Patent ID: 6101955
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
A pallet cover comprising:(a) a rectangular top planar element having an upper surface and a lower surface, said upper surface including a fixed array of raised anti-skid elements distributed across it, said lower surface including a grid of shallow depth supporting ribs fixedly arrayed over its extent;(b) four edge ribs depending from the periphery of said top element and fixed to the outer ends of said supporting ribs, said edge ribs having a depth greater than said supporting ribs so as to fit cappingly over an underlying wooden pallet such that said pallet cover is self-retaining; and(c) said top element further including an array of drainage holes formed through it, whereby products carried on said pallet cover are protected against contamination from fluid and physical contact with said underlying wooden pallet.