CA1257553A - Pallet base assembly for a shipping container - Google Patents
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Abstract
PALLET BASE ASSEMBLY FOR A SHIPPING CONTAINER
Abstract of the Disclosure A pallet base assembly for a shipping container, which includes a pallet base and two cargo supports mounted thereon.
The two cargo supports are also utilized to form ramps for unload-ing the cargo from the base. Each cargo support includes a relatively flat support element providing a ramp surface when the support is used as a ramp and a cushioning element which is inter-posed between the support element and the cargo when the support is mounted on the pallet base for supporting the cargo. The illustrated form of the pallet base assembly further includes two deformable cushioning elements, mounted on the pallet base, to serve as the Principal cargo supports. Each deformable cushioning element includes an opening within which is received a removable support insert. Removal of the support insert weakens the deform-able cushioning element, allowing the element to deform, lowering the cargo onto the pallet base.
Abstract of the Disclosure A pallet base assembly for a shipping container, which includes a pallet base and two cargo supports mounted thereon.
The two cargo supports are also utilized to form ramps for unload-ing the cargo from the base. Each cargo support includes a relatively flat support element providing a ramp surface when the support is used as a ramp and a cushioning element which is inter-posed between the support element and the cargo when the support is mounted on the pallet base for supporting the cargo. The illustrated form of the pallet base assembly further includes two deformable cushioning elements, mounted on the pallet base, to serve as the Principal cargo supports. Each deformable cushioning element includes an opening within which is received a removable support insert. Removal of the support insert weakens the deform-able cushioning element, allowing the element to deform, lowering the cargo onto the pallet base.
Description
~L2~qs53 This is a division of our co-pending Canadian Patent Application ~o. 490,468 filed September 11th, 1985.
This invention relates generally to shipping containers and more particularly concerns a pallet base assembly for a ship-ping container.
Shipping containers employing pallet base assemblies are used for shipping various types of cargo such as furniture, appliances and types of commercial equipment. Such shipping containers generally include a pallet base upon which the cargo is mounted and suitable packing material for the cargo, with the cargo and the packing material secured within a box attached to the pallet base. Upon arrival at a destination, in some shipping container configurations, the cargo may be released from the pallet base, the top of the box opened, and the cargo lifted out.
The various components of the shipping container and packing material may then be discarded.
In some cases, the box and packing material may be removed from the cargo while the cargo remains on the pallet base.
In this case, the cargo is subsequently removed from the pallet base. If the cargo is heavy, as is often the case, several persons may be required to lift -the cargo from the pallet base to gently place the cargo on the floor to avoid damage to the cargo.
Alternatively, some type of mechanical assistance such as a hoist may be used.
The present invention is directed to the field of ship-ping containers in which the cargo is moved off of the pallet base, typically without mechanical assistance, rather than being ~257553 mechanically hoisted or lifted from the base. In an illustrative application, to be discussed more particularly hereinafter with regard to a specific example, a shipping container is provided for a printing equipment console weighing approximately 500 pounds.
The shipping container assembly for the printer includes a ship-ping box and a number of support posts and other packing material which are removed from around the printer before it is removed from the pallet base. In the particular system described the packing material, including the pallet base assembly, is reusable and is saved after the printer has been unpacked.
Once the packing material and shipping box are removed from the printer, the printer remains supported upon the pallet base assembly, a number of inches above the floor. Since the packing material is removed prior to removal of the printer from the pallet base assembly, no hoist or other mechanical assistance is required to move the printer upwardly out of the shipping box.
However, due to the weight of the printer, several persons would normally be required to lift the printer from the pallet base to set it gently upon the floor. Usually, when such a printer is delivered for use by a customer, one person sets up the printer once it has been unpacked. Therefore, it is inconvenient to require the assistance of several persons for unpacXing the printer and removing it from the pallet base.
For shipping container assemblies and pallet base assem-blies of the foregoing type, it is desirable to provide a pallet base assembly which readily permits the unloading of cargo from a pallet base by a single individual without damage to the cargo.
~ 2S7~;3 It is desirable to permit such unloading in situations when t'ne cargo is too heavy and/or bulky to be lifted from the pallet base by a single person.
