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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 1976
Filed:
Oct. 04, 1974
James M Cook, III, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Edward K Tazzia, East Detroit, MI (US);
Oakland Plastics Corporation, Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
An industrial load-carrying pallet comprising an integral sheet of material formed with strengthening ribs extending thereacross, three centrally disposed pedestals extending downwardly at the center line and generally W-shaped pedestals disposed adjacent the side extremities. Grooves extend downwardly from the upper surface and are disposed along the circumference of four circles for receiving the bottom rims of four drums. The pedestals have recesses therein disposed on the circumference of four circles whereby the pedestals may rest upon and engage the top rims of four drums. The area of the top surface within each circle for receiving the bottom rim of a drum is spherically concave. The side pedestals have spaced converging walls in a downward direction which are joined at the lower extremities by a bottom base. Empty pallets may be stacked by placing the pedestals within one another. However, there is included anti-locking means in the form of shoulders extending inwardly from the side walls of the side pedestals to engage bottom base of a like pedestal of another pallet to prevent stacked pallets from being wedged into binding engagement with one another.