Patent ID: 6837170
Filing Date: 2005-01-04
Classification: B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A modular pallet, comprising: a plurality of spaced substantially parallel elongated stringer members each including a plurality of spaced upper grooves formed in a top surface and a plurality of spaced lower grooves formed in a bottom surface; a plurality of spaced substantially parallel elongated upper deck members each including a first upper deck member mating section approximate a first end and a second upper deck member mating section approximate a second end, wherein at least a portion of each of the upper deck members between the first and second upper deck member mating sections is shaped to be perpendicularly received by the upper grooves in the elongated stringer members and interlocked at the first and second upper deck member mating sections to different ones of the elongated stringer members by movement of at least one of the stringer member and the upper deck member with respect to each other; and a plurality of spaced substantially parallel elongated lower deck members including a first lower deck member mating section approximate a first end and a second lower deck member mating section approximate a second end, wherein at least a portion of the lower deck member between the first and second lower deck member mating sections is shaped to be perpendicularly received by the lower grooves in the elongated stringer members and interlocked at the first and second lower deck member mating sections to different ones of the elongated stringer members by movement of at least one of the stringer member and the lower deck member with respect to each other, and wherein the elongated stringer members each include a locking button extending from a groove base of each of the upper and lower grooves, and wherein the mating sections of the upper and lower deck members each include a locking socket for receiving the locking button.