Patent ID: 8875638

Claim:
A pallet comprising: a top plate; a base structure spaced apart from the top plate; and a plurality of support legs that are attached to the top plate at respective first ends, at least a portion of the plurality of support legs being attached to the base structure at respective second ends, the plurality of support legs being disposed between the top plate and the base structure in an arrangement that accommodates engagement of the pallet with a standard jacking device; wherein the top plate defines a plurality of securing slots extending through the top plate, wherein a first subset of the plurality of securing slots is oriented lengthwise parallel to a first edge of the top plate and a second subset of the plurality of securing slots is oriented lengthwise perpendicular to the first edge of the top plate, and wherein a distance between adjacent lengthwise parallel securing slots is substantially equal to a distance between adjacent lengthwise perpendicular securing slots, wherein the plurality of support legs includes a central support leg that (a) is connected to the top plate substantially at a central-point of the top plate, and (b) is unconnected to the base structure.