Patent ID: 8178186

Claim:
A slipsheet, comprising: a sheet of material that functions as a pallet for supporting goods while the goods are transported by a forklift vehicle equipped with a platen and a push-pull device, the sheet of material comprising: an upper layer of material, the upper layer having a top surface for contact with the goods; and a lower layer of material, the lower layer having a bottom surface for contact with the platen of the fork-lift vehicle, the bottom surface comprising a recessed surface and a continuous grid of ridges that provides a contact surface, wherein the recessed surface comprises a plurality of indentations arranged in a pattern, wherein the upper layer of material and the lower layer of material are different compositions of matter, wherein the bottom surface is a low-friction surface so that the platen can slide under the sheet of material, wherein the top surface is a high-friction surface compared to the bottom surface, and wherein the sheet of material has an edge and a tab along a major portion of the edge so that the push-pull device can grip the tab while the platen slides under the sheet of material.