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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2004
Sean T. Ogburn, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
William P. Apps, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Robert V. Gruber, Dallas, TX (US);
Jeffrey L. Wilkerson, Grapevine, TX (US);
Sean T. Ogburn, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
William P. Apps, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Robert V. Gruber, Dallas, TX (US);
Jeffrey L. Wilkerson, Grapevine, TX (US);
Rehrig Pacific Company, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
A pallet for use with a fork lift includes a top deck, a mid-top member and a base. The top deck has a plurality of ribs extending downwardly and a plurality of column-receiving recesses formed on the underside thereof. The base includes a plurality of columns projecting substantially vertically and received within the recesses of the top deck. Snap-tabs secure the columns to the deck. A generally planar mid-top member is secured to the plurality of ribs on the deck and has a plurality of openings into which are received the plurality of columns. The mid-top member is sandwiched between the ribs of the top deck and shoulders formed on the outer periphery of the columns.