Patent ID: 6095061
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A pallet for supporting a load during transit and storage comprising:a plurality of spaced, generally parallel runners, each of the runners comprising a plurality of layers of paperboard adhered together in a generally vertical orientation, each of the runners further including at least one generally vertically oriented reinforcing insert of a recyclable material selected from the group consisting of hardboard and particle board positioned interiorly of the runner between adjacent layers of the paperboard; anda generally planar deck sheet joined to each of the runners;wherein the reinforcing insert in each of the runners provides increased beam strength and resistance to compression of the runner and the layers of paperboard maintain the reinforcing insert in the generally vertical orientation during use and provide resistance to compression of the runner, each of the components of the pallet being entirely processible in a paperboard recycling system.