| 摘要 |
A pallet approchable by tines from at least two directions, the pallet having a plurality of substantially parallel beams each fixed in lateral juxtaposition to any neighbouring beams, the beams being linked by means above a bottom surface, the arrangement providing spacings into which the beams can substantially nest from below to allow base to base (i) nesting of beams of different pallets or (ii) self nesting of the same pallet upon folding in half, thereby to provide a reduction in the overall volume of (i) any pairing of pallets or (ii) any individual foldable pallet respectively, each said beam (by means of transverse openings through each said beam) can accommodate a pair of forks from opposite horizontal directions. Eight embodiments are disclosed. One plain flat pallet (figs. 1 and 2), one which folds in half (figs.3-6), some with extensions which telescope into the beams (figs. 5, 711), one with a collapsible cage (figs. 12, 13) and others with various forms of the beam elements (some extensible) and the means for linking therebetween (figs. 14-27). The pallet elements may be wood, metal, plastic or any combination thereof.
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