Ventilated pallet

- The Fabri-Form Co.
Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a ventilated pallet showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side elevational view being a mirror image of that shown;

FIG. 4 is an end elevational view thereof, the opposite end elevational view being a mirror image of that shown; and,

FIG. 5 is a perspective view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D349999
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 10, 1992
Date of Patent: Aug 23, 1994
Assignee: The Fabri-Form Co. (Byesville, OH)
Inventors: John W. Knight, IV (New Concord, OH), Paul W. Baker (Cambridge, OH), Donald J. Dietsch (Byesville, OH)
Primary Examiner: Kay H. Chin
Law Firm: Renner, Kenner, Greive, Bobak, Taylor & Weber
Application Number: 0/2,448
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Pallet (D34/38)