAKING SUCH A FLAT PALLET - A flat pallet for handling and storing articles includes two identical boards. Each board has at least one length side which is provided with a coupling mechanism. The coupling mechanism includes a grip element and a receiving element of a configuration complementing the grip element. The grip element is spaced from a first transverse side of the board by a distance which corresponds to a distance of the receiving element from a second transverse side of the board, wherein the grip element of one board is constructed for engagement in the receiving element of the other board. | 06-11-2009 |
20090320722 | PALLET ASSEMBLY - A pallet assembly and a method for disassembling a pallet assembly into smaller, easy-to-store pieces. In one example implementation, a pallet assembly may be disassembled and re-assembled as equipment having an alternative function. In an example implementation, a pallet assembly having a pallet support structure formed by beam members connected to transverse members and a plurality of pallet surface components attached to intersecting areas of the transverse members and the beam members is disassembled by detaching the pallet surface components from the intersecting areas. The extension members may be attached to conversion enabling structure on the pallet surface components to assemble a selected piece of equipment. The pieces of equipment may be any type of equipment including furniture (tables, chairs, shelving units, bar stools, etc.). | 12-31-2009 |
20100206200 | PALLET SYSTEM - A pallet system for use in the transportation and/or storage of elongate or extruded products which is mountable and demountable without the use of tools is disclosed. The pallet system including a plurality of base members, each having interlockable elements on at least one end and which are adapted to engage and interlock with a similarly configured adjacent base member such that an elongate base structure can be formed from the base members, and wherein each of the base members is also adapted to support a plurality of upright members. | 08-19-2010 |
20120298015 | PLASTIC PALLET STRUCTURE - A plastic pallet structure, includes a plurality of bases. Each base includes a basic portion, the basic portion includes an opening clamping portion, an arch bridge, an extension portion, an arch bridge portion, first and second supporting portions, the complete base is formed by means of plastic pre-casting and by coupling a mesh-typed sheet body to every section. The opening clamping portion is disposed with a slide-in slot. To increase the bearing capacity thereof a space for accepting a metal bar may be disposed above each opening clamping portion. The combination plastic pallet with a backbone is formed after the bases are coupled together as such. Furthermore, since the bases are combined, one single base can be replaced if damaged. | 11-29-2012 |
20130220184 | PALLET ASSEMBLY - A pallet assembly includes an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion includes an upper deck for supporting items thereon and upper column portions extending downward from the upper deck. The upper column portions include a first upper column portion having a slot defined by a pair of slot walls. The lower portion includes a plurality of lower column portions including a first lower column portion. The first lower column portion includes a peripheral wall and a support structure having a pair of walls extending inward from the peripheral wall. One of the first upper column portion and the first lower column portion is received within the other, with the support structure received in the slot between the slot walls. | 08-29-2013 |
20130298806 | Weldless Aluminum Pallet - A weldless aluminum pallet has slats that interlock with outside and inside stringers to form the pallet without need for permanent attachment points. Grooves in the stringers receive a projection on each slat, holding the slat in place. Preferably, a single projection extends along the length of the slat body. The projection is shaped to cooperate with the groove such that the slat attaches perpendicularly to the stringers. The groove is shaped to retain the slat's projection by friction fit, creating an interlocking joint. The front and rear slats on each face may be fastened to the stringers by screws or other removable fasteners. Pure aluminum or an aluminum alloy may be used, and the material may be tempered using known tempering techniques. The preferred material is 100% recycled 6005-T6 aluminum alloy. The parts are preferably extruded but alternatively may be molded or otherwise die cast. | 11-14-2013 |
20140060397 | SPLIT PALLET DEVICE - The present invention is a split pallet device that include a base pallet with a first half, a second half and a bottom surface, the first half and the second half of the base pallet are releasably attached together by a user to form the base pallet, the first half of the base pallet has a bottom surface and the second half of the base pallet has a bottom surface and a plurality of detachable wheels disposed on the bottom of the base pallet and the first half and the second half of the base pallet. The split pallet device also includes a plurality of latch fasteners releasably secure the first half and the second half of the base pallet together forming the base pallet. | 03-06-2014 |
