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

Claim 7:
8. A pallet, comprising:
a deck;
one or more leg-plank bridges are attached to the deck, wherein the leg-plank bridges include at least two legs extending from the deck, wherein each of the legs includes 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, and
a plank extending between the legs;
wherein the hub defines a hub cavity;
wherein the rim wall, the hub, and the spoke walls define a plurality of spoke cavities;
wherein the spoke cavities are wedge shaped;
an insert made of foam;
wherein the insert includes a base and a plurality of petals extending from the base;
wherein the insert has a stem extending from the base;
wherein the petals extend in the radial direction from the stem;
wherein the base is positioned outside of the spoke cavities and the hub cavity;
wherein the petals of the insert extend from the base to fill at least some of the spoke cavities; and
wherein the stem extends into the hub cavity.