PALLET AND METHOD OF MAKING A PALLET

摘要

A method of making a pallet (10, 210) includes providing a pallet inner core (16, 218), and attaching, by adhesive, first and second complementarily shaped plastic skin shells (12, 14, 226) to portions of the core, and interconnecting the shells by heat fusing or interlocking elements. Each shells is formed of two plastic materials. The core is formed with reinforcing truss beams (700) therein, each having an upper chord part (710) which is flush with an upper surface of the core and in contact with the upper shell or adhesive. Each beam has webs (708) connected to chords, straight central portions (702) and end portions (704) extending downwardly into leg portions of the pallet. Also disclosed is a pallet having such features.

主权项

1. A method of making a pallet having a load support surface, the method including:
providing a pallet inner core having a predetermined outer shape, the core including a load support face; providing a first shell component of plastics material, at least part of the first shell component having a shape substantially complementary to a first portion of said outer shape; providing a second shell component of plastics material, at least part of the second shell component having a shape substantially complementary to a second portion of said outer shape; disposing the first shell component on said core such that the first shell component complementarily fits onto said first portion; disposing the second shell component on said core such that the second shell component complementarily fits onto said second portion; and interconnecting the first and second shell components to each other, wherein a load support part of the outer surface of one of the shell components constitutes said load support surface of the pallet, and extends over said load support face of the core.