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US2306752A
US2306752A US321994A US32199440A US2306752A US 2306752 A US2306752 A US 2306752A US 321994 A US321994 A US 321994A US 32199440 A US32199440 A US 32199440A US 2306752 A US2306752 A US 2306752A
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  • pallets having top andv bottom deck members and constructed entirely of metal of thin section.
  • Pallets constructed of wood have commonly been used, but wooden pallets must be made of heavy members inforder to posses the required strength for supporting and transporting heavy loads. Consequently, such pallets are very heavy and cumbersome to handle. Moreover, wooden palletsysplinter or crush easily when subjected to shocks or impacts, and accordingly have a short life. l
  • Prior pallets have been constructed with thin metal side members and deck members, but such pallets of which we are aware have been lacking in suiiicient compression strength in the side members, and also 4the attachment of the deck members to the side members has required a considerable amount of bolting, riveting or Welding in order that the pallet be strong enough to resist lateral shocks or impacts without twisting or warping and without loosening the deck mem bers from the side members.
  • Another object is to provide a novel reinforced sheet metal pallet which is easy and inexpensive.
  • a further-object is to provide an improved al metal pallethaving reinforced sheet metal side members and deck members so constructed and arranged as to enable their assembly with a minimum of time and labor.
  • a still further object is to provide an improved all metal pallet which combines lightness in corrugated transversely throughout their length and sheet metal top and bottom deck members preferably corrugated longitudinally so as to match the side member corrugations, whereby the deck members interet and interlock 'with the side members.
  • sheet metal is used to describe metal of thin section which may be in the form of sheets, strips, stripsheets, plates and the like, which maybe formed in various shapes such as angles, channels and corrugated or ribbed structures.
  • Figure 1 is a, plan view of a preferred embodiment of the present improved pallet having a central channel supporting member
  • Fig. 2 is an end elevation thereof, parts being broken away to show the supporting channel
  • Fig. 3 is a side elevation thereof;
  • Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view, as on line 4 4, Fig. 1, and
  • Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view as on line 5 5, Fig. 4.
  • the preferred embodiment of the present improved pallet shown in the drawing preferably includes laterally spaced longitudinally extending side supporting members 6, and a central supporting member 1 extending longitudinally of the pallet and spaced preferably midway between the side supporting members 6.
  • the supporting members 6 and 1 are all pref erably channel shaped in cross section as shown and formed from sheet metal 'to have a plurality of closely spaced corrugations 8 preferably extending transversely entirely around the channel and through the top and bottom legs 9 thereof.
  • the supporting members 6 and 1 due to their channel shape and closely spaced ⁇ transverse corrugations, have a great amount of rigidity and strength, especially in supporting heavy compression loads.
  • top and bottom deck members I0 extend laterally of the pallet and have their ends spported on the top and bottom legs 9 of the side 8 of the central supporting member 7.
  • the top and bottom legs 9 of the side supporting members 6 are directed inwardly of the pallet, so that the ends of the deck members cover the inner edges vof the side supporting members but terminate short of the outer surfaces thereof when the deck members are supported thereon.
  • the deck members I are preferably formed from sheet metal strips of thin section wand have longitudinal corrugations or grooves II extending throughout their lengths between their side edges, and longitudinal hal! corrugations I2 at their side edges.
  • the corrugations I I and I2 of the deck members I0 are formed so as to t into and interlock with the transverse corrugations or grooves 8 in the supporting members 6 andl 1, so that when the deck members are placed on the supporting members, the ends of the deck members II) can be quickly spot welded at I3 inthe corrugations II and I2 to the corrugations 8 of the side members, and the deck members can be rigidly spot welded at I4 intermediate their ends in the corrugations II and I2 to th'e corrugations of the ⁇ bers so that the pallet has great rigidity in receiving lateral shocks, and the deck members in particular resist twisting and horizontal shocks longitudinally of the supporting members, because the deck members are interlocked with the supporting members.
  • the half corrugations I2 at the side edges of the deck members provide for placing longitudinally adjacent deck members in abutting relation with each other, if desirable or necessary.
  • the improved pallet is extremely light in weight and has a high compression strength and great rigidity in all directions.
