Patent ID: 9174767
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A pallet comprising: a support structure, the support structure configured to accept fork tines, the support structure comprising one or more baseboards; a deck secured to the support structure; and a first plate secured to at least one of the deck and the support structure by a first securing device, the first securing device configured to allow movement of the first plate between a first position obstructing entry of a fork tine through the support structure and a second position allowing entry of a fork tine through the support structure, the first securing device configured to allow movement of the first plate from the first position to the second position when a fork tine impacts the first plate from a first direction, wherein a first of the one or more baseboards prevents the first plate from moving from the first position when a fork tine impacts the first plate from a second direction, the second direction opposing the first direction.