Patent ID: 9718628
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: B65D,B65G

Claim:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a pallet-receiving assembly having a frame of generally rectangular shape defined by a plurality of laterally-extending, side frame members bounding a pallet-receiving zone configured to receive, at least in part, a pallet supporting a pallet load, the pallet-receiving assembly having a vertical height greater than the vertical height of the pallet; a gate mechanism connected to one of the frame members, the gate mechanism being actuatable between open and closed positions to permit controlled ingress and egress of a palletized load in to and out of a palletized load receiving zone; a clamp assembly having a clamping zone being configured to circumscribe, at least in part, each side of the pallet load being received, at least in part, in the clamping zone; wherein the pallet-receiving assembly is securable to any one of a ground or operational work surface; and the pallet-receiving assembly includes: a first side frame and a second side frame being disposed upon the ground or the operational work surface in spaced apart and substantially parallel relation; a back frame being disposed intermediate to the first side frame and the second side frame, and forming a close therewith having an open entry side for receiving the pallet with the pallet load; and a gate, associated with the frame member connected to the gate mechanism, the gate being in a separated and substantially parallel relation to the back frame, and the gate having an open position and a closed position; any one of a bottom of the back frame and the gate, and, the ground or the operational work surface forming an open sectional area allowing passage therethrough of the pallet; and for a case where the gate is in the open position, the pallet with the pallet load is received by and removed from the close.