The present invention provides for supporting cargo comprising (a) a pallet base and (b) means for supporting the cargo on the pallet base so that the cargo is spaced apart from the pallet base, the means for supporting the cargo including at least one deformable cushioning assembly having (i) a deformable cushioning element with an opening therein, and (ii) a removable strengthening element received in the opening, the deformable cushioning assembly being of sufficient strength to support the cargo when the strengthening element is within the opening in the cushioning element and the deformable cushioning element being deformed by the cargo when the strengthening element is removed, so that the cargo is lowered onto the pallet base when the strengthening element is removed from the deformable cushioning element.
A pallet base assembly is disclosed and comprises: a pallet base; a first cargo support having a first position in which it is removably mounted on the pallet base between the pallet base and the cargo, and having a second position in which it is secured adjacent an edge of the pallet base, the first cargo support including a surface serving as a ramp when the first cargo support is in the second position; and a second cargo support having a first position in which it is removably mounted on the pallet base between -the pallet base and the cargo, and having a second position in which it is secured adjacent an edge of the ~2S7~53 pallet base, the second caryo support including a surface serving as a ramp when the second cargo support is in the second position.
The cargo is moved down the ramps to unload the cargo from t'ne pallet base.
Other advantages of the invention, and the manner of their implementation wlll become apparent upon reading the follow-ing detailed description and upon reference to the drawings, in which:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a shipping container in accordance with the present invention, with a portion broken away showing the interior of the container and the cargo therein;
Figure 2 is an exploded view of the elements of the shipping container of Figure l;
Figure 3 is an exploded view of the pallet base assembly elements of the shipping container of Figure 2; and Figure 4 is a perspective view of the pallet base assembly in its ramp configuration.
Detailed Description While the invention is susceptible to various modifica-tions and alternative forms, a specific embodiment thereof hasbeen shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail. It should be understood, however, that it is not intended to limit the invention to the particular form dis-closed, but, on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modi-fications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
Turning now to the figures, a shipping container 11 for a ~575~3 large printing equipment console includes an outer box 12 surrounding the printer attached to a pallet base assembly 13, upon which the printer rests in shipment. Four corner posts 14, 16, 17 and 18 are held in place at the corners of the printer by an inner box 19 which surrounds the printer and the corner posts.
The inner box 19 is made up of four sidewalls which are received inside, and adjacent to, the inner surfaces of the sidewalls of the outer box 12. The bottom of the inner box 19 rests upon the pallet base assembly 13.
An upper plate 21 rests on top of the corner posts with-in the upper opening of the inner box 19. The outer box 12, t'ne inner box 19, and the upper plate 21 are preferably of a corruga-ted cardboard construction. In shipment, the flaps 22 of the outer box 12 are closed over the upper plate 21 and secured by metal or plastic bands 23, 24 which encircle the outer box 12 and the pallet base assembly 13. In one form of the shipping contai-ner, a high strength fiberboard rectangular tube (not shown) is positioned around the underside perime-ter of the upper plate 21 to displace weight (such as from stacking of containers) onto the corner posts 14-18. In the disclosed shipping container, vertical spacer blocks 26, 27 are providea on the posts 17, 18, respect-ively, to provide additional space for a paper loader unit which extends beyond an end of the printer.
The outer box 12 is secured to the pallet base assembly 13 by four releasable plastic fasteners 28 which pass through openings 29 in the outer box 12 and are secured within openings 31 in the pallet base assembly 13.
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The pallet base assembly 13 includes a pallet base made up o a base platform 32 secured upon three parallel feet 33, 34 and 36 e~tending -the length of the pallet base platform 32. The feet 33 and 36 are suitably hollowed out, at least in the vicinity of the openings 31, to receive a portion of each of the fasteners 28 which secure the outer box 12 to the pallet base assembly 13.
The pallet base assembly 13 further includes four cargo support assemblies 37, 38, 39 and 41 which, during shipment, are interposed between the pallet base and the printer. The support assembly 37 is made up of a support element 42 to which is bonded a deformable cushioning element 43. The support assembly 41 is substantially the same as the support assembly 37 and includes a support element 44 and deformable cushioning element 46. The support assemblies 37, 41 are secured to the pallet base by threaded fasteners such as 47 which are received in suitable aper-tures 48 (in the support element) and 49 (in the pallet base).
Preferably, the apertures 49 in the pallet base include threaded inserts (not shown) for receiving the fasteners 47.
