Patent ID: 6722291
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: B65D,Y02W

Abstract:
Separation members for selective placement between sheet members oriented horizontally and stacked vertically allowing a forklift to extend between the sheet members and between the separation members to facilitate simultaneous handling of sheet members located thereabove, each of said separation members comprising:A. a first planar support member extending horizontally across and above one of the stacked sheet members and in abutment therewith; B. a second planar support member positionable extending horizontally below a sheet member thereabove and in abutment therewith for supporting thereof in spaced relation above a sheet member therebelow, said second support member being fixedly secured in spaced relation vertically above said first support member by a distance sufficient to allow a forklift to extend thereadjacent between the sheet members vertically and between said separation members horizontally for facilitating lifting of any horizontally oriented sheet materials located thereabove by the forklift without moving said separation members thereadjacent therewith; and C. an interlocking cellular construction means fixedly secured to said first planar support member and said second planar support member and extending therebetween for maintaining same in spaced relation to one another and for enhancing the support provided by said second planar support member for the sheet members positioned thereabove, said interlocking cellular construction means including a vertical support beam means extending vertically between said first planar support member and said second planar support member and extending longitudinally therethrough for facilitating strengthening thereof, said vertical support beam means being oriented perpendicularly with respect to said first planar support member and with respect to said second planar support member and longitudinally therealong, said vertical support beam means extending upwardly from said first planar support member and downwardly from said second planar support member to define an I-beam support component for enhancing structural strength of each separation member, said interlocking cellular construction means further including a plurality of cellular wall means extending perpendicularly with respect to said first planar support member and said second planar support member and also extending perpendicularly with respect to said vertical support beam means to define said interlocking cellular construction means therebetween for facilitating strengthening of the separation members.