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EP1036009B1
EP1036009B1 EP98923292A EP98923292A EP1036009B1 EP 1036009 B1 EP1036009 B1 EP 1036009B1 EP 98923292 A EP98923292 A EP 98923292A EP 98923292 A EP98923292 A EP 98923292A EP 1036009 B1 EP1036009 B1 EP 1036009B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS 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
    • B65D19/00—Pallets or like platforms, with or without side walls, for supporting loads to be lifted or lowered
    • B65D19/0004—Rigid pallets without side walls
    • B65D19/0053—Rigid pallets without side walls the load supporting surface being made of more than one element
    • B65D19/0077—Rigid pallets without side walls the load supporting surface being made of more than one element forming discontinuous or non-planar contact surfaces
    • B65D19/0079—Rigid pallets without side walls the load supporting surface being made of more than one element forming discontinuous or non-planar contact surfaces the base surface being made of a single element
    • B65D19/0083—Rigid pallets without side walls the load supporting surface being made of more than one element forming discontinuous or non-planar contact surfaces the base surface being made of a single element forming discontinuous or non-planar contact surfaces
    • B65D19/0085—Rigid pallets without side walls the load supporting surface being made of more than one element forming discontinuous or non-planar contact surfaces the base surface being made of a single element forming discontinuous or non-planar contact surfaces each contact surface having a stringer-like shape
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS 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
    • B65D2519/00—Pallets or like platforms, with or without side walls, for supporting loads to be lifted or lowered
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    • B65D2519/00258—Overall construction
    • B65D2519/00263—Overall construction of the pallet
    • B65D2519/00273—Overall construction of the pallet made of more than one piece
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS 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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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS 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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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS 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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    • B65D2519/00313—Overall construction of the base surface
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS 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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    • B65D2519/00328—Overall construction of the base surface shape of the contact surface of the base
    • B65D2519/00333—Overall construction of the base surface shape of the contact surface of the base contact surface having a stringer-like shape
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS 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
    • B65D2519/00—Pallets or like platforms, with or without side walls, for supporting loads to be lifted or lowered
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    • B65D2519/00258—Overall construction
    • B65D2519/00368—Overall construction of the non-integral separating spacer
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS 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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    • B65D2519/00572—Structures connecting the constitutive elements of the pallet to each other, i.e. load supporting surface, base surface and/or separate spacer with separate auxiliary element, e.g. screws, nails, bayonets

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  • the present invention relates to a pallet according to the preamble to claim 1.
  • pallets which are available in many different designs, are almost exclusively put together by means of nail joints; which provide a strong joint.
  • certain types of pallets e.g. the so-called Euro pallet
  • standards have been established with respect to materials, dimensions, and strength. Accordingly, it is important for the joint to be strong and to be able to withstand loads in order for the pallet to comply with the standard applicable to the respective pallet type. This is one of the reasons why nail joints are common.
  • US 4,128,253 discloses a pallet having one upper and one lower platform, the platforms being joined together by the intermediary of several joining devices located between the platforms.
  • Each joining device comprises a spacer which is attached to the platforms by means of a rivet device comprising a male rivet part and a female rivet part. These rivet parts are intended to be introduced from above the upper platform and from below the lower platform respectively through aligned, opposite holes in the platforms, into a through hole in the spacer and engage with each other.
  • the joining device may also comprise a hollow, cylindrical part, a roller, which is freely rotatable about the spacer and intended to "guide" the forks of a truck by rotating upon contacting the forks. In addition, the roller protects the other parts of the joining device by absorbing the blows or other forces which the joining device is subjected to.
  • US 4,267,781 discloses a variant of the pallet according to US 4,128,253.
  • the roller and the outer frame of the spacer have the shape of the frustum of a cone.
  • both these above-mentioned pallets have, inter alia, the limitation and the drawback that one of the platforms must be a sheet to enable the pallet to absorb diagonal forces which, for example, may occur when the pallet is being fitted into tight spaces. Consequently, neither of these pallets would be capable of absorbing diagonal forces if, for example, the pallet was a so-called Euro pallet, i.e. if the platforms comprised several boards rather than an integral sheet.
  • these pallets have the drawback that the joining device has many different components, making the assembly of the pallet more complicated and raising the cost of production and stocking of components.
  • the joining device is dependent on the spacer having a special design. This puts demands on, for example, the inventory of spare parts.
