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Skid support for portable structures

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-11-15
DEWING KENNETH +1
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[0007] There results a strong, affordable and s

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Such movements cause heavy wear on conventional runners.
While wood is comparatively inexpensive, still the use of wooden pallets involves problems which need not exist.
Examples of problems are the rapid splintering of wood, the incursion of water into the wood leading to rot, and the necessity of frequent repair or disposal of worn pallets and / or their runners.
In addition forests are depleted by the widespread consumption of wood for pallets.

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[0018] Support 20 includes a platform 21 and a pair of runners 22,23. Its function is to provide support for a structure 25 such as a portable toilet or washstand. These structures are well-recognized, they generally include a surrounding wall with a door. Customarily they enclose a commode or urinal and often a washstand. The functional details of the structure are arbitrary and form no necessary part of this invention. It simply rests on this support.

[0019] The platform has four sides 30, 31, 32, 33, a floor 34 (FIG. 1) and a base 35 (FIG. 4). The periphery is usually formed as a rectangle with two pairs of parallel sides.

[0020] The floor and the base are vertically spaced apart from one another over most of their areas, by outside side walls 30 (FIG. 5), and inside side walls 31. Together they form an internal chamber 36. The chamber can be filled with in-place molded structural foam 37 to provide additional structural strength to the support. Otherwise the wall thickness and d...

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Abstract

A pallet-type skid support for portable structures such as for washstands and commodes. It is made from polymeric material that is abrasion resistant and resistant to moisture and rot, in contrast to wooden pallets. It includes runners that are separably attached to the platform. The platform and runners are conveniently manufactured by the rotational molding process. Indicators of runner wear may be provided.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] A support for a portable structure such as a washstand or toilet that is resistant to wear, abrasion, incursion of moisture, rot, and splintering, and yet which is affordable and easy to maintain. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Pallet-type supports are widely used as a base for portable structures such as washstands and enclosed toilets. They customarily provide a platform with underneath runners that create a clearance for forklift blades. This is the preferred means of moving the assembly of support and structure from location to location. However, these are also often shoved along a surface which is rough-gravel or asphalt surfaces being common. Such movements cause heavy wear on conventional runners. [0003] The most commonly used material for such supports is wood. While wood is comparatively inexpensive, still the use of wooden pallets involves problems which need not exist. Examples of problems are the rapid splintering of wood, the incursion ...

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IPC IPC(8): A47B57/00
CPCA47B91/005B65D19/0051B65D2519/00034B65D2519/00069B65D2519/00104B65D2519/0086B65D2519/00288B65D2519/00338B65D2519/00373B65D2519/00572B65D2519/00273
Inventor DEWING, KENNETHDAVIS, ROBERT C.
Owner DEWING KENNETH
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