20140174328 | PALLET - The present invention provides a pallet, which includes a pallet body, a plurality of recesses formed in a bottom of the pallet body, two retention tabs mounted to the bottom of the pallet body and respectively extending downward from two opposite sides of each of the recesses, and a plurality of legs mounted to the retention tabs and respectively receivable in the recesses. The pallet includes the rotatable legs, so that in using the pallet, the legs are rotated out and the coupling pins are applied to fix the legs for supporting and when the pallet is not in use, the coupling pins are removed to allow the legs to rotate in order to set the legs in recesses, whereby the pallet occupies a reduced amount of space for storage and transportation and thus the capacity of storage and transportation can be improved to thus lower down transportation cost. | 06-26-2014 |
20160090209 | Multi-Purpose Transport And Flooring Structures, And Associated Methods Of Manufacture - A monolithic interlocking tile, manufacturing method, and covering are disclosed. A closed-cell foam material is injected into a mold to form a monolithic structure having a first surface, a second surface offset and opposite the first surface, the first surface including a first lip located at two adjacent sides of the structure with a plurality of shaped protrusions, and the second surface including a second lip located at two other adjacent sides of the structure and forming a plurality of shaped apertures matching in number and shape with the plurality of protrusions; and a recess formed in the second lip and forming a hole for receiving a fastener to secure the monolithic structure to a supporting structure. Multiple monolithic interlocking tiles are interlocked together to form the covering for a floor, wall, ceiling, or roof. | 03-31-2016 |
108560300 | Support element attachable to or separable from support surface | 13 |
20090064906 | Method for Enhancing the Racking (Bending) Strength of Low Cost Plastic Pallets - An apparatus for enhancing the racking strength of a pallet is provided. The apparatus comprises an add-on runner for attaching to the pallet. The add-on runner comprises a rail and a first and a second support member. The rail comprises a middle attachment section, a first cantilevered end section, and a second cantilevered end section. The middle attachment section is adapted to accept a middle foot of a pallet. The first cantilevered end section includes a first end foot attachment section adapted to accept a first end foot of the pallet. The second cantilevered end section includes a second end foot attachment section adapted to accept a second end foot of the pallet. The first support member extends upwards from the first cantilevered end section towards a deck of the pallet. A second support member extends upwards from the second cantilevered end section towards the deck of the pallet. | 03-12-2009 |
20090158972 | Knockdown pallet structure, and method of erecting and knocking-down the same - A new and improved knockdown pallet structure comprises a relatively flexible base panel which is fabricated from a suitable woven plastic material, such as, for example, polypropylene, and a pair of laterally spaced, longitudinally extending pockets are secured upon undersurface portions of the base panel so as to accommodate rigid support members, which may comprise rigid thermoplastic tubes or pipes, for accommodating the fork tines of a forklift truck when a pallet structure, having a palletized load disposed thereon, is to be lifted and transported. A pair of semi-rigid cross-brace members are respectively pivotally secured at first end portions thereof upon the pallet structure so as to be movable between a first operative position, at which the pair of semi-rigid cross-brace members will be disposed in a longitudinally spaced, laterally oriented mode, and a second position at which the pair of semi-rigid cross-brace members will be disposed in a laterally spaced, longitudinally oriented mode so as to be disposed parallel to the laterally spaced, longitudinally extending rigid support members in order to permit the entire pallet structure to be rolled up, folded, or otherwise knocked-down, for compact storage and transportation purposes. | 06-25-2009 |
20090301359 | PORTABLE LOCKING SUPPORT AND PLATFORM SYSTEM - A portable support system having a portable support having a first end and a second end. The first end includes a tapered portion, and the second end includes a footing structure. The system also includes a receiving member having a support cone configured to receive the tapered portion. The support cone has a tapered inner surface and a tapered outer surface. The inner surface and outer surface are engagable with mating tapered surfaces. The receiving member is capable of attachment to one or both of a frame and a panel for use as a platform. | 12-10-2009 |
