Patent ID: 8403284

Claim:
A pallet assembly comprising: a plurality of beam members having opposing sides oriented substantially perpendicular to a surface supporting the pallet assembly; a plurality of transverse members configured to attach to the beam members; a pallet support structure formed by attaching at least two of the transverse members to the sides of at least one pair of beam members, the pallet support structure defining areas of intersection where the transverse members and beam members attach; and a plurality of pallet surface components configured to fit over the areas of intersection on the pallet support structure to form a substantially flat surface and, with the pallet support structure, to function as a pallet, where each of the pallet surface components is substantially centered over a corresponding area of intersection, the pallet surface components having a conversion enabling structure to receive selected components that convert at least the pallet surface components to pieces of equipment that do not function as pallets when detached from the pallet support structure.