Patent ID: 6056121
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
An interlocking pallet assembly for containing an arrangement of components for attachment to a modular wheel chair, said interlocking pallet assembly being disposed within a shipping container and comprising:a first pallet having a plurality of compartments formed in an upper surface thereof for containing components associated with the modular wheel chair;a foot plate assembly for the modular wheel chair, the foot plate assembly being disposed within one of the compartments of the first pallet, the foot plate assembly including a vertical member which extends above the upper surface of the first pallet; anda second pallet having a plurality of compartments formed in an upper surface thereof for containing components associated with a base assembly of the modular wheel chair, the second pallet including at least one aperture formed through a bottom surface of the second pallet for receiving the vertical member of the foot plate assembly;the first and second pallets being similarly dimensioned so that when the second pallet is disposed on the first pallet, the vertical member of the foot plate assembly aligns with and engages the aperture formed in the second pallet thereby forming an interlocking mechanism for preventing movement of the second pallet relative to the first pallet.