Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Gary G Markert

Lawrence R Peck

Robert A Ross

Ronald R Schoenberg

Robert F Flynn

Douglas E Smith

Paul H Beauregard

Elton Beyer

A pallet sheet has a substantially planar, centrally located base region, and a pair of upwardly angled edge portions. The upper surface portion of the pallet sheet is provided with a plurality of upwardly oriented collapsible cleats for enhancing cushioning and frictional characteristics, and in addition, upwardly and downwardly oriented cleats are also disposed upon the upper and lower surface portions of the upwardly angled edge portions so as to provide enhanced gripping characteristics for the pallet sheet by a gripper bar mechanism of a motorized transport vehicle. Still further, a support system is provided for supporting a plurality of pallet sheets thereon wherein the oppositely disposed edge portions of the pallet sheets can be maintained at their desired predetermined angle.

Pallet sheet with upwardly angled edge portions with oppositely oriented cleats for enhanced gripping

An edge or corner protector comprises side surface portions which are adapted to be spaced from the external side surface portions of an article or appliance which define an external corner or edge region of the article or appliance to be protected, and an interior corner or apex region which is likewise adapted to be spaced from the external corner or edge region of the article or appliance. In this manner, not only does the corner or edge protector serve to protect the external corner or edge region of the article or appliance, but in addition, the spacing of the side surface portions of the new and improved edge or corner protector from the external side surface portions of the article or appliance, as well as the spacing of the interior corner or apex region of the corner or edge protector from the external corner or edge region of the article or appliance will effectively serve as a shock absorber so as to prevent external impact forces, impressed upon the carton or shipping container, from being transmitted internally onto the external side surface portions of the article or appliance, or onto the corner or edge region of the article or appliance.

Spacer and shock-absorber type angleboard edge or corner protector

An edge or corner protector comprises an apex portion and a pair of leg members extending away from the apex portion so as to define an angle of approximately 90&deg; therebetween. The apex portion and leg members are defined by a plurality of paper plies which have at least two different width dimensions. Relatively narrow and relatively broad paper plies are alternatively arranged with respect to each other whereby the apex portion and proximal portions of the leg members are formed by both the broad and narrow paper plies whereas distal portions of the leg members are formed only by the broad paper plies. In this manner, increased thickness and strength is provided within the apex and proximal portions of the leg members as needed, the distal portions of the leg members nevertheless facilitate mounting, positioning, and orientation of the edge or corner protectors upon edge or corner regions of articles to be protected, and a substantial reduction in the overall raw material cost is achieved.

Angleboard edge protector

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Hawthorn Woods, IL, United States of America

Gary G Markert