The support assembly 38 is made up of a flat support element 51 and a pair of cushioning elements 52, 53 bonded there-to. The support assembly 39 is made up of a flat support element 54 and a pair of cushioning elements 56, 57, bonded thereto. Each support assembly 38, 39 is secured to the pallet base 32 by a pair of threaded fasteners such as fastener 47 passing through holes in the support elements and the pallet base. In the illustrated pallet base assembly, the cushioning elements 52, 53 and S6, 57 are polystyrene, and the support elements 51, 54 are plywood.
~2575S3 When the printer is packed in the shipping container for s'nipment, and the support assemblies are mounted on -the pallet base, the printer rests primarily upon the deformable cushioning elements 43, 46 (of the support assemblies 37, 41) and also upon the cushioning elements 52 and 56 (of the support assemblies 38, 39).
In order to unpack the printing apparatus, and to convert the pallet base assembly and shipping container from its shipping configuration to an unloading configuration, first the outer box 12 is removed from the pallet base. To free the outer box from the base, the releasable clips 28 are removed, and the outer box is lifted from the printer. Subsequently, t'ne upper plate 21 is removed. Then the corner posts 14, 16, 17 and 18 are removed and the inner box 19 lifted from the printer. Preferably, the printer is also wrapped in plastic (not shown~ to prevent water damage. Any such plastic wrap is removed after the inner box 19 has been lifted from the printer.
With the shipping boxes removed, and the printer still on the pallet base assembly, the printer and pallet base may be moved together, such as by a forklift, to be positioned for test-ing or "burn in". Subsequent to testing, the printer may be re-packed in the shipping materials and shipped, for example, to a customer location. The printer may be installed at a customer location despite the unavailability of material handling equip-ment, as shall be described.
To install the printer at a customer location, the ship-ping boxes, corner posts, and upper plate are removed as before.
The printer is then removed from the pallet base assembly for use, ~ 2575~ 66446-353D
in the following manner.
First, the threaded fasteners securing the support assemblies 38 and 39 are removed. These assemblies are then remo-ved from beneath the printer, with the printer remaining supported upon the front and rear support assemblies 37 and 41. In order to facilitate removal of the printer from the pallet base, the support assemblies 38, 39 are now inverted and attached to the pallet base 32 to serve as ramps for the removal of the printer.
In order to do this, a precut portion 56a of the cushioning ele-ment 56 is removed, and a precut portion 52a of the cushioningelement 52 is also removed. The cushioning elements 53 and 57 on the support assemblies 38, 39 are precut at an angle, generally matching the angle of the cushioning elements 52, 56 after the portions 52a, 56a have been removed. These angled surfaces are placed upon the floor, with the support assemblies 38, 39 inver-ted, so that the planar surfaces of the support elements 51, 54 are angled to serve as ramp surfaces for the printer.
To attach the support assembly 39 to the pallet base 32, a hinge 61 is attached to the ramp surface of the support element 54. Similarly, a hinge 62 is attached to the ramp surface of the support element 51 of the support assembly 38. The free plate of each hinge 61, 62 carries a pin, with each pin being received in a suitable hole 63, 64 in the pallet base 32 to hold the ramp surfaces in place adjacent the pallet base. In order to prevent shifting of the support assemblies 38, 39 when they are in the ramp position, the support assemblies also carry metal angles 66, 67, respectively. The angles provide additional rigidity to ~257~53 66446-353D
the support assemblies 38, 39 in the ramp configuration.
Once the ramps are secured to the pallet base, the printer is lowered onto the pallet base and moved down the ramps onto the floor. Preferably, the prin-ter includes four supporting wheels thereunder, which in the shipping configuration of the shipping container are suspended above the pallet base 32.
To lower the printer onto the pallet base, the deform-able cushioning elements 43, 46 are collapsed. After first remov-ing the threaded fasteners 47 securing the support assembly 41 to the pallet base, a pair of polystyrene inserts 68, 69 are removed from the cushioning element 46 of the support assembly 41. With the removal of the inserts, the cushioning element 46 collapses, lowering two of the wheels of the printer onto the pallet base. A
pair of inserts 71, 72 are then removed from the cushioning ele-ment 43 of the support assembly 37, and the cushioning element 43 collapses to lower the other two wheels of the printer onto the pallet base. To facilitate the removal of the inserts, a pair of nylon straps such as 73 are secured to each insert.
Once the printer is resting on the pallet base 32, supported by its wheels, the support assembly 41 i9 removed. The support assembly 37 is preferably left attached to the pallet base at this time. Once the wheels of the printer are resting upon the pallet base, the printer is then wheeled down the ramps formed by the inverted support assemblies 38, 39 onto the floor.
