Patent ID: 6192807
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A pallet protector assembly for use with a conventional pallet disposed on a support surface, the pallet having a plurality of stringers disposed generally parallel to one another underneath an upper deck, the deck being formed of plural spaced-apart deck-boards, the pallet having a predetermined height, a pair of sides, a pair of ends and corners between respective sides and ends, said pallet protector assembly comprising plural elongated bar-like guard members, each of said guard members having a pair of end portions, an inner surface and a bottom surface, each of said end portions including a respective connector, each of said connectors of respective ones of said guard members being integral therewith and releasably securable to an associated connector of another guard member to secure said guard members together without requiring the use of separate fasteners and to form a self-supporting frame that supports itself directly on the support surface, said self-supporting frame having an inner surface and plural right angle internal corners, said inner surface of said self-supporting frame being defined by said inner surfaces of said guard members, said self-supporting frame being arranged for disposition directly on the support surface by said bottom surface of each of said guard members for encircling the periphery of the pallet so that the corners of the pallet are located within respective ones of said internal corners of said self-supporting frame and the sides and ends of the pallet are disposed adjacent respective ones of said inner surfaces of said guard members, each of said guard members being approximately six inches (15.24 cm) in height and forming a substantially impenetrable barrier to deter the passing of an object therethrough into engagement with the pallet when the self-supporting frame encircles said pallet, said guard members being resistant to accidental disconnection from each other when said guard members are connected to one another to form said self-supporting frame.