Patent ID: 6659019
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
An article for use in stacking adjacent pairs of loaded pallets comprising:a pair of interconnected sections, each section having a generally flat bottom surface adapted to rest on top of a loaded pallet, a top surface including a plurality of raised surface features, and a first edge including a plurality of hinge components from the group consisting of a pivot pin and a pin grip, wherein an uppermost portion of each raised surface feature lies within a first reference plane, the first reference plane being in substantial parallel-spaced relation to the bottom surface, and wherein the hinge components of the sections cooperate to interconnect the sections for relative pivoting movement about a hinge line that lies beneath the respective first reference plane of each section, wherein the surface features include a plurality of raised portions separated by a plurality of lowered portions, and further wherein the surface features of a first one of the sections are complementary to the surface features of a second one of the sections when the first one is pivoted about the pivot axis on top of the second one, whereby the raised portions of the first one oppose the lowered portions of the second one when the first one is pivoted on top of the second one.