Patent ID: 6240854
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
A palletizing system for a wheeled item comprising an undercarriage and wheels extending from the undercarriage, the palletizing system comprising:a pallet including:a base frame having openings for receiving fork lift arms and a longitudinal axis extending from a first end to a second end;a support on the base frame and having a support surface for receiving the wheels of the item; anda plurality of ramps on the base frame and sloping from the support toward the base frame; andat least one selectively removable bridging member for placement in one of the plurality of ramps for forming a track along which wheels of the item can roll over the one of the plurality of ramps,the support and the plurality of ramps structured and arranged so that when the bridging member is removed from the at least one of the plurality of ramps and the wheeled item is shifted on the wheels from the support surface along the plurality of ramps, the undercarriage of the wheeled item comes to rest on the support surface.