Abstract: An easily assembled and repairable plastic shipping pallet includes two or more plastic runner rails and multiple plastic cross boards secured perpendicularly to the top and bottom of the runner rails by pins and pin receiver/retainers. The pins engage and retain the cross boards by a slide and snap-in mechanism. This construction allows for rapid and easy repair of a pallet that may become damaged. The method of assembly includes placing pairs of holes of the slats over mating pairs of pegs in the proper orientation; and sliding each slat a short distance to engage each projection in its mating recess.

Abstract: The salesperson sets a predetermining counter on the amount required. The minnows are then placed in the separating tank where they are moved through two funnels at each end of the tank via water force on and through a sensing area where their presence is registered and thus counted.Movement of the minnows from the separating tank is effected by a combination of whirlpool current and natural habitat effect draw the minnows through clear flexible plastic tubing. The fluid current now confined to one solid stream moves the minnows through the sensor area on and to the holding tank. The minnows are caught in a wire mesh strainer basket in the holding tank, which allows the water to continue to circulate through the drain pipe from the holding tank to pump and reservoir tank. The water is then recycled through the pump back to the separator tank.When the counter reaches zero, normally open contacts close, causing the solenoid valve to shut off the flow of water and minnows, also de-energizing the pump.