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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7296383 | Plastic batten shutter A decorative shutter assembly includes a plurality of slats or boards arranged in a row presenting a decorative surface with side flanges projecting rearwardly. At least one cross member overlays each of the slats and presents a decorative cross surface with side cr... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7273014 | High performance plastic pallets The invention relates to plastic pallets that pass the Underwriters Laboratory UL 2335 protocol for pallets wherein said pallets comprises at least one resin selected from the group consisting of: (a) polyphenylene ether resin and ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7182026 | Pallet A pallet which is made from elongate steel members of arcuate cross section which are welded together to form a frame, and plastic slats which are engaged with a snap action with the steel members and which form a planar upper surface for the pallet. ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7165499 | Reinforced pallet A reinforced pallet includes a pallet body having a plurality of flexible support arms, each integrally molded adjacent one of the plurality of channels formed in the pallet body. Each of the flexible support arms is configured to flex outward away from the channel ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 6955128 | Reinforced pallet A reinforced pallet assembly having a first pallet deck and a second pallet deck. Each of the decks has an outer member and an intermediate member, each outer member and intermediate member having a one of a pair of mating cross-rib surfaces which are mounted togeth... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6886475 | Plastic pallet An improved pallet made of a synthetic resin wherein one of the underside of the upper deck and upperside of the lower deck is substantially planar, and the supports which separate the upper and lower decks are integrally formed with and project upwardly from the ot... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6849677 | Flame retardant polyolefin pallets and flame retardant master batch for their production Polyolefin-based pallets capable of passing standard pallet flammability tests are prepared by molding the pallet or one or more subassemblies thereof, of a polyolefin molding resin containing a flame retardant package containing a halogenated organic flame retardan... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6837170 | Modular pallet A modular pallet includes a plurality of spaced substantially parallel elongated stringer members, a plurality of spaced substantially parallel elongated upper deck members and a plurality of spaced substantially parallel elongated lower deck members. At least a por... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6805061 | Two-piece pallet A pallet is provided having spaced first and second decks and a plurality of opposed mating areas formed in each of the decks. Each mating area includes alternating projections and recesses, where the projections of the first deck are arranged to be received by the ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6784234 | High performance plastic pallets The invention relates to plastic pallets that pass the Underwriters Laboratory UL 2335 protocol for pallets wherein said pallets comprises at least one resin selected from the group consisting of: (a) polyphenylene ether resin and blends containing polyphenyl... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6622642 | Thermoplastic pallet A pallet assembly includes an upper deck and a lower deck. Each deck comprises a thermoplastic sheet formed with ridges and channels on one side, corresponding to features necessarily defined on the opposite side. A plurality of strengthening ridges and c... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6524426 | Plastic lumber pallets A plastic pallet assembly is formed from plastic lumber by melting sections of runners and cross members and contacting them to join said runners and said cross members to form a pallet. A machine having an assembly table, cross members for supporting and... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6503585 | Hollow-chamber lightweight component A hollow-chamber lightweight component is described which at least comprises a shell-shaped housing part (1) made of high-strength material. a ribbed supporting structure (2) made of plastic, in particular of thermoplastic material, and at least one cover... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6446563 | Thermoplastic pallet An improved load bearing pallet includes an upper deck formed from a sheet of thermoplastic material with a load engaging surface and an opposing, substantially parallel lift engaging surface. Ridges, channels, depressions, and legs, are formed in the she... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6220462 | Flexible parts transporting system A parts transporting system including a rigid rack frame, a plurality of uprights coupled to the rigid rack frame, a plurality of shelf supports coupled to the uprights, and a plurality of shelf assemblies operably coupled to the uprights and the shelf su... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6006677 | Plastic pallet An improved pallet made of a synthetic resin wherein the underside of the upper deck is substantially planar, and the supports which separate the upper and lower decks are integrally formed with and project upwardly from the lower deck, and are secured to... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5885691 | Selectively reinforced thermoformed article and process A process is disclosed for producing reinforced twin-sheet thermoformed articles comprising the steps of heating first and second sheets of thermoplastic material; forming the sheets in molds; heating a reinforcing insert of thermoplastic material; placin... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5791261 | Modular pallet system A modular pallet system definable in terms of xyz Cartesian coordinates includes a base structure in a lower xy plane having a x- and y-linear axis members internestable with each other at regions of orthogonal intersection to form a rectilinear matrix, e... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5579701 | Completely knock down plastic pallet and method of manufacturing the same A completely knock down plastic pallet comprising a set of runners, a set of top deck elements, and a set of bottom deck elements. The runners comprising two end runners which define opposed side faces of the pallet and one or more intermediate runners lo... