Patent ID: 7086338

Claim:
A corrugated cardboard pallet comprising a pallet deck plate fixed onto an upper surface and optionally a lower surface of at least one beam member made of corrugated cardboard, wherein said at least one beam member comprises: a) a body having a first square prism and a second square prism, wherein said body is made by overlaying inner plates on a common base platform, and b) struts that provide a square prism shape for said body by coupling said first and second square prisms, wherein said struts are sized such that at least one strut side edge contacts an inner surface of an outer plate of said first and second square prisms, and load bearing portions are provided on at least one strut side edge, wherein a pair of struts to be folded inward are foldably connected to an end of said inner and outer plates of said first and second square prisms in such a manner that top and bottom ends of said struts touch a corresponding top platform and bottom platform of said first and second square prisms in a folded position.