Abstract: A weld stop element may be used in a hot plate welding process for bonding first and second plastic components. The weld stop element includes a weld stop post positioned between ribs of one or both of the components. The weld stop post is sized such that the weld stop post is not accessible by a heating element during a heating phase of the hot plate welding process. The weld stop post defines a stop position for when the first and second plastic components are pressed together after the heating phase.

Abstract: An interdigitated cellular cushioning system includes an array of void cells protruding from each of two sheet layers interdigitated between the two sheet layers. Peaks of each of the void cells are attached to the opposite sheet layer forming the interdigitated cellular cushioning system. The interdigitated cellular cushioning system may be used to absorb and distribute a source of kinetic energy incident on the interdigitated cellular cushioning system (e.g., an impact or explosion) so that the amount of force transmitted through the interdigitated cellular cushioning system is low enough that it does not cause injury to personnel or damage to personnel and/or equipment adjacent the interdigitated cellular cushioning system.

Abstract: A shipping pallet having a top deck, a bottom skid, and a plurality of posts disposed between and separating the top deck and the bottom skid such that at least one tow fork is able to be positioned between the top deck and the bottom skid. The shipping pallet also includes a plurality of collars formed as part of the top deck, and the posts are integrally formed as part of the bottom skid. Each of the plurality of posts is received into and connected to a respective one of the plurality of collars. There is also a plurality of reinforcements, and each of the reinforcements is disposed within and surrounded by a post. Each post and reinforcement is received into one of the collars, and the post is connected to the collar through a connection point, such as an adhesive joint or thermoplastic weld.

Abstract: A modular tank stand is lightweight and easily transportable, but also capable of supporting the weight of a large bulk storage container filled with flowable material. The modular tank stand includes a plurality of individual tank stand sections which are interconnectable with one another to form a larger support surface sized to receive the bulk storage container. The individual sections include integral, vertically disposed support walls that provide both vertical support for the weight of the bulk storage container and resistance to collapse under shear forces arising from movement of the container. The interconnecting individual sections may be disconnected from one another and reconfigured to fit in a smaller space, such as onto a pallet or within a shipping container, thereby facilitating storage of the disassembled modular tank stand.

Abstract: A plastic pallet has a top part and a bottom part and multiple runners and foot elements. The foot elements have multiple ribs which extend over the entire height of the foot elements. The foot elements of the top part and bottom part are fully insertable into each other and lockable by means of latching connections, wherein the joined foot elements have a double wall. The ribs of the foot elements have semicircular recesses for receiving reinforcement tubes, and projections for fixing the tubes.

Abstract: A flat pallet for handling and storing articles includes two identical boards. Each board has at least one length side which is provided with a coupling mechanism. The coupling mechanism includes a grip element and a receiving element of a configuration complementing the grip element. The grip element is spaced from a first transverse side of the board by a distance which corresponds to a distance of the receiving element from a second transverse side of the board, wherein the grip element of one board is constructed for engagement in the receiving element of the other board.

Abstract: A pallet is formed from a thermoplastic material of the polyolefin type, from two pieces, base and deck, that can be coupled to each other with fasteners therebetween. The base and deck are provided with posts each projecting in a direction towards the other and able to be coupled to each other in order to form hollow columns. The posts projecting from the base form the outer wall of a plurality of columns, and the posts projecting from the deck are located at the interior of the columns, forming the inner wall thereof and thus constituting a hollow passage between the outer and inner walls of the columns. The hollow space is filled up with a foamed material to provide a greater impact resistance and resistance to disassembly under normal conditions of operation. The pallet can be integrally recycled without the need to separate the components thereof.

Abstract: A collapsible, reusable and repairable pallet is composed of a plate(s) with penetrative holes and various of grooves. The pallet is composed of a numbers of supporting legs, at least two joint shifts, a plurality of nuts, a number of belts, different types of RFID tags and renewable batteries. The collapsible pallet results the zero space waste in pallet collection, storage and transportation for further application. Any damaged part of the pallet can be replaced with a new part, including the plate(s), the supporting legs, the belts, the joint shifts, the nuts, the RFID tags and the batteries.

