Patent ID: 8322517

Claim:
A lightweight pallet for supporting and carrying workpieces along a pair of opposing stationary rails of an overhead transfer conveyor, comprising: a metallic conveyor carrier having a plurality of rollers connected thereto and said rollers rollable with respect to said pair of stationary rails on said overhead transfer conveyor such that said carrier is moveable with respect to said overhead transfer conveyor; a lightweight, non-metallic base fixedly connected to said conveyor carrier; a first lightweight, non-metallic support member fixedly connected to and extending downward from said base, said first support member being substantially planar, wherein said first support member is adapted to support said workpiece; and a first lightweight, non-metallic brace member fixedly connected to said base and said first support member for stabilizing and supporting said first support member, and said first brace member being substantially planar, wherein said first brace member extends substantially perpendicular to said first support member, and said first support member and said second support member cooperate to define a structure that extends downward from said base.