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US9051111B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9051111-B2
Application numberUS-201213806803-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 8, 2012
Priority dateOct 19, 2012
Publication dateJun 9, 2015
Grant dateJun 9, 2015

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The present invention provides a pallet, which includes a base board and secondary boards movably coupled to the base board with coupling axles arranged therebetween. Each coupling axle includes a base from which an extension section extends. The extension section forms a plurality of flexible engagement keys. The base board forms receiving sections corresponding to the bases and track channels corresponding to the extension sections. Each track channel forms therein a plurality of groups of retention slots corresponding to the flexible engagement keys. The bases are respectively received in the receiving slots and movable in the receiving slots. The engagement keys are receivable in and retained by the retention slots to retain the coupling axles in the base boards. The extension sections have free ends respectively fixed in the secondary boards to movably couple the secondary boards to the base boar.

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What is claimed is: 1. A pallet, comprising a base board and secondary boards movably coupled to corners of the base board, coupling axles being arranged between the base board and the secondary boards so that the secondary boards define an article bearing surface, the coupling axles each comprising a base and an extension section extending from the base, the extension section forming a plurality of flexible engagement keys close to an end thereof adjacent to the base, the base boa…

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What does patent US9051111B2 cover?
The present invention provides a pallet, which includes a base board and secondary boards movably coupled to the base board with coupling axles arranged therebetween. Each coupling axle includes a base from which an extension section extends. The extension section forms a plurality of flexible engagement keys. The base board forms receiving sections corresponding to the bases and track channels…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Shenzhen China Star Optoelect, Shenzhen China Star Optoelect
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B65D85/48. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 09 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).