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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:
Apr. 18, 1995
Filed:
Mar. 15, 1994
Ted D Kilpatrick, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
Arthur M Wagner, Geneva, IL (US);
Jefferson Smurfit Corporation, St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A predominantly paperboard pallet comprises longitudinally extending outer stringers, made from an intermediate article folded from a corrugated paperboard sheet so as to have a lower panel and six panels on each side of a vertical plane bisecting the lower panel. On each side thereof, an outer panel extends upwardly and outwardly from the lower panel, an outer panel extends inwardly from the upwardly and outwardly extending panel, to the bisecting plane, an inner panel extends downwardly from the inwardly extending panel, approximately to the lower panel, an inner panel overlies the lower panel and extends outwardly from the downwardly extending panel, to the upwardly and outwardly extending panel, an inner panel extends upwardly and inwardly, to the downwardly extending panel, and an inner panel underlies the inwardly extending panel and extends outwardly, to the upwardly and outwardly extending panel. The underlying panel is secured adhesively to the inwardly extending panel. The overlying panel is secured adhesively to the lower panel. The lower panel is severed longitudinally, at the bisecting plane, so as to provide the outer stringers. Each outer stringer has two side panels provided by the upwardly and downwardly extending panels of the intermediate article, from one side of the bisecting plane, and a lower panel provided by a severed portion of the lower panel. A preferred embodiment further comprises a middle stringer, an upper sheet with two outer flaps, and a lower sheet with two outer flaps.