Patent ID: 6502696
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: B65D,F42B

Abstract:
A pallet for shipping an article, the pallet comprising:a first member configured to receive one side of the article; a second member configured to receive another side of the article when the first member receives the article; a plurality of connecting member each having a first portion and a second portion spaced from the first portion, the first portion being connected to the first member for movement of the second portion between a first position spaced from the second member when the second member receives the article and a second position juxtapositioned to the second member when the second member receives the article; a plurality of pivots for the movement of the plurality of connecting members between the first position and the second position, the pivots being disposed at a plane and corresponding to each of the plurality of connecting members, and fastener means for releasably attaching the second portions to the second member when the connecting members are in the second position so as to retain the first member, the article, and the second member in a shipping configuration, and for releasing the first member, the article, and the second member from the shipping configuration.