Pallet and method for using same

Patent 5911179 Issued on June 15, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date:

July 25, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Spiczka, Darrell

Assignee

Storage Technology Corporation

Application

No. 900249 filed on 07/25/1997

US Classes:

108/51.11, INDUSTRIAL PLATFORM108/57.12, Including shock-absorbing means108/57.16, Load-contacting surface having upwardly projected edge193/38, SKIDWAYS193/41, SKIDS206/320FOR A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE

Examiners

Primary: Cuomo, Peter M.
Assistant: Wilkens, Janet M.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Brooks & Kushman P.C.

Foreign Patent References

4118522 DE 12/13/1992

International Class

B65D 019/00

Abstract

A pallet including a ramp and two slide assemblies inserted between the pallet surface and the article to be shipped. The ramp is pivotally attached as part of the pallet structure and may be folded up during shipping and down during unloading. The slide assemblies include a strip of material with a low coefficient of friction to facilitate sliding on the pallet surface and the ramp.