After the printer is removed from the pallet base, the support assembly 37 is removed, and the ramps 51, 54 are detached from the base. The shipping container components, including the ~2575~3 boxes and pallet base assembly, are then stored for subsequent reuse if the printer is repacked for shipment.
While the invention has been described herein in connec-tion with a shipping container for a printer console, it is also useful for the shipment of other types of cargo such as appliances or different types of office equipment.
This invention relates generally to shipping containers and more particularly concerns a pallet base assembly for a ship-ping container.
Shipping containers employing pallet base assemblies are used for shipping various types of cargo such as furniture, appliances and types of commercial equipment. Such shipping containers generally include a pallet base upon which the cargo is mounted and suitable packing material for the cargo, with the cargo and the packing material secured within a box attached to the pallet base. Upon arrival at a destination, in some shipping container configurations, the cargo may be released from the pallet base, the top of the box opened, and the cargo lifted out.
The various components of the shipping container and packing material may then be discarded.
In some cases, the box and packing material may be removed from the cargo while the cargo remains on the pallet base.
In this case, the cargo is subsequently removed from the pallet base. If the cargo is heavy, as is often the case, several persons may be required to lift -the cargo from the pallet base to gently place the cargo on the floor to avoid damage to the cargo.
Alternatively, some type of mechanical assistance such as a hoist may be used.
The present invention is directed to the field of ship-ping containers in which the cargo is moved off of the pallet base, typically without mechanical assistance, rather than being ~257553 mechanically hoisted or lifted from the base. In an illustrative application, to be discussed more particularly hereinafter with regard to a specific example, a shipping container is provided for a printing equipment console weighing approximately 500 pounds.
The shipping container assembly for the printer includes a ship-ping box and a number of support posts and other packing material which are removed from around the printer before it is removed from the pallet base. In the particular system described the packing material, including the pallet base assembly, is reusable and is saved after the printer has been unpacked.
Once the packing material and shipping box are removed from the printer, the printer remains supported upon the pallet base assembly, a number of inches above the floor. Since the packing material is removed prior to removal of the printer from the pallet base assembly, no hoist or other mechanical assistance is required to move the printer upwardly out of the shipping box.
However, due to the weight of the printer, several persons would normally be required to lift the printer from the pallet base to set it gently upon the floor. Usually, when such a printer is delivered for use by a customer, one person sets up the printer once it has been unpacked. Therefore, it is inconvenient to require the assistance of several persons for unpacXing the printer and removing it from the pallet base.
For shipping container assemblies and pallet base assem-blies of the foregoing type, it is desirable to provide a pallet base assembly which readily permits the unloading of cargo from a pallet base by a single individual without damage to the cargo.
~ 2S7~;3 It is desirable to permit such unloading in situations when t'ne cargo is too heavy and/or bulky to be lifted from the pallet base by a single person.
The present invention provides for supporting cargo comprising (a) a pallet base and (b) means for supporting the cargo on the pallet base so that the cargo is spaced apart from the pallet base, the means for supporting the cargo including at least one deformable cushioning assembly having (i) a deformable cushioning element with an opening therein, and (ii) a removable strengthening element received in the opening, the deformable cushioning assembly being of sufficient strength to support the cargo when the strengthening element is within the opening in the cushioning element and the deformable cushioning element being deformed by the cargo when the strengthening element is removed, so that the cargo is lowered onto the pallet base when the strengthening element is removed from the deformable cushioning element.
A pallet base assembly is disclosed and comprises: a pallet base; a first cargo support having a first position in which it is removably mounted on the pallet base between the pallet base and the cargo, and having a second position in which it is secured adjacent an edge of the pallet base, the first cargo support including a surface serving as a ramp when the first cargo support is in the second position; and a second cargo support having a first position in which it is removably mounted on the pallet base between -the pallet base and the cargo, and having a second position in which it is secured adjacent an edge of the ~2S7~53 pallet base, the second caryo support including a surface serving as a ramp when the second cargo support is in the second position.
The cargo is moved down the ramps to unload the cargo from t'ne pallet base.
