Patent ID: 6202569
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A stackable pallet system, which comprises:(a) a plurality of pallets each having a support surface on which items to be transported may be placed;(b) at least two upwardly facing channels carried on each pallet with the channels being spaced from and parallel to one another above the pallet support surface;(c) at least two downwardly facing couplers carried on each pallet with the couplers being spaced from and parallel to one another, each coupler on one pallet being received in one of the channels of another pallet when one pallet is stacked on top of another; and(d) wherein each pallet has at least two fork pockets for allowing a forklift to engage and transport each pallet, and wherein each coupler comprises at least a portion of one fork pocket, wherein each fork pocket is formed from a side rail having a strap secured to each end of the side rail, the strap and side rail together forming an opening at each end of the side rail into which one fork of the forklift can be inserted, the side rail of the fork pocket being configured to be received within the channel such that the side rail forms the coupler.