Patent ID: 11866226
Assignee: GREEN OX PALLET TECHNOLOGY, LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 18:
19. A method of assembling a pallet, comprising
folding a top member to define:
a top surface of the pallet, and
a plurality of upper edge supports extending folded from the top surface;

folding a bottom member to define:
a bottom surface of the pallet defining a plurality of interior apertures,
a plurality of outer sidewalls extending folded from the bottom surface, and
a plurality of internal sidewalls formed from folding the bottom member at one or more interior edges defined by the plurality of interior apertures;

defining, using an outer sidewall of the plurality of outer sidewalls and an internal sidewall of the plurality of internal sidewalls, a first cradle;
defining, using a portion of internal sidewalls of the plurality of internal sidewalls, a second cradle;
inserting a first structural into the first cradle, the first cradle forms a first enclosed perimeter to engage sidewalls of the first structural insert and multiple folded sides of the first structural insert are engaged with the outer sidewall;
inserting a second structural into the second cradle, the second cradle forms a second enclosed perimeter to engage sidewalls of the second structural insert, wherein the first structural insert and the first cradle are separated from the second structural insert and the second cradle by at least one interior aperture of the plurality of interior apertures; and
connecting the top member to the bottom member and covering the first cradle and the second cradle.