Patent ID: 6112672
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A selectively arrangeable pallet for supporting conventional and unconventional loads above the ground and transportable with a lifting mechanism, said selectively arrangeable pallet comprising:a tray having first and second load-bearing surfaces, said first and second surfaces operative to support the conventional and unconventional loads, respectively, said second surface having a plurality of relatively spaced support pads extending from said second surface for also supporting the unconventional loads; and a base having upper and lower surfaces and a support structure extending from said lower surface, said upper surface and said support structure defining a plurality of relatively spaced recesses extending from said upper surface into said support structure,whereby said tray and said base are selectively arrangeable in an overlaying relationship relative to each other in a nested configuration wherein the plurality of relatively spaced support pads are nested within the plurality of spaced recesses and alternatively in an expanded configuration wherein the plurality of relatively spaced support pads extend outwardly from the pallet, said tray capable of being selectively arranged relative to said base into said nested configuration to permit said first load-bearing surface to support the conventional loads and alternatively into said expanded configuration to permit said second load-bearing surface and said support pads to support the unconventional loads.