Patent ID: 9676516
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: B29C,B29K,B29L,B65D,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method for producing a thermoformed plastic pallet comprising the steps of: thermoforming a first sheet of plastic into a first plastic shell having a base wall defining a lower terminal surface and a plurality of supporting feet projecting downwardly from and beyond the lower terminal surface in spaced-apart relation with one another to form respective areas for supporting the plastic pallet on a support surface, the first plastic shell having a hollow chamber formed interiorly of each of the supporting feet; inserting a dimensionally stable plastic body into each of the hollow chambers, each plastic body having an outer contour matching an inner contour of the corresponding hollow chamber; thermoforming a second sheet of plastic into a second plastic shell; placing the second plastic shell onto the first plastic shell and the plastic bodies; welding a periphery of the second plastic shell to a peripheral region of the first plastic shell; and connecting each of the plastic bodies at respective surfaces thereof in a material-bonding manner to corresponding neighboring inner surfaces of the first and second plastic shells.