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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 1994
Filed:
Jun. 02, 1992
Truman J Vannatta, Lynchburg, VA (US);
Rock-Tenn Company, Norcross, GA (US);
Abstract
A pallet leg assembly having vertical support members which are reinforced from buckling or crushing. A first embodiment of the invention includes a sleeve defining a horizontal axis therethrough consisting of horizontal top and bottom panels with two side panels extending therebetween. A vertical support member is interposed in the sleeve and at least one diagonal support panel extends from the juncture of the side panels and either the top panel or the bottom panel to a location on the vertical support member. Another embodiment provides inner and outer sleeves with horizontal axes therethrough used with a vertical support member. The inner sleeve is journaled in the outer sleeve and the support member is positioned in the inner sleeve between the top and bottom of both the outer and inner sleeves.