Patent ID: 6954982

Claim:
A reusable shipping pallet formed from extruded plastic parts, said pallet comprising: at least two I-beam constructs, each of said I-beam constructs having a first beam end, a second beam end and a longitudinal beam axis extending therethrough, each of said I-beam constructs having a top beam portion and a bottom beam portion, and each of said I-beam constructs having a dovetail projection along said top beam portion and extending in a direction parallel to said longitudinal beam axis; and at least one deck board having a first board end, a second board end and a longitudinal board axis extending therethrough, said at least one deck board having a top board portion and a bottom board portion, said at least one deck board having at least two dovetail slots in said bottom board portion, each one of said at least two dovetail slots being substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal board axis and being configured to form an interlocking joint with said dovetail projection, and said top board portion of said at least one deck board configured to support items thereon; wherein said pallet is assembled by inserting each of said dovetail projections into a corresponding dovetail slot of said at least one deck board.