Other advantages of the invention, and the manner of their implementation wlll become apparent upon reading the follow-ing detailed description and upon reference to the drawings, in which:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a shipping container in accordance with the present invention, with a portion broken away showing the interior of the container and the cargo therein;
Figure 2 is an exploded view of the elements of the shipping container of Figure l;
Figure 3 is an exploded view of the pallet base assembly elements of the shipping container of Figure 2; and Figure 4 is a perspective view of the pallet base assembly in its ramp configuration.
Detailed Description While the invention is susceptible to various modifica-tions and alternative forms, a specific embodiment thereof hasbeen shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail. It should be understood, however, that it is not intended to limit the invention to the particular form dis-closed, but, on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modi-fications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
Turning now to the figures, a shipping container 11 for a ~575~3 large printing equipment console includes an outer box 12 surrounding the printer attached to a pallet base assembly 13, upon which the printer rests in shipment. Four corner posts 14, 16, 17 and 18 are held in place at the corners of the printer by an inner box 19 which surrounds the printer and the corner posts.
The inner box 19 is made up of four sidewalls which are received inside, and adjacent to, the inner surfaces of the sidewalls of the outer box 12. The bottom of the inner box 19 rests upon the pallet base assembly 13.
An upper plate 21 rests on top of the corner posts with-in the upper opening of the inner box 19. The outer box 12, t'ne inner box 19, and the upper plate 21 are preferably of a corruga-ted cardboard construction. In shipment, the flaps 22 of the outer box 12 are closed over the upper plate 21 and secured by metal or plastic bands 23, 24 which encircle the outer box 12 and the pallet base assembly 13. In one form of the shipping contai-ner, a high strength fiberboard rectangular tube (not shown) is positioned around the underside perime-ter of the upper plate 21 to displace weight (such as from stacking of containers) onto the corner posts 14-18. In the disclosed shipping container, vertical spacer blocks 26, 27 are providea on the posts 17, 18, respect-ively, to provide additional space for a paper loader unit which extends beyond an end of the printer.
The outer box 12 is secured to the pallet base assembly 13 by four releasable plastic fasteners 28 which pass through openings 29 in the outer box 12 and are secured within openings 31 in the pallet base assembly 13.
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The pallet base assembly 13 includes a pallet base made up o a base platform 32 secured upon three parallel feet 33, 34 and 36 e~tending -the length of the pallet base platform 32. The feet 33 and 36 are suitably hollowed out, at least in the vicinity of the openings 31, to receive a portion of each of the fasteners 28 which secure the outer box 12 to the pallet base assembly 13.
The pallet base assembly 13 further includes four cargo support assemblies 37, 38, 39 and 41 which, during shipment, are interposed between the pallet base and the printer. The support assembly 37 is made up of a support element 42 to which is bonded a deformable cushioning element 43. The support assembly 41 is substantially the same as the support assembly 37 and includes a support element 44 and deformable cushioning element 46. The support assemblies 37, 41 are secured to the pallet base by threaded fasteners such as 47 which are received in suitable aper-tures 48 (in the support element) and 49 (in the pallet base).
Preferably, the apertures 49 in the pallet base include threaded inserts (not shown) for receiving the fasteners 47.
The support assembly 38 is made up of a flat support element 51 and a pair of cushioning elements 52, 53 bonded there-to. The support assembly 39 is made up of a flat support element 54 and a pair of cushioning elements 56, 57, bonded thereto. Each support assembly 38, 39 is secured to the pallet base 32 by a pair of threaded fasteners such as fastener 47 passing through holes in the support elements and the pallet base. In the illustrated pallet base assembly, the cushioning elements 52, 53 and S6, 57 are polystyrene, and the support elements 51, 54 are plywood.
~2575S3 When the printer is packed in the shipping container for s'nipment, and the support assemblies are mounted on -the pallet base, the printer rests primarily upon the deformable cushioning elements 43, 46 (of the support assemblies 37, 41) and also upon the cushioning elements 52 and 56 (of the support assemblies 38, 39).
In order to unpack the printing apparatus, and to convert the pallet base assembly and shipping container from its shipping configuration to an unloading configuration, first the outer box 12 is removed from the pallet base. To free the outer box from the base, the releasable clips 28 are removed, and the outer box is lifted from the printer. Subsequently, t'ne upper plate 21 is removed. Then the corner posts 14, 16, 17 and 18 are removed and the inner box 19 lifted from the printer. Preferably, the printer is also wrapped in plastic (not shown~ to prevent water damage. Any such plastic wrap is removed after the inner box 19 has been lifted from the printer.
