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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2011
Susumu Harada, Saitama, JP;
Takashi Suzuki, Saitama, JP;
Tsuyoshi Abe, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoaki Arai, Kanagawa, JP;
Susumu Harada, Saitama, JP;
Takashi Suzuki, Saitama, JP;
Tsuyoshi Abe, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoaki Arai, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A pallet apparatus includes a pallet base including a caster unit and a mounting plate for mounting a product having a first fastening unit; a fixing member disposed between the product and the mounting plate of the pallet base; and a second fastening unit fixing the fixing member onto the mounting plate. The product can be fixed to or released from the fixing member by fastening or unfastening the first fastening unit. The fixing member includes a slit at a position corresponding to the first fastening unit, the slit allowing the fixing member to be inserted between or detached from the product and the mounting plate without contacting the first fastening unit.