CA2369414A1 - Rackable pallets made of recycled plastic composite - Google Patents

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CA2369414A1
CA2369414A1 CA 2369414 CA2369414A CA2369414A1 CA 2369414 A1 CA2369414 A1 CA 2369414A1 CA 2369414 CA2369414 CA 2369414 CA 2369414 A CA2369414 A CA 2369414A CA 2369414 A1 CA2369414 A1 CA 2369414A1
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29BPREPARATION OR PRETREATMENT OF THE MATERIAL TO BE SHAPED; MAKING GRANULES OR PREFORMS; RECOVERY OF PLASTICS OR OTHER CONSTITUENTS OF WASTE MATERIAL CONTAINING PLASTICS
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    • B29B17/0042Recovery of plastics or other constituents of waste material containing plastics by agglomeration or compacting for shaping parts, e.g. multilayered parts with at least one layer containing regenerated plastic
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
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    • B65D2519/00Pallets or like platforms, with or without side walls, for supporting loads to be lifted or lowered
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Description

TITLE: RACKABLE PALLLETS MADE OF RECYCLED PLASTIC COMPOSITE
FILED OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed to shaped pallets made of recycled plastic composite, particularly those shaped to be rackable and the: process for manufacturing the pallets.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
There are two different pallet materials presently in use including wood and plastic. While wood pallets are the most commonly utilized because of their lower cost, plastics are more preferred for their long service cycle, easy clean and recyclability.
Amongst such materials, wood is particularly desirable for its strength and creep resistance. Wood does however have drawbacks. Since all environmental concerns, wood resource is limited. Wood decays and mildew grows v~hen moisture and temperature are at right level. Since wood is easily infected by many different insects, pallets made of infected wood spread the insects around the world while they are transported with goods.
There have been attempts to construct pallets of plastic material having the features of wood pallets but do not have some of the drawbacks. Such plastic pallets are of relatively long service cycle and can be cleaned easily. Plastic also has an advantage of being processed very efficiently. Examples of such plastic pallets are described in US patents among others:
There still remains a need for an economical to manufacture shaped pallets having the strength and creep-resistance of wood pallets.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is directed to a shaped plastic pallet. The pallet is constructed of the combination of a thermoplastic and a fiber reinforcement in an amount to provide a final reinforcement content to pallet of between about 1 %
and about 70% by weight based upon the total weight of the pallet. Another structural reinforcement is used to provide creep-resistance of the pallet when it is loaded.
In an aspect of the invention, the thermoplastic is a commingle plastic.
In another aspect of the invention, the commingle plastic is a combination polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polystyrene (PS), polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and acrylic derived from recycled material.
In yet another aspect of the invention, the fiber reinforcement is on or more organic fibers selected from the group consisting of wood fiber, cotton fiber, and other agriculture fibers.
In yet anther aspect of the invention, the structural reinforcement is steel beam.
BRIEF DESCRIBTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
A preferred embodiment of a plastic pallet of the present invention is illustrated in the attached figure. The pallet is sized approximately equal to that of traditional wood.
pallet having a width of approximately 48 inches, a total length of approximately 40 inches and a depth of approximately 5112 inches. The top portion of the pallet is the deck for carrying goods. On the surface the deck, embossed rings provide anti-slip mechanism to prevent goods moving from the pallet. The bottom portion is a nine legs support system, which are molded one piece with the deck. The support system also provides access for fox-lifter moving the pallet. The structural reinforcement system is also molded with pallet.
The plastic pallets of the present invention are constructed of the combination of a commingle thermoplastic, preferably a polyolefin based polymer, and a reinforcement fiber in an amount to provide a final fiber content to the pallet of between about 1 percent and about 70 percent by weight. The provision of the fiber content in the tile provides the plastic with suitable shrinkage. Preferably, the polyolefin is one or more polymers selected from a polyethylene, a polypropylene, a polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene, polyethylene tetephthalete, and acrylic, most preferably a combination of a polyethylene and a polypropylene. The polypropylene may be a homopolymer or a copolymer with another suitable thermoplastic elastomer such as EPDM, ethylene propylene terpolymer: The polyethylene may be high density polyethylene (HDPE), low density polyethylene (LDPE) or linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE). While the polyolefin polymer may be virgin material, it is preferred that the polyolefin be derived from recycled material. By utilizing recycled material, the cost of the pallet is greatly reduced.
The fiber reinforcement is preferable one or more fibers selected from the group consisting wood fiber, cotton fiber or agriculture fiber. Once again, while the fiber reinforcement may also be virgin material; it is preferred for reasons of economy that the fiber reinforcement also be derived from recycled material.
The commingle polymer is generally present in an amount of 60 to 90 percent by weight and the reinforcement fiber is generally present in the amount of 10 to percent by weight. Preferably, the commingle polymer is present in an amount of 70 to 80 percent by weight and the reinforcement fiber is present in an amount of 20 to 30 percent by weight.
Structural reinforcement is a steel structure, which carries the load. The steel may be high carbon, media carbon or low carbon steel, preferred low carbon steel. The cross-section of the steel beam may I shape, round shape, square shape, and T
shape, preferred square shape.
The shaped plastic pallet of the present invention maybe colored to any desired color by the addition of pigments commonly employed in the manufacture of molded thermoplastic materials. Depending upon the nature of the recycled material used for the shaped plastic tile, additional pigments may or may not be required.