20090320723 | PALLET - A pallet comprises: | 12-31-2009 |
20100012000 | Collapsible pallet system and methods - The present invention is directed to formable pallets that are easy to construct into a generally stably product receiving state and easy to collapse into a storage/transport state. The pallet includes one or more display elements which may be integrated with the supporting platform to achieve point of purchase objectives. The display element may be a separate component that is removeable from the pallet or the display element may be configurable from the pallet such as by unfolding and/or folding portions of the supporting platform. | 01-21-2010 |
20100199890 | Motorcycle support - A portable, lightweight collapsible motorcycle stand and method of use is presented. The motorcycle stand comprises a platform, two support members rotatably affixed to opposite outer edges of the platform, and a shelf for storing tools and the like. The shelf reversible affixes to cross bars located on the two support members. The shelf is removable, thereby enabling collapsing of the motorcycle stand. The shelf is secure to the collapsed stand via shelf hooks and the entire apparatus is lock into a collapsed position through use of a cross bar hook. Alternate embodiments and their method of use are provided as well. | 08-12-2010 |
20110253016 | Pallet System - The present invention includes systems, methods and apparatus for pallets that may be assembled for reliable use, and then easily disassembled into component parts that take up less space during storage and/or shipment. Embodiments of the present invention include an upper platform portion and a lower support portion, in which the upper portion has a plurality of downwardly oriented legs that engage corresponding openings in the lower portion, creating a completed pallet having a vertical space between the upper and lower portions through which the arms of a forklift or other transporting device may be inserted. In some embodiments, the lower portion is made up of a single component part, and in other embodiments the lower portion is made up of a plurality of component parts. The upper and lower portions may be separated after use by applying a separating force, and are separately stackable and therefore take up less space during storage and transport. | 10-20-2011 |
20130180437 | FLEX ASSEMBLY OF PALLET BASE AND DECK - Resin pallets having a deck and a base, where the deck and base are joined by an interlock, which is optionally reversible, are described. Methods of making such pallets by assembling the pallets by interlocking parts to form the pallets, in an optionally reversible method, are also described. | 07-18-2013 |
20140000494 | MODULAR PALLET | 01-02-2014 |
20140096708 | COMPOSITE AIR CARGO PALLET - An air cargo pallet with a central panel created from a plurality of sandwiched layers, including a foam core disposed between an upper skin layer having a resin and fiber combination and a lower skin layer having a resin and fiber combination. The central panel is reinforced with additional fibers extending through the lower skin layer, the foam core and the upper skin layer. An interface layer is disposed around the periphery of the foam core and bonded between the upper skin layer and the lower skin layer to complete the central panel. The pallet is then formed by snap fitting a plurality of rails around the circumference of the central panel by connection to the interface layer. | 04-10-2014 |
20140102339 | PALLET - A pallet having a top deck ( | 04-17-2014 |
20150360808 | DISMANTLABLE SELF-ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE - The invention relates to a self-assembly formed by a series of longitudinal members and cross members, all of the longitudinal members being identical to one other and all of the cross members being identical to one other, such that only two types of parts are required to construct the structure. Owing to the shape of the parts, they can be assembled to one another to create a solid structure without requiring any other connecting materials or elements. The longitudinal members comprise a series of slots into which narrowed segments of the cross members are inserted. Once the cross members have been inserted into the slots they are trapped therein by moving the longitudinal members and, in order to prevent this movement occurring in the opposite direction, other cross members are inserted into slots provided in the longitudinal members for this purpose. | 12-17-2015 |
20160068302 | LIGHTWEIGHT AND RIGID PALLET - The present disclosure includes a shipping pallet including an upper deck, a lower deck, and a plurality of pillars. The upper deck includes an upper exterior surface and an upper interior surface. The lower deck defines a lower exterior surface and a lower interior surface. The pillars are connected between the upper deck and the lower and the combination of the pillars, the upper deck, and the lower deck defines a space frame structure. Various components, such as the pillars, upper deck, and lower deck may be webbed-formed structures for enhanced rigidity. | 03-10-2016 |