Patent ID: 11939107
Assignee: ARTISTIC COMPOSITE PALLETS LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 14:
15. A pallet, comprising:
a deck;
one or more legs extending from the deck;
wherein each of the legs has one or more walls that define one or more cavities;
wherein at least one of the cavities are filled with concrete;
wherein the concrete fills the cavities located on a lead end of the pallet;
wherein the remaining cavities are filled with foam;
wherein the foam includes an insert received in the legs, wherein the insert includes
a base,
a stem extending from the base, and
one or more petals extending around the stem;
wherein each of the legs include a rim wall, a hub located inside the rim wall, and one or more spoke walls extending in a radial direction from the hub to the rim wall;
wherein the hub defines a hub cavity;
wherein the rim wall, the hub, and the spoke walls define one or more spoke cavities;
wherein the spoke cavities at a lead end are filled with concrete;
wherein the petals of the insert extend into the spoke cavities located opposite to the lead end;
wherein the stem extends into the hub cavity;
wherein the spoke walls have edges;
wherein the edges curve towards the hub to define one or more depressions;
wherein the depressions are filled with the concrete; and
wherein the stem and the petal have ends that extend into one of the depressions.