Patent ID: 7543539

Claim:
A pallet comprising: a top deck having a top load supporting surface; a bottom deck; opposing sides and ends; posts extending between and connecting said top deck and said bottom deck whereby said top deck is spaced from said bottom deck; a pair of spaced fork lift entry ways on each of said opposed sides or ends that extend underneath at least a portion of said top load supporting surface of said top deck; said top deck comprising; an opening formed in said top load supporting surface over each entry way on each of said opposed ends or sides, each said opening extending inwardly from a side or an end of said top deck; a mid span forming part of said top load supporting surface and extending from either one side or end to an opposed side or end; and at least three cross spans forming part of said top load supporting surface and extending from the other of said one side or end to an opposed side or one end, said cross spans intersecting said mid span on said top load supporting surface at spaced intervals to form said openings and dividing said top load supporting surface into quadrants, with each quadrant having one of said openings; whereby a bottom part of a portion of a load to be supported on one of said quadrants can be engaged through one of said entry ways and an opening there over to raise said portion of the load to be supported upwardly from said top load supporting surface separately from a remaining part of the load to be supported.