Patent ID: 8006629

Claim:
A pallet comprising: an upper deck including a plurality of snap-pin openings; a plurality of first joining members that project downwardly from said upper deck, each first joining member integrally molded with said upper deck and including an outer sleeve surrounding a respective snap-pin opening; a lower deck; a plurality of second joining members that project upwardly from said lower deck, each second joining member integrally molded with said lower deck and including an inner sleeve and a snap-pin receiving cavity positioned therein; the inner sleeves of said plurality of second joining members receiving the outer sleeves of said plurality of first joining members to define a plurality of support blocks joining said upper and lower decks; and a plurality of snap-pins inserted into the plurality of snap-pin openings in said upper deck, each snap-pin comprising an integrally formed closed headend for engaging a snap-pin opening, a body coupled to said integrally formed closed headend and extending within the snap-pin receiving cavity, and comprising a pair of spaced apart sides and at least one lateral strut extending therebetween, and a pair of spaced apart tips coupled to said at least one lateral strut and extending through the snap-pin receiving cavity for resiliently engaging a backside of the inner sleeve associated therewith, said pair of spaced apart tips extending beyond a width of said integrally formed closed headend to function as a fusable link by breaking off when an excessive separation force is applied between said upper and lower decks.