Abstract: A tray and lid combination; the tray has sides and ends extending upwardly from the bottom at a slight angle, terminating in a flat peripheral shoulder. The lid has a flat top and downwardly and outwardly extending sides and ends that terminate in a flat peripheral shoulder that rests on the shoulder of the tray. Each corner of the lid has an integral projection formed on it that fits into the corner of the tray and functions as a lock to prevent the lid from coming off of the tray.

Abstract: A pallet made of composite material including thermo-setting plastic reinforced with fiberglass forming a platform with integral ribs molded to and extending downwardly from the platform and steel rods molded into the integral ribs at a distance from the section of neutral axis of the cross section of the pallet to make optimum use of the high tensile strength and modulus elasticity of steel, thus providing the required section modulus. The reinforced plastic face serves as the compression side of the beam and provides the required impact resistance from the flat loading surface.