  • the pallet can be quickly assembled by spot welding in the corrugations
  • An all metal pallet having longitudinally extending side members and laterally extending top and bottom deck members having their ends supported on said side members, said side members being channel shaped in cross section with inwardly directed legs and having transverse corrugations extending around the channels into and throughout the legs, and said deck members having corrugations extending laterally of the pallet and interlocking with and secured to the corrugations in the legs of said'side members, said side member corrugations and said deck member corrugations forming continuous corrugations extending entirely around the pallet.
  • An all metal pallet having laterally spaced longitudinally extending sheet metal supporting members and laterally extending top and bottom sheet metal deck members, said supporting members being channel shaped in cross section with inwardly directed legs and having closely spaced corrugations extending transversely entirely around the same, and said deck members having corrugations extending laterally of the pallet and interiltting .with and secured to the corrugations in the channel shaped supporting members, saiddeck members terminating short of the outer faces of said supporting member.
  • An all metal pallet having laterally spaced longitudinally extending sheet metal supporting members and laterally extending top and bottom sheet; metal deck members supported thereon, said supporting members being channel' shaped in cross section with top and bottom legs and having corrugations extending transversely entirely around the same and through said legs, said top and bottom deck members having corrugations extending throughout their widths laterally of the pallet, the end of said deck members intertting with the corrugations on the top and bottom legs of said channel supporting memand being welded thereto to interlock there- EDMUND W.

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Dec. 29, 1942 E. w. RIEMENSCHNERDER ETAL 2,306
vSHEET METAL PALLET CONSTRUCTION Filed March 2, 1940A Patented Dec. 29, 1942 SHEET METAL PALLET CONSTRUCTION' Edmund W. Riemenschneider, Canton, and Sidney Marquis, Cleveland Heights, Ohio, assignors to The Union Metal Manufacturing Company, Canton, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application March 2, 1940, Serial No. 321,994 E 3 Claims. (Cl. 248-120) The invention relates generally to 'material handling platforms for use with fork lift trucks,
and more particularly to pallets having top andv bottom deck members and constructed entirely of metal of thin section.
Pallets constructed of wood have commonly been used, but wooden pallets must be made of heavy members inforder to posses the required strength for supporting and transporting heavy loads. Consequently, such pallets are very heavy and cumbersome to handle. Moreover, wooden palletsysplinter or crush easily when subjected to shocks or impacts, and accordingly have a short life. l
It has been proposed to construct pallets having metal side members and wooden deck members, but the deck members thereof are easily splintered or crushed in use, and the attachment of the deck members to the metal side members requires additional time and expense, and tends to weaken the wooden deck members at the points where they are attached.
Prior pallets have been constructed with thin metal side members and deck members, but such pallets of which we are aware have been lacking in suiiicient compression strength in the side members, and also 4the attachment of the deck members to the side members has required a considerable amount of bolting, riveting or Welding in order that the pallet be strong enough to resist lateral shocks or impacts without twisting or warping and without loosening the deck mem bers from the side members.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a novel and improved pallet constructed entirely of metal in such a way as to give maximum strength with minimum weight.
Another object is to provide a novel reinforced sheet metal pallet which is easy and inexpensive.
to manufacture. A further-object is to provide an improved al metal pallethaving reinforced sheet metal side members and deck members so constructed and arranged as to enable their assembly with a minimum of time and labor.
A still further object is to provide an improved all metal pallet which combines lightness in corrugated transversely throughout their length and sheet metal top and bottom deck members preferably corrugated longitudinally so as to match the side member corrugations, whereby the deck members interet and interlock 'with the side members.
Throughout the specification, the term sheet metal is used to describe metal of thin section which may be in the form of sheets, strips, stripsheets, plates and the like, which maybe formed in various shapes such as angles, channels and corrugated or ribbed structures.
In the accompanying drawing, -a preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown by weight with increased com-pression strength and lateral rigidity.
These and other objects which will be apparent from the following description and accomplished by the improved parts, structures, and arrangements constituting the present invention, which maybe statedf in general terms as including sheet metal side channel members preferably members;
yway of example, without intending to limit the invention to details of construction and arrangement beyond the scope defined in the appended claims.
