Patent ID: 7753188

Claim:
A pallet lock comprising: a housing including two opposing rails defining a channel therebetween; and a biased double lock including a ski at least partially seated within the channel and extending above the channel, the double lock repositionable between a pick side blocking position and a load side blocking position, the double lock including a load side portion and an opposing pick side portion, wherein the pick side portion includes a pick side lock having a pick side panel acutely angled with respect to the ski, where the pick side panel has a vertical dimension approximating a vertical dimension of the channel, wherein the load side portion includes a load side lock having a load side panel acutely angled with respect to the ski, where the load side panel has a vertical dimension approximating a vertical dimension of the channel, wherein the pick side panel is oriented generally in parallel to the load side panel, and wherein at least one of the pick side lock and the load side lock are recessed within the channel as a result of the bias of the double lock.