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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:
Nov. 14, 1995
Filed:
May. 16, 1994
George C Boyse, Rocklin, CA (US);
Steven R Morgan, Hurricane, WV (US);
Down River International, Inc., Sacramento, CA (US);
Abstract
An improved wrapped deck pallet assembly is provided which is comprised of an envelope having smooth exterior surfaces and an internal support structure nested within the envelope for enhancing the overall strength of the wrapped deck pallet. In the first embodiment, the envelope has a base, side walls and four flaps, and is formed such that the flutes of the base and the flutes of the flaps are running in a non-parallel angular or perpendicular direction to one another when the envelope is folded. The internal structure includes optional top and bottom flat paperboard decks that sandwich a plurality of blocks to form an internal rigid structure located within the envelope. Preferably the flutes of the top deck will be oriented to extend in a non-parallel angular direction or perpendicular to the flutes of the top flaps of the envelope. A second embodiment employs the same internal rigid structure however, an envelope of different configuration is employed which has a pair of elongated flaps which nest together to form a smooth exterior configuration. Yet another embodiment is disclosed which uses a plurality of elongated reinforced structures that are sandwiched between a top deck and a bottom deck on the base of the envelope. The resulting pallet has superior strength properties when compared to pallets made of conventional designs and also reduces the likelihood of portions of the internal support structure being dislodged and/or lost.