The plastic pallets are manufactured by mixing the commingle plastic and reinforcement fiber to provide for a relatively uniform mixture and then molding the mixture into the pallet shape. When utilizing virgin material in the form of powder, pellets or flakes, the polyolefin plastic and reinforcement fiber are mixed and then molded with structural reinforcement utilizing compression molding.
When utilizing recycled material it may be necessary to regrind the material prior to the molding depending upon the physical nature of the recycled material. If the recycled material is provided in a small enough particles size it may be handled in a manner similar to virgin material by merely mixing, then melting and molding the material utilizing compression molding, If the recycled material has not been reduced in particles size or bulk it is generally necessary to first reduce the bulk in particles size by grinding or clensifying the material into suitable size particles for the molding operation.
The mixture of plastic and fiber reinforcement is melted by conventional plastic process methods such as extruder or high intensity mixer. Molted mixture is then transferred to a mold in a compression molding machine. After cooling, finished pallet is ejected from the mold.
The use of steel beam results in a structure to resist creep when the pallet is racked with a heavy loading. Should the pallet is loaded with goods, the structural reinforcement will take most of the loading. Creep development would be-interrupted by the steel structure. The steel beam can be molded with molted mixture during the compression molding or inserted after the pallet is molded.
The shaped pallet of the present invention provide for an economical manufactured pallet that replicates the desired performance of wood pallef with long serve life and easy cleaning. The pallet is as easy to use as conventional wood pallet.
Although various preferred embodiments of the resent invention have been described herein in detail, it will be appreciated by those of skill in the art that variation may be made thereto without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

Claims (9)

1. A shaped plastic pallet, the pallet being formed of combination of a thermoplastic, a reinforcement fiber and a structural reinforcement in an amount to provide a final reinforcement fiber content to the pallet of between 10 to percent by weight,
2. A pallet according to claim 1 wherein the thermoplastic is one or more polymers.
3. A pallet according to claim 1 wherein the polymer is a combination of polyethylene and polypropylene derived from recycled material.
4. A pallet according to claim 2 wherein the reinforcement fiber is one or more fibers selected from wood fiber; cotton fiber or agriculture fibers.
5. A pallet according to claim 3 wherein the reinforcement fiber is recycled wood fiber.
6. A pallet according to claim 1 wherein the commingle plastic is present in an amount of from 60 to 90 percent by weight and the reinforcement fiber is present in an amount of from 10 to 40 percent by weight.
7. A pallet according to claim 5 wherein the commingle plastic is present in an amount of from 70 to 80 percent by weight and the reinforcement fiber is present in an amount of 20 to 30 percent by weight.
8. A pallet according to claim 6 wherein the structural reinforcement is steel.
9. A pallet according to claim 7 wherein the steel is low carbon steel.
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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1755968A1 (en) * 2004-06-11 2007-02-28 GPAC Technology (S) Pte Ltd Pallet and method for manufacturing the same
WO2011073496A1 (en) * 2009-12-16 2011-06-23 Upm-Kymmene Corporation A pallet and a method for manufacturing a pallet
ITBO20110528A1 (en) * 2011-09-14 2013-03-15 Refri S R L METHOD FOR THE REALIZATION OF A PALLET IN PLASTIC MATERIAL DERIVING FROM WASTE MATERIAL

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1755968A1 (en) * 2004-06-11 2007-02-28 GPAC Technology (S) Pte Ltd Pallet and method for manufacturing the same
EP1755968A4 (en) * 2004-06-11 2008-05-14 Gpac Technology S Pte Ltd Pallet and method for manufacturing the same
WO2011073496A1 (en) * 2009-12-16 2011-06-23 Upm-Kymmene Corporation A pallet and a method for manufacturing a pallet
ITBO20110528A1 (en) * 2011-09-14 2013-03-15 Refri S R L METHOD FOR THE REALIZATION OF A PALLET IN PLASTIC MATERIAL DERIVING FROM WASTE MATERIAL

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