Patent ID: 8291838

Claim:
A reinforced pallet comprising: a first deck portion having a first sheet portion and a first plurality of rib members extending therefrom; a second deck portion having second sheet portion a second plurality of rib members extending therefrom, the second plurality of rib members mating with corresponding first plurality of rib members to form a first pallet deck, the second deck portion including a plurality of first support members protruding from the second sheet portion; at least one elongate reinforcement member disposed between the first and second deck portions; and a third deck portion having third sheet portion with a first surface and an opposite second surface, a plurality of second support members protruding from the first surface of the third sheet portion, a third plurality of rib members protruding from the second surface of the third sheet portion, the second support members connected to the first support members to define columns spacing the second deck portion from the third deck portion.