Foldable support leg and pallet assembly formed therefrom

a support leg and pallet technology, applied in the field of pallet assemblies, can solve the problems of heavy wooden pallets, serious delay and expense for pallet users, and many drawbacks of wooden pallets, and achieve the effect of enhancing the structural conformity and load bearing capacity of the support leg

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-03-29
PROD LOGIX
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[0013] According to a further aspect of the present invention, two diagonal panels traverse the interior cavity of the support leg,

Problems solved by technology

However, there are many drawbacks associated with wooden pallets.
Wooden pallets are heavy and are prone to infestation by various insects and to fungal growth.
The need to check wooden pallets for infestation and/or fungus, and to treat affected pallets can cause serious delay and expense for pallet users, especially in international shipping activities.
During such shipping, wooden pallets occupy a relatively large volume, thus limiting the number that can be shipped in a given conveyance.
Once used, wooden pallets are difficult to recycle and consequently

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[0025] Referring to FIG. 1, a pallet assembly 10 is formed from a plurality of foldable support legs 12 mated to a pallet deck 14. The support leg will be described in reference to FIGS. 2-9. Referring to FIG. 2, each support leg 12 is folded from a sheet 20 of material. The sheet 20 of material is configured into a sequence of adjacent panels and tabs. The panels include a bottom panel 22, first and second side panels 24, 26, a top panel 28, first and second diagonal panels 30, 32, a diagonal offset panel 34, and first and second deck retention panels 36, 38. Together the panels are all foldable to form a nested panel structure, the top, bottom and side panels 22-28 defining an interior cavity, with the diagonal panels 30, 32 and the diagonal offset panel 34 forming an internal support structure within the cavity, as will be described below. The terms top, bottom and side refer, as used herein, to the orientation of the support leg 12 when mated with the pallet deck 14 during conve...

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A support leg includes a sheet of material configured into a sequence of adjacent panels and including a first tab, a first cutout configured to receive the first tab being formed within one of the panels, wherein the sheet is foldable into a nested panel structure defining an interior cavity. A pallet deck includes a sheet of material having a plurality of first cutouts and second cutouts defined therein, wherein each first cutout is dimensioned to allow insertion of the at least one tab and at least one panel of the foldable support leg and each second cutout is dimensioned to allow insertion of the at least one tab, each second cutout being spaced apart from each first cutout such that the at least one panel is able to substantially extend therebetween. A pallet assembly is formed by mating a plurality of support legs to a pallet deck.

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[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 721,621, filed on Sep. 29, 2005, the contents of which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention generally relates to pallet assemblies, and particularly to pallet assemblies made from sheets of corrugated materials like plastic and paper. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Wooden pallets used in connection with shipping and other activities are ubiquitous. However, there are many drawbacks associated with wooden pallets. Wooden pallets are heavy and are prone to infestation by various insects and to fungal growth. The need to check wooden pallets for infestation and / or fungus, and to treat affected pallets can cause serious delay and expense for pallet users, especially in international shipping activities. Before use, wooden ballets must be shipped to prospective points of use. During such shipping, wooden pallets occupy a relatively la...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D19/00
CPCB65D19/0028B65D19/40B65D2519/00019B65D2519/00054B65D2519/00288B65D2519/00985B65D2519/00338B65D2519/00412B65D2519/00557B65D2519/00567B65D2519/0087B65D2519/00323
Inventor TEAGS, WILLIAM GALELARSON, DAMIAN ANTHONYLARSON, DANIEL ANDREW
Owner PROD LOGIX
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