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Shipping pallet sleeve system and methods

Inactive Publication Date: 2021-05-13
THE GARDNER GRP LLC
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This patent is about a special apparatus for shipping and storing goods. It includes stringers that are attached to a deck, a collar that is made up of one corrugate sheet, and a sleeve that has multiple corrugate sheets. The collar is attached to the deck, and the sleeve is inserted into the collar. Additionally, there is a reinforcing insert and a cap that is made from a corrugate sheet. The technical effects of this invention include better protection and more efficient use of space during transportation.

Problems solved by technology

Wooden shipping pallets are relatively costly, heavy and susceptible to damage.
However, both of these options tend to be more costly.
The conditions under which most pallets are used typically results in damage that can render the pallet unusable after a short amount of time.
Plastic pallets, when damaged, are typically not repairable.
Wood pallets are regularly repaired, but this results in a huge amount of waste wood that is relatively difficult to dispose of.
Metal pallets tend to better resist damage but their price point and weight is too high to be usable in typical shipping applications.
Such a mix of materials complicates the recycling process in that to varying degrees the pallets need to be disassembled and the various materials to permit recycling.
This increases costs and reduces the likelihood of the existing sleeve pallets systems from being fully recycled.
However, these boxes can still require stretch wrapping or other means of securing the boxes to the pallets.
This can increase the costs of shipping as well as recycling as a variety of disparate materials may have to be used.
When not secured, the boxes have an increased risk of being displaced from the pallet and having the goods contained therein damaged during shipping.

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[0026]The Figures generally illustrate exemplary implementations of a sleeve pallet 10 for the containment and shipping of goods that include aspects manufactured in accordance with the present inventions. The particularly illustrated implementations of sleeve pallet 10 has been chosen for ease of explanation and understanding of various aspects of the present inventions. It will be understood that the term shipping pallet shall include other similar products used for shipping cargo such as skids, box pallets, shipping crates, and the like that may use the elements of sleeve pallet 10 or other structurally similar components manufactured in accordance with methods of the present teachings. That said, the illustrated implementations are not meant to limit the scope of coverage but, instead, to assist in understanding the context of the language used in this specification and in the appended claims. Accordingly, the appended claims may encompass variations of sleeve pallet 10 that dif...

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Abstract

Sleeve pallet 10 is constructed from corrugate are disclosed. The sleeve pallet 10 includes a series of stringers 12 secured to an upper deck 14 and / or collar 16. When bonded to an upper deck 14, the upper deck 14 is bonded to and supports a collar 16. The collar 16 defines a peripheral flange 40. The peripheral flange 40 retains a sleeve over the collar 16 and / or upper deck 14 of the sleeve pallet 10. A cap 60 can be provided to cover and retains goods within the cavity 82 defined by the sleeve pallet 10. Before assembly, the flange 40 of the collar 16, the sleeve 18, and, when used, the cap 60 may be secured together by straps in a collapsed configuration.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority and benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 861,211 filed 13 Jun. 2019, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety herein.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONField of the Invention[0002]This disclosure relates to shipping pallets, and, more particularly, to pallets fabricated from corrugated fiberboard as sleeve pallets.Background of the Related Art[0003]Pallets and skids, collectively herein “pallets”, in various forms have been an important part of shipping freight since the 1930's. Historically, pallets were constructed of wood. Wooden shipping pallets are relatively costly, heavy and susceptible to damage. Wood continues to dominate the pallet market today. In recent history, lighter plastic pallets and more durable metal pallets have been developed. However, both of these options tend to be more costly.[0004]The conditions under which most pallets are used typically results in dama...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D19/00
CPCB65D19/0073B65D2519/00029B65D2519/00437B65D2519/00562B65D2519/00333B65D19/18B65D19/20B65D2519/00019B65D2519/00034B65D2519/00054B65D2519/00069B65D2519/00089B65D2519/00104B65D2519/00129B65D2519/00134B65D2519/00139B65D2519/00159B65D2519/00174B65D2519/00194B65D2519/00208B65D2519/00273B65D2519/00288B65D2519/00293B65D2519/00318B65D2519/00323B65D2519/00343B65D2519/00378B65D2519/00447B65D2519/00497B65D2519/00597B65D2519/00641B65D2519/00711B65D2519/00915
Inventor OLSON, RANDAL D.OLSON, JOEL R.CYR, KEVIN W.
Owner THE GARDNER GRP LLC
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