Patent ID: 7455017

Claim:
A pallet for use in the manufacture and transportation of an appliance comprising: a first support member having at least one first appliance foot hole through which a bottom of the appliance is fit flush against the first support member and a first hole through which the appliance is fastened with a first retaining bolt; a second support member having at least one second appliance foot hole through which the bottom of the appliance is fit flush against the second support member and a second hole through which the appliance is fastened with a second retaining bolt; a first cross member; the first cross member having a first pair of flanges, the first pair of flanges rigidly affixed to an upper surface of the first support member and a lower surface of the first support member at a first end of the first support member; the first cross member having a second pair of flanges, the second pair of flanges rigidly affixed to an upper surface of the second support member and a lower surface of the second support member at a first end of the second support member; a second cross member; the second cross member having a third pair of flanges, the third pair of flanges rigidly affixed to the upper surface of the first support member and the lower surface of the first support member at a second end of the first support member; the second cross member having a fourth pair of flanges, the fourth pair of flanges rigidly affixed to the upper surface of the second support member and the lower surface of the second support member at a second end of the second support member.