Abstract: A platform element that is connectable to a secondary structure using a clip that is adapted to be installed in a storage position or a use position with respect to the platform element. The platform element includes a substantially planar panel and at least one upstanding wall that extends generally downward from the panel and is adapted to space the panel from an external support surface. The clip is adapted to connect the upstanding wall to the secondary structure when the clip is in the use position. A receptacle is formed on an underside of the panel. The receptacle is adapted to engage the clip to maintain the clip in a fixed position with respect to the panel when the clip is in the storage position.

Abstract: A V-shaped pallet that is adaptive for reducing the damage of a liquid crystal display panel by minimizing a contact area with the liquid crystal display panel of a liquid crystal display device is discussed. A V-shaped pallet according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a main pallet; an auxiliary pallet on which a liquid crystal display device is put for performing a module process for the liquid crystal display device and of which the middle part subsides to have a V-shape as a whole; and a plurality of supporters formed on the main pallet for fixing the auxiliary pallet to the main pallet.

Abstract: A plastic panel which may be used as a production pallet in the production of unitary concrete masonry products includes first and second joinable portions. The portions each comprise a support backing including an outer surface and an inner face, and a plurality of ribs extending outwardly away from said inner face. The ribs of a first grouping thereof are parallel with one another and extend across a first area of the face in a first direction, and the ribs of a second grouping thereof extend across a second area of the face in a second direction which is not parallel with said first direction.

Abstract: A pallet having first and second decks with at least two post assemblies extending between the first and second decks to maintain the first and second decks at a distance from one another. Each post assembly includes an outer post member including a substantially hollow body extending axially from a base connected to the first deck to a free end and an inner post member including a body extending axially from a base connected to the second deck to a free end. The inner post body free end is configured to be received in the outer post body with the inner and outer posts positioned relative to one another such that at least one of the post free ends contacts the respective opposed deck and supports the first and second decks in spaced relationship.

Abstract: A pallet includes an upper deck, and first joining members that project downwardly from the upper deck. Each first joining member includes an outer sleeve and a post positioned therein. The pallet includes a lower deck, and second joining members that project upwardly from the lower deck. Each second joining member includes an inner sleeve and a post receiving cavity positioned therein. The first and second joining members are coupled together to define pallet blocks joining the upper and lower decks. Each inner sleeve and post receiving cavity of the second joining members receives a corresponding post and outer sleeve of the first joining members.

Abstract: A plastic panel which may be used as a production pallet in the production of unitary concrete masonry products includes first and second joinable portions. The portions each comprise a support backing including an outer surface and an inner face, and a plurality of ribs extending outwardly away from said inner face. The ribs of a first grouping thereof are parallel with one another and extend across a first area of the face in a first direction, and the ribs of a second grouping thereof extend across a second area of the face in a second direction which is not parallel with said first direction.

Abstract: A support base is made of metal by die casting for supporting heavy articles above for example ground or floor, and includes a rectangular flat grid plate having four corners from which pillars extend. Intermediate pillars extend from middle positions of long edge faces of the rectangle and a center pillar extends from a center of the rectangle. The rectangular grid plate has opposite end edges on which tenons and mortises are formed respectively and opposite side edges on which tenons and mortises are formed respectively so that a plurality of support bases can be connected together by the tenon-and-mortise coupling between adjacent support bases to expand a covering area of the support bases.

Abstract: Polyolefin-based pallets capable of passing standard pallet flammability tests are prepared by molding the pallet or one or more subassemblies thereof, of a polyolefin molding resin containing a flame retardant package containing magnesium hydroxide, and optionally alumina trihydrate, and zinc borate. The flame retardants may be supplied as a master batch at a concentration higher than that desired in the pallet or subassembly, in a polyolefin-compatible polymer, and result in pallets having a significantly lower heat release rate.