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579686 | Plastic pallet assembly A plastic pallet (10) is disclosed that includes a deck (100), a base (20), a plurality of separate connectors (11) and a plurality of internal connectors (11a).... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5546872 | Plastic pallet A plastic pallet having a top pallet section and a base pallet section secured together with bolt and nut type fasteners to form a longitudinal and a transverse skid passageway. Each of the nut and bolt type fasteners is locked in place by a plurality of ... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5497709 | Plastic pallet assembly A load-bearing pallet assembly comprises a resilient polymeric core including top and bottom halves which have means for interconnecting and easily disconnecting the halves but only when desired. The top half includes a top support panel having top corner... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5456189 | Shipping pallet A plastic pallet comprises a plurality of longitudinal spaced apart and parallel base members; a plurality of longitudinal spaced apart and parallel cross-members disposed transversely over the base members; and a plurality of compression cups or cylinder... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5445084 | Normed transport pallet A transport pallet includes a support surface which may be constituted by a support plate (2) or by cross-planks (20) as well as three beams (3a-3c) which are fixed beneath the support surface. The beams are fixed to the support surface by pins (5) having... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5417167 | Plastic pallet A shipping pallet of the type usually manufactured from wood is made of hollow plastic stringers and deck boards. The stringers and deck boards are made of plastic materials which may be either virgin plastic, recycled plastics or mixes. The stringers and... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5402735 | Recyclable pallet assembly A material handling apparatus includes a plurality of runners extruded from a thermoplastic material to a predetermined dimension that is uniquely sized for an individual load to be handled. Each runner defines an upper load supporting surface, an opposed... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5388533 | Pallet and components thereof A composite pallet (10) is disclosed that includes a wooden base (21), a wooden deck (11), a plurality of plastic sleeves (100) and a plurality of plastic connectors (80). The sleeves (100) fit into passageways (50) formed of channels (18, 28) and opening... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5365859 | Recyclable plastic pallet Pallets (20) upon which objects (22) may be stacked and to which a wrapping sheet (24) of stretch film, or a strap (102), may be secured to retain the objects (22) in relation to the pallet (20), is disclosed. The pallet (20) has rails (30,32,34) with per... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5320048 | Panel structures formed by extrusion A panel includes a planar face layer formed by continuous extrusion, and a plurality of ribs extending longitudinally of the face layer and also formed by continuous extrusion. The ribs are hollow and have a height at least five times the thickness of the... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5197395 | Plastic pallet with deck assembly A plastic pallet (10) includes two identical decks (12, 120) that are interconnected by identical connectors (14). Each connector includes a central core (20) and a surrounding sleeve (44) interconnected by spokes (46). The core has flexible tangs (28) th... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5178075 | Assembled pallet for forklift An assembled pallet for a forklift is disclosed which is made of plastic. A number of divided pallet members each formed of plastic by dividing a square by two diagonal lines are produced on a mass production basis. Four divided members are joined with ea... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5170722 | Pallet assembly A pallet assembly is disclosed that consists of two sets of interlocking runners. The first set of runners has at least one opening capable of receiving a plurality of second runners. The second runners have slots that mate with the upper and lower member... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5007352 | Pallet construction Load bearing pallet construction which avoids problems associated with conventional wood constructions. The pallet construction consists of a plurality of pallet forming members, arranged in two layers and defining lift fork receiving openings between the... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4671188 | Foot for expendable corrugated pallets A pallet having feet anchored to a platform by locking rings wherein each foot comprises a hollow tapered cup-like shape with a flange near the top of the foot, wherein the flange includes a plurality of slots, wherein each locking ring includes a flange ... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4597338 | Pallet A pallet is assembled from two identical pallet halves of a molded plastic material, such as polypropylene. Each pallet half is formed with a rigid, rectangular, load supporting platform having symmetrically disposed rows of support posts and latching leg... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4494224 | Pipe measuring method and apparatus Method and apparatus for determining the length of a tubular member such as a pipe are disclosed. A burst of acoustical pulses are emitted from a sending unit and are received by a reference acoustical transducer and by a slave acoustic transducer. The sl... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4316419 | Plastics pallet A plastic pallet provided with oblong channels in which reinforcing rods are locked. The locking is obtained by partially closing the end of a channel or by inwardly shrunk edge parts of openings in said channels.... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4189125 | Ground support pads for mobile structures A ground support pad is described which is typically composed of a polyolefin-homopolymer and consists of two separate and identical halves which may be snapped together to form an integral unit. The pads may be used to support any heavy structure upon th... | 02/19/1980 |
