Patent ID: 6352039
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A plastic pallet comprising:a plurality of spaced apart stringer blocks, each of the stringer blocks being formed from a thermoplastic material, each of the stringer blocks in cross section having a pair of stringer side walls connected by a stringer top wall and a stringer bottom wall, each of the stringer blocks having a stringer interior area defined by the stringer side walls and the stringer top and stringer bottom wall, each of the stringer blocks further having at least one reinforcement rib situated in the stringer interior area thereof; a plurality of first stringer boards formed from a thermoplastic material in supporting connection with each of the stringer blocks; and a plurality of spaced apart deck boards, each of the deck boards being formed from a thermoplastic material, each of the deck boards in cross section having a board upper side and a board lower side connected with board side walls, each of the deck boards further having a board interior area defined by the board upper side and lower side and the board side walls, each of the deck boards further having at least one reinforcement rib situated in the board interior area thereof, at least one of the deck boards having ridges on at least one of the board upper side and board lower sides thereof, the deck boards being positioned generally transversely relative to the first stringer boards with the board lower side of each of the deck boards being joined in fixed supporting connection with each of the first stringer boards.