Abstract: A pallet is provided having spaced first and second decks and a plurality of opposed mating areas formed in each of the decks. Each mating area includes alternating projections and recesses, where the projections of the first deck are arranged to be received by the recesses of the second deck and the projections of the second deck are arranged to be received by the recesses of the first deck. Each mating area further includes at least one latch member extending therefrom, where the latch members of one deck are arranged to engage the projections of the other deck such that engagement of the mating areas of the first and second decks securely joins the decks in an assembled configuration.

Abstract: A pallet type mount wherein a pair of rigid members each having extensions that spacedly mesh with each other and an elastomer member secured between the rigid members so that when a compressive force is applied to the rigid members the pallet type mount provides compressive force for a load thereon while absorbing shock and vibration energy through tension forces on the elastomer member.

Abstract: A foldable device for facilitating the stacking of adjacent pairs of pallets loaded with container arrays includes a pair of pivotally-interconnected sections. Each section includes a generally flat bottom surface adapted to rest on a respective top layer of exposed container tops, and a top surface that include surface features whose uppermost portions cooperate to define a first reference plane. Each section includes a plurality of complementary hinge components defining a pivot axis that lies in a second reference plane located between the section's bottom surface and first reference plane, and further includes detents by which to maintain the bottom surfaces of each section pair in a substantially coplanar relationship when the hinged sections are spread open. Preferably, the surface features of each section pair are complementary such that, the assembly is folded about the resulting shared pivot axis, the bottom surfaces become generally parallel-spaced to facilitate device storage.

Abstract: A pallet is provided having spaced first and second decks and a plurality of opposed mating areas formed in each of the decks. Each mating area includes alternating projections and recesses, where the projections of the first deck are arranged to be received by the recesses of the second deck and the projections of the second deck are arranged to be received by the recesses of the first deck. Each mating area further includes at least one latch member extending therefrom, where the latch members of one deck are arranged to engage the projections of the other deck such that engagement of the mating areas of the first and second decks securely joins the decks in an assembled configuration.

Abstract: A hollow-chamber lightweight component is described which at least comprises a shell-shaped housing part (1) made of high-strength material. a ribbed supporting structure (2) made of plastic, in particular of thermoplastic material, and at least one cover plate (4) or covering shell (20) made of a high-strength material which is, in particular. different from plastic and a method of producing the lightweight component is described. The supporting structure (2) is up against the inside of the housing part (1) and is joined, in particular. to the housing part (1). The cover plate (4) or covering shell (20) largely covers the space formed from housing part (1) and supporting structure (2) and is joined in its peripheral region at least with one part of the boundary (10) of the housing part (1).

Abstract: This invention provides an article of manufacture for supporting a load. The article can be employed to store a load under static conditions for an extended period of time, and can also serve as a platform for supporting the stored load while the load is being lifted from one location and transported to and placed in another location. The article is comprised of a plurality of separate planar elements which are releasably, but rigidly, connected each to the other to facilitate transport, assembly, repair and replacement of the parts. In one aspect, the article is comprised of a load contacting component featuring a structural system comprised of ribs located in one of the said planar elements inserted into and stabilized by slots located in another of the said planar elements. In another aspect, the load contacting component can be releasably attached to another of the said planar elements to form a rackable pallet capable of supporting a load in an open rack drive-through storage system.

Abstract: The present invention is a novel pallet comprising conventional pallet coated with an elastomeric material, such as a polyurea. The present invention is further directed to a novel composite pallet comprising an elastomeric material, such as a polyurea, and one or more filler materials.

Abstract: An improved pallet structure having an upper pallet and a lower pallet. The upper pallet includes on its underside, a plurality of upper feet with a plurality of limiting members and slits. A plurality of upper channels are formed between every two neighboring upper feet. The upper channels include ribs with recesses in alignment with the slits of the upper feet. Rods are placed in the slits and the recesses and abut at their ends against the limiting members. The slits each allows for the engagement of an engaging member, to prevent the movement of the rods in any direction. Then the upper pallet is joined with the lower pallet. When yarn packages are loaded on the pallet, the center of gravity of the yarn packages is located directly above the rods in the pallet. The weight of the yarn packages is carried by the rods, and the pallet is not subjected to deformation and the life cycle of the pallet can be extended.