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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 21, 1995
Richard Alan Jordan, Clinton Township, MI (US);
John Edward Yestrepsky, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Raymond Harold Gosnell, Plymouth, MI (US);
Richard George Brooks, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Cadillac Products, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A reinforced pallet (20) and method for making the same are disclosed. The pallet (20) includes a body (28) having a pair of laterally spaced apart edge portions (56) with a central span (60) extending therebetween. A flexible tensile member (26) extends between the edge portions (56) and generally beneath the central span (60). The tensile member (26) may be in the form of a mesh affixed between upper and lower decks (22,24) of the pallet (20). When the edge portions (56) of the pallet (20) are simply supported and a load is place atop the pallet (20), the central span (60) of the pallet (20) will vertically deflect in response to the load. The central span (60) will bear upon the tensile member (26) with the tensile member providing support against deflection. A method for retrofitting a pallet (200) includes adding a tensile member (210) to the pallet (200) to reduce the amount of deflection of the pallet (200) when simply supported in response to a load placed atop the pallet (200).