Patent ID: 6234087
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A pallet system comprised of a plurality of pallets, each pallet comprising:an upwardly facing deck defining an exterior perimeter of the pallet, the deck being rectangular and having two adjacent first sides, and two adjacent second sides which are perpendicular to the first sides, wherein the deck has four corners;a leg which extends downwardly from each deck corner, wherein each leg has an upwardly extending side wall, with portions of said leg side wall defining an upwardly opening channel, and portions of each leg positioned below the leg channel to extend generally perpendicular to and inwardly from said side wall to engage the channel of an underlying like pallet and restrict over nesting of two stacked pallets;at least one tab which extends downwardly from each first side of the deck;at least one ear which extends outwardly from each second side of the deck, wherein portions of the ear define a slot which is dimensioned to receive a tab in an interference fit, such that said plurality of pallets are combinable into a single larger pallet.