Patent ID: 8708208
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: B26F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for separating dunnage from a pallet comprising: a base plate that is positioned on a floor, the base plate being a planar plate having a thickness such that a forklift carrying the pallet and dunnage can drive upon the base plate; a pair of vertical plates positioned atop the base plate and extending upwardly from the base plate, each vertical plate having an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion of each vertical plate being secured to a respective side of the base plate such that the forklift carrying the pallet and dunnage can drive upon the base plate and between the pair of vertical plates; and an elongated bar having a pair of opposed ends, each of the opposed ends being secured to a respective top portion of one of the respective vertical plates such that the elongated bar spans between the vertical plates, the elongated bar having a leading surface that is a shearing surface for shearing the dunnage from the pallet when the pallet is forced under the elongated bar by the forklift.