Patent ID: 6510801
Filing Date: 2003-01-28
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A pallet comprising:a) a base comprising: i) a framework having a width and a length defining a shape of said base; and ii) a platform covering a top of said framework; b) a plurality of hollow legs connected to said base, wherein said hollow legs comprise an open top and side walls extending downwardly from a top surface; c) a plurality of cavities formed by the hollow legs wherein legs of a second pallet fit into said cavities when said cavities are exposed; d) a plurality of thin, flat hinged flip members, one hinged flip member for each cavity, wherein a pivot of each hinged flip member is located along a side of said top of each leg, such that when said hinged flip member is rotated into a first position, said hinged flip member exposes a cavity, and when said hinged flip member is rotated into a second position, said hinged flip member covers said cavity; and e) an angular bar member along at least a portion of an outer perimeter of said framework having an angle approximately between 90 degrees and 180 degrees; such that when the flip members are in the first position, the hollow legs of a pallet can fit into the cavities of a nesting pallet below without the flip members adding to a nesting height of a plurality of nested pallets.