Patent ID: 8291839

Claim:
A pallet comprising: a deck including an upper sheet and a lower sheet; a first pair of columns extending downward from the deck along a first side of the deck, the deck not including any other columns extending downward from the deck between the first pair of columns; a second pair of columns extending downward from the deck along a second side of the deck, the deck not including any other columns extending downward from the deck between the second pair of columns; at least one first alignment feature protruding downward from the deck between the first pair of columns, the at least one first alignment feature protruding downward from the deck less than the first pair of columns; at least one second alignment feature protruding downward from the deck between the second pair of columns, the at least one second alignment feature protruding downward from the deck less than the second pair of columns; and a foam insert positioned within at least one of the first pair of columns and between the upper and lower sheets; wherein the first and second pair of columns are hollow and align with openings through the deck such that columns of a similar pallet are nestable with the first and second pair of columns.