Patent ID: 9340320
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: B65D,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A plastic pallet comprising: a cargo layer comprising a pair of horizontally positioned outer plastic deck boards and at least one horizontally positioned intermediate plastic deck board therebetween, a plurality of inserts in the plurality of spaced apart openings, with each insert extending between and being enclosed by the opposing upper and lower surfaces of at least one horizontally positioned outer plastic deck board and at least one horizontally positioned intermediate plastic deck board, and between each outer plastic deck board and an immediately adjacent intermediate plastic deck board there is a gap exposing said plurality of inserts extending therebetween; a base layer comprising a plurality of horizontally positioned plastic deck boards orthogonal to said pair of horizontally positioned outer plastic deck boards and said at least one horizontally positioned intermediate plastic deck board in said cargo layer; and a plurality of spaced apart support structures coupled between said base and cargo layers and forming gaps therebetween for receiving a lifting member, said plurality of spaced apart support structures comprising at least six, with each support structure having a C-shape with top and bottom flanges where each of the top flanges directly contact the outer or intermediate deck boards in the cargo layer.