  • the pallets according to the above-mentioned patent specifications do not seem to meet the special requirements with respect to strength which are imposed on certain types of pallets, e.g. a Euro pallet.
  • a throughgoing integrated joint which is easy and inexpensive to make, which is easy to apply to the pallet, and which is made of a material which, if necessary, can be broken up in conjunction with the wood material without causing problems with, for example, significant wear and tear on machinery and equipment. It must also be possible to incinerate the joint material in conjunction with the disjoined wood material without creating waste products which are dangerous to the environment. It is a further object of the invention that, after removal, the joint shall be reusable or recyclable. At least these objects are achieved by a pallet according to claim 1.
  • the pallet according to the invention is put together at the joints by means of a joining or fastening device, preferably made of plastic, comprising a female part with an inner bore and in its one end a lug-like flanged portion.
  • the joining device also comprises a male part exhibiting a shank and a lug-like flanged portion in its one end. By its shank, the male part is insertable into and engageable with the bore of the female part by the parts being pressed together by a force which is applied to the joining device.
  • the parts are detachable from each other by the application of a force in the opposite direction.
  • the female part is inserted into a through hole in the respective spacer and in the loading deck.
  • the pallet according to the invention has the advantage of being assembled by means of a throughgoing, integrated joint.
  • the female part is provided with one or more longitudinal ridges on its outside, intended to prevent the turning of the spacer and enable the absorption of diagonal forces, e.g. if a truck happens to hit the pallet.
  • US 4,128,253 and US 4,267,781 are intended to be used in conjunction with a specially designed spacer defining a bore, and any ridges on the outside of the female part would not have a turning-preventing effect.
  • the flanged portion is designed so that it extends around the entire circumference of the male and the female part respectively.
  • the flanged portion may extend around certain parts only of the circumference of the male and the female part respectively, e.g. in the form of two diametrically located catches which hook into the loading deck and the bottom deck respectively.
  • one portion of the shank of the male part is designed with a knurled portion in which each knurl extends around the circumference of the shank and has the shape of the frustum of a cone.
  • the female part is designed with a knurled portion in which each knurl extends around the circumference of the bore and is shaped like the enveloping surfaces of the frustum of a cone.
  • the knurls shaped like the frustum of a cone of the male and the female part respectively are adapted to engage with each other to provide a joint of solid strength.
  • the cross-sectional dimension in the area of the knurls of the male part is somewhat greater than the dimension of the bore in the area of the knurls of the female part, since the material is preferably somewhat resilient and, in terms of strength, superior joining of the male and the female part is obtained if the wall of the female part is subjected to a certain amount of strain.
  • both the male and the female part can have a portion with knurls shaped like the frustum of a cone.
  • One of the parts can be essentially plain and engage with the other part by means of friction.
  • Both parts can also be essentially plain and conical in shape and enter into engagement by means of friction, i.e. the shank of the male part can be conical with its largest diameter adjacent to the flanged portion, and the bore of the female part can be conical with the smallest diameter of the bore adjacent to the flanged portion so that the two parts fit together.
  • the shank of the male part can be conical with its largest diameter adjacent to the flanged portion
  • the bore of the female part can be conical with the smallest diameter of the bore adjacent to the flanged portion so that the two parts fit together.
  • the flanged portion of the male and the female part respectively is located in recesses in the top and bottom face respectively of the pallet to facilitate stacking of the pallet, to ensure that the joining device does not interfere with the loading of the pallet, and to avoid damage to the flanged portion in connection with the handling of the pallet or by the load of the pallet.
  • these recesses can be omitted.
  • the inner bore of the female part is throughgoing. This facilitates, for example, the disassembly of the pallet.
  • the male part can easily be pushed out of the female part from the bottom face of the pallet.
  • a through-going inner bore of the female part is not essential. For example, it would be possible to grip the male part by the flanged portion and pull it out of the female part.
  • the pallet also comprises a lower bottom deck.
  • the female part is inserted into a through hole in the bottom deck, the bottom deck being connected to the spacer and the loading deck by means of a male part which is inserted into the female part from the opposite direction.
  • Male and the female part can be made in different lengths depending on which parts of the pallet are included in the joint in question.
  • the different parts may consist of the loading deck, the spacer, a lower bottom deck, and a cross piece or stringer, while in other joints perhaps only the loading deck and the cross piece are involved.
  • Some pallet types may be joined together at the corners only and, in that case, no shorter models of the male and the female part are needed.
