Patent ID: 6938321

Claim:
A process for imparting texture to a plastic pallet to produce slip resistant surfaces, the process comprising providing an upper deck of a plastic pallet, said upper deck having an outward facing load bearing surface and an inward facing fork-lift contactable surface; contacting at least said load bearing surface of said upper deck and optionally said fork-lift contactable surface of said upper deck with a scuffing device comprising at least one cutter bundle having a first plurality of cutting members axially aligned and mounted adjacent each other, the cutting members having radial toothed edges for cutting into and imparting texture to a plastic pallet surface upon rotating engagement therewith; a first drive shaft upon which the at least one cutter bundle is mounted for providing rotational movement to the at least one cutter bundle; and a carriage for imparting relative movement between said at least one cuter bundle and a plastic pallet surface, such that at least one surface of said upper deck is scuffed by said cutting members.