Patent ID: 7644666

Claim:
A pallet comprising: a deck having an upper surface and a lower surface, the lower surface spaced below the upper surface, the upper surface including a plurality of upper channels formed therein, the lower surface including a plurality of lower channels formed therein, the upper channels supported by the lower channels, wherein at least one of the plurality of upper channels includes a lower wall having an opening therethrough, the opening defined by a substantially vertical wall connecting the lower wall to the lower surface of the deck and to the upper surface of the deck; wherein at least a portion of the lower wall of the at least one of the plurality of upper channels is connected by two lower vertical walls to a bottom wall, such that the lower wall, the two lower vertical walls and the bottom wall form a box section; and a plurality of feet extending downward from the deck, the deck including a plurality of openings therethrough aligned with and leading into each of the feet.