Pallet

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9278779-B2
Application number	US-201514603533-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 23, 2015
Priority date	Jan 27, 2014
Publication date	Mar 8, 2016
Grant date	Mar 8, 2016

Abstract

A pallet is configured to be stackable in a plurality of stages. The pallet includes a bottom plate, a top plate on which an object to be packed is placed, a leg member, and a sidewall member. The leg member connects the bottom plate and the top plate and is disposed along the outer edges of the bottom plate and the top plate. The sidewall member are vertically installed along the outer edge of the top plate and are formed with a connection hole to be used in a connection of an outside packing case that covers the object to be packed. When the pallet is stacked on a top plate of another pallet the leg member is provided with an engagement portion that is disposed in correspondence to a connection hole of a sidewall member of the other pallet.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A pallet stackable in a plurality of stages, the pallet comprising:
a bottom plate;
a top plate on which an object to be packed is placed;
a leg member that connects the bottom plate and the top plate and is disposed along outer edges of the bottom plate and the top plate, the leg member having an engagement portion; and
a sidewall member vertically installed along the outer edge of the top plate and formed with a connection hole to be used in a connection of an outside packing case that covers the object to be packed, wherein
the engagement portion is a protruding portion protruding outward from an outer side surface of the leg member,
when the pallet is stacked on a top plate of a second pallet, the engagement portion is disposed in correspondence to a connection hole of a sidewall member of the second pallet, and
when a third pallet is stacked on the top plate of the pallet, the sidewall member of the pallet is configured to be displaceable with elastic force such that the connection hole is engaged with a protruding portion of the third pallet protruding from an outer side.

2. The pallet of claim 1 , wherein the sidewall member is configured to be rotatable between an upright posture and a tilting posture of falling toward an inner side of the top plate.

3. The pallet of claim 1 , wherein
each of the bottom plate and the top plate is formed in a rectangular shape,
each of the leg member and the sidewall member is provided in a plural number, and
each of the engagement portion and the connection hole is provided in a plural number in correspondence to the plural number of the leg member and the sidewall member.

4. A pallet stackable in a plurality of stages, the pallet comprising:
a bottom plate;
a top plate on which an object to be packed is placed;
a leg member that connects the bottom plate and the top plate and is disposed along outer edges of the bottom plate and the top plate, the leg member having an engagement portion; and
a sidewall member vertically installed along the outer edge of the top plate and formed with a connection hole to be used in a connection of an outside packing case that covers the object to be packed, wherein
the engagement portion is a connection opening formed in the leg member,
the pallet is connectable to the outside packing case by a joint member fitted into the connection hole of the sidewall member,
when the pallet is stacked on a top plate of a second pallet, the engagement portion is disposed in correspondence to a connection hole of a sidewall member of the second pallet, and
when a third pallet is stacked on the top plate of the pallet, the sidewall member of the pallet is disposed along an outer side surface of a leg member of the third pallet and a connection opening of the third pallet is engageable by the joint member by passing the joint member through the connection hole of the pallet from an outer side.

5. The pallet of claim 4 , wherein the sidewall member is configured to be rotatable between an upright posture and a tilting posture of falling toward an inner side of the top plate.

6. The pallet of claim 4 , wherein
each of the bottom plate and the top plate is formed in a rectangular shape,
each of the leg member and the sidewall member is provided in a plural number, and
each of the engagement portion and the connection hole is provided in a plural number in correspondence to the plural number of the leg member and the sidewall member.

Assignees

• Kyocera Document Solutions Inc

Inventors

• Funaki Keiichi

Classifications

• B65D2519/00094

  Metal · CPC title

• B65D2519/00104

  Plastic · CPC title

• B65D2519/0096

  when empty · CPC title

• B65D2519/00288

  made of one piece · CPC title

• B65D2519/00194

  Paper · CPC title