  • the length of the male and the female part respectively can thus be varied depending upon the type of pallet which is to be assembled.
  • Fig. 1 shows a pallet generally designated 1 with a loading deck 2 comprising loading deck boards, spacers 3, a bottom deck 4 comprising bottom deck boards, and cross pieces 5 which are located between the loading deck boards and the spacers and extend parallel to the short side of the pallet.
  • the pallet has fifteen joints. In the joints 6, the loading deck 2, the cross piece 5, the spacer 3, and the bottom deck 4 are joined together. In the joints 7, the loading deck 2 and the cross piece 5 are joined together.
  • Fig. 2 shows a preferred embodiment of the male part 8, which has a lug-like flanged portion 9 and a shank 10.
  • the shank 10 is formed with catch means in the form of knurls 11 shaped like the frustum of a cone.
  • Fig. 3 shows a preferred embodiment of the female part 12, which has a lug-like flanged portion 13 and an inner through bore 14 into which the shank 8 of the male part 10 in Fig. 2 is intended to be inserted.
  • the female part has a portion with catch means in the form of knurls 15 on the wall of the bore 14 which have the shape of the enveloping surface of the frustum of a cone.
  • the knurls 15 are pointing in the opposite direction to that of the knurls 11 in Fig. 2 to ensure that the male part 8 and the female part 12 are engageable with each other.
  • the knurls are shaped so that the cross-section of the shank 10 of the male part 8 and of the bore 14 of the female part is tapering.
  • the cross-section tapers in the direction of the flanged portion 13.
  • the cross-section of the male part 8 (Fig. 2) tapers in the direction away from the flanged portion 9.
  • the knurls 11, 15 are formed with horizontal steps, perpendicular to the respective longitudinal axis of the male part 8 and the female part 12, adapted to catch on the corresponding projecting steps of the corresponding part 8, 12.
  • the female part 12 exhibits a number of ridges 16 which are intended to prevent the turning of the spacer and the joining device, for example when the pallet is subjected to diagonal side forces.
  • Fig. 4 shows a bottom view of a preferred embodiment of the female part 12 with the bore 14 in the middle, the flanged portion 13, and the ridges equidistantly located around the circumference of the female part 12.
  • Fig. 5 shows a cross-sectional view of a joint of a pallet according to the invention.
  • the loading deck 2, the cross piece 5, the spacer 3, and the bottom deck 5 are joined together by means of the male part 8 and the female part 12.
  • the knurled portion 11 of the male portion 8 is in engagement with the knurled portion 15 of the female part 12.
  • Ridges 16 are arranged around the circumference of the female part 12 to prevent turning of the component parts of the pallet.
  • the flanged portion 9 of the male part 8 and the flanged portion 13 of the female part 12 are located in recesses 17 on opposite sides of the pallet 1, see also Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 6 shows an alternative embodiment of the joining device in which the shank 10 of the male part 8 is conical and has knurls 11 shaped like the frustum of a cone 11, while the female part has a plain, conical bore 14.
  • the conical shape of the parts ensures that the male part 8 and the female part 12 are pressed together and a secure joint is obtained.
  • the knurls 11 shaped like the frustum of a cone on the shank 10 of the male part 8 contribute to the engagement of the parts with one another and hold the parts of the pallet together since the knurls 11 shaped like the frustum of a cone of the male part 8 have a larger dimension than the female part 12 and resiliently "stretch" the female part 12.
  • the different parts of the pallet are first predrilled in the locations of the joints. Subsequently, the parts are moved into position and the male part 8 and the female part 12 are inserted from opposite sides of the pallet into the predrilled holes. Preferably, the male part 8 and the female part 12 are pressed together with the aid of a pressing tool rather than being rammed together.
  • the pallet is to be disassembled, it is preferred that an external force is applied from below to the male part 8 to push the male part out of the female part 12, and for this reason the bore of the female part is preferably throughgoing, as in the examples shown.
  • the parts of the pallets can be sorted, after which undamaged parts can be reused as pallet parts. Damaged parts are replaced and discarded and can, for example, be broken up and used in particle boards or as fuel.

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SE9701882 1997-05-21
SE9701882A SE511140C2 (sv) 1997-05-21 1997-05-21 Lastpall
PCT/SE1998/000967 WO1998052830A1 (sv) 1997-05-21 1998-05-20 Pallet

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AU7561898A (en) 1998-12-11
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