In the drawing forming part hereof,
Figure 1 is a, plan view of a preferred embodiment of the present improved pallet having a central channel supporting member;
Fig. 2 is an end elevation thereof, parts being broken away to show the supporting channel Fig. 3 is a side elevation thereof;
Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view, as on line 4 4, Fig. 1, and
Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view as on line 5 5, Fig. 4.
Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views of the drawing.
The preferred embodiment of the present improved pallet shown in the drawing preferably includes laterally spaced longitudinally extending side supporting members 6, and a central supporting member 1 extending longitudinally of the pallet and spaced preferably midway between the side supporting members 6.
The supporting members 6 and 1 are all pref erably channel shaped in cross section as shown and formed from sheet metal 'to have a plurality of closely spaced corrugations 8 preferably extending transversely entirely around the channel and through the top and bottom legs 9 thereof. Thus the supporting members 6 and 1, due to their channel shape and closely spaced `transverse corrugations, have a great amount of rigidity and strength, especially in supporting heavy compression loads.
The top and bottom deck members I0 extend laterally of the pallet and have their ends spported on the top and bottom legs 9 of the side 8 of the central supporting member 7. Preferably, the top and bottom legs 9 of the side supporting members 6 are directed inwardly of the pallet, so that the ends of the deck members cover the inner edges vof the side supporting members but terminate short of the outer surfaces thereof when the deck members are supported thereon. a
As shown, the deck members I are preferably formed from sheet metal strips of thin section wand have longitudinal corrugations or grooves II extending throughout their lengths between their side edges, and longitudinal hal! corrugations I2 at their side edges.' The corrugations I I and I2 of the deck members I0 are formed so as to t into and interlock with the transverse corrugations or grooves 8 in the supporting members 6 andl 1, so that when the deck members are placed on the supporting members, the ends of the deck members II) can be quickly spot welded at I3 inthe corrugations II and I2 to the corrugations 8 of the side members, and the deck members can be rigidly spot welded at I4 intermediate their ends in the corrugations II and I2 to th'e corrugations of the` bers so that the pallet has great rigidity in receiving lateral shocks, and the deck members in particular resist twisting and horizontal shocks longitudinally of the supporting members, because the deck members are interlocked with the supporting members.
'I'he number and spacing of the deck members I0 can be varied as desired, and the half corrugations I2 at the side edges of the deck members provide for placing longitudinally adjacent deck members in abutting relation with each other, if desirable or necessary.
The improved pallet is extremely light in weight and has a high compression strength and great rigidity in all directions.
Due to the fact that the corrugations of deck members lnteriit and interlock with those of the supporting members, the pallet can be quickly assembled by spot welding in the corrugations,
and when assembled the pallet has very high resistance to lateral or horizontal shocks and to twisting. Y
We claim:
1. An all metal pallet having longitudinally extending side members and laterally extending top and bottom deck members having their ends supported on said side members, said side members being channel shaped in cross section with inwardly directed legs and having transverse corrugations extending around the channels into and throughout the legs, and said deck members having corrugations extending laterally of the pallet and interlocking with and secured to the corrugations in the legs of said'side members, said side member corrugations and said deck member corrugations forming continuous corrugations extending entirely around the pallet.
2. An all metal pallet having laterally spaced longitudinally extending sheet metal supporting members and laterally extending top and bottom sheet metal deck members, said supporting members being channel shaped in cross section with inwardly directed legs and having closely spaced corrugations extending transversely entirely around the same, and said deck members having corrugations extending laterally of the pallet and interiltting .with and secured to the corrugations in the channel shaped supporting members, saiddeck members terminating short of the outer faces of said supporting member.
3. An all metal pallet having laterally spaced longitudinally extending sheet metal supporting members and laterally extending top and bottom sheet; metal deck members supported thereon, said supporting members being channel' shaped in cross section with top and bottom legs and having corrugations extending transversely entirely around the same and through said legs, said top and bottom deck members having corrugations extending throughout their widths laterally of the pallet, the end of said deck members intertting with the corrugations on the top and bottom legs of said channel supporting memand being welded thereto to interlock there- EDMUND W. RIEMENSCHNEIDER. SIDNEY MARQUIS.
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