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

Claim 0:
1. A pallet, comprising:
a deck;
at least two legs extending from the deck;
a plank coupled to the legs;
wherein the plank extends in a longitudinal direction between opposing lead sides of the pallet;
wherein the legs and the deck at least in part define a fork opening at one of the lead sides of the pallet;
wherein the fork opening is configured to receive a fork that extends in the longitudinal direction when inside the fork opening;
wherein each of the legs has one or more walls that define at least two cavities within the leg;
wherein the cavities include a lead side cavity and an interior side cavity;
wherein the lead side cavity is positioned at the lead side of the pallet;
wherein the interior side cavity is positioned opposite the lead side cavity;
concrete filling the lead side cavity to strengthen the leg against impacts by the fork;
a foam insert made of foam extending within the interior side cavity, wherein the foam insert include a base, a stem extending from the base, and one or more petals extending around the stem; and
wherein the lead side cavity is empty of the foam insert.