With the shipping boxes removed, and the printer still on the pallet base assembly, the printer and pallet base may be moved together, such as by a forklift, to be positioned for test-ing or "burn in". Subsequent to testing, the printer may be re-packed in the shipping materials and shipped, for example, to a customer location. The printer may be installed at a customer location despite the unavailability of material handling equip-ment, as shall be described.
To install the printer at a customer location, the ship-ping boxes, corner posts, and upper plate are removed as before.
The printer is then removed from the pallet base assembly for use, ~ 2575~ 66446-353D
in the following manner.
First, the threaded fasteners securing the support assemblies 38 and 39 are removed. These assemblies are then remo-ved from beneath the printer, with the printer remaining supported upon the front and rear support assemblies 37 and 41. In order to facilitate removal of the printer from the pallet base, the support assemblies 38, 39 are now inverted and attached to the pallet base 32 to serve as ramps for the removal of the printer.
In order to do this, a precut portion 56a of the cushioning ele-ment 56 is removed, and a precut portion 52a of the cushioningelement 52 is also removed. The cushioning elements 53 and 57 on the support assemblies 38, 39 are precut at an angle, generally matching the angle of the cushioning elements 52, 56 after the portions 52a, 56a have been removed. These angled surfaces are placed upon the floor, with the support assemblies 38, 39 inver-ted, so that the planar surfaces of the support elements 51, 54 are angled to serve as ramp surfaces for the printer.
To attach the support assembly 39 to the pallet base 32, a hinge 61 is attached to the ramp surface of the support element 54. Similarly, a hinge 62 is attached to the ramp surface of the support element 51 of the support assembly 38. The free plate of each hinge 61, 62 carries a pin, with each pin being received in a suitable hole 63, 64 in the pallet base 32 to hold the ramp surfaces in place adjacent the pallet base. In order to prevent shifting of the support assemblies 38, 39 when they are in the ramp position, the support assemblies also carry metal angles 66, 67, respectively. The angles provide additional rigidity to ~257~53 66446-353D
the support assemblies 38, 39 in the ramp configuration.
Once the ramps are secured to the pallet base, the printer is lowered onto the pallet base and moved down the ramps onto the floor. Preferably, the prin-ter includes four supporting wheels thereunder, which in the shipping configuration of the shipping container are suspended above the pallet base 32.
To lower the printer onto the pallet base, the deform-able cushioning elements 43, 46 are collapsed. After first remov-ing the threaded fasteners 47 securing the support assembly 41 to the pallet base, a pair of polystyrene inserts 68, 69 are removed from the cushioning element 46 of the support assembly 41. With the removal of the inserts, the cushioning element 46 collapses, lowering two of the wheels of the printer onto the pallet base. A
pair of inserts 71, 72 are then removed from the cushioning ele-ment 43 of the support assembly 37, and the cushioning element 43 collapses to lower the other two wheels of the printer onto the pallet base. To facilitate the removal of the inserts, a pair of nylon straps such as 73 are secured to each insert.
Once the printer is resting on the pallet base 32, supported by its wheels, the support assembly 41 i9 removed. The support assembly 37 is preferably left attached to the pallet base at this time. Once the wheels of the printer are resting upon the pallet base, the printer is then wheeled down the ramps formed by the inverted support assemblies 38, 39 onto the floor.
After the printer is removed from the pallet base, the support assembly 37 is removed, and the ramps 51, 54 are detached from the base. The shipping container components, including the ~2575~3 boxes and pallet base assembly, are then stored for subsequent reuse if the printer is repacked for shipment.
While the invention has been described herein in connec-tion with a shipping container for a printer console, it is also useful for the shipment of other types of cargo such as appliances or different types of office equipment.
Claims
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A pallet base assembly for supporting cargo comprising (a) a pallet base and (b) means for supporting the cargo on the pallet base so that the cargo is spaced apart from the pallet base, the means for supporting the cargo including at least one deformable cushioning assembly having (i) a deformable cushioning element with an opening therein, and (ii) a removable strengthen-ing element received in the opening, the deformable cushioning assembly being of sufficient strength to support the cargo when the strengthening element is within the opening in the cushioning element and the deformable cushioning element being deformed by the cargo when the strengthening element is removed, so that the cargo is lowered onto the pallet base when the strengthening ele-ment is removed from the deformable cushioning element.
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