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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 1993
Filed:
Apr. 10, 1990
Robert L Frenkel, Englewood, CO (US);
Ferdinand Weits, Westminster, CO (US);
John S Todor, Jr, Arvada, CO (US);
G Robert Mitchell, Morrison, CO (US);
Coors Brewing Company, Golden, CO (US);
Abstract
A slip pallet formed as a square or rectangular sheet of a plastic material having a central body portion on which a load, such as an array of loaded cardboard boxes, is supported and a plurality of lip portions extending outwardly and upwardly from the central body portion wherein at least the central body portion is provided with a plurality of spaced apart dimples formed in the top surface of the central body portions so that a plurality of spaced apart projections extend downwardly from the bottom surface of the central body portion to provide a cushioning support for the load and wherein at least a portion of each projection is a segment of a sphere. In other embodiments, the dimples are integral solid projections, each of which may be provided with a cavity having an opening in the outer surface thereof.