Shock pallet with adjustable anti-tip mechanism

摘要

A shock pallet assembly allows transport or movement of tall rack-mounted information handling systems (IHSes) without tipping. The shock pallet assembly can resiliently, manually or automatically retract for placement near a wall of a transport conveyance to achieve a greater shipping density of IHSes. The shock pallet assembly can include a bottom structure having a pair of parallel apertures to receive tines of a forklift. Resilient padding is positioned on a top surface of the bottom structure to provide shock dampening. A top deck is attached on top of the resilient padding and bottom structure to form a shock pallet that receives a racked-mounted IHS for transport and movement. An anti-tip mechanism is attached to a lateral side of the shock pallet to prevent tipping of the rack-mounted IHS.

主权项

1. A pallet assembly for rack-mounted information handling systems (IHSes), the pallet assembly comprising:
a bottom structure having a pair of parallel apertures to receive tines of a forklift; resilient padding that is positioned on a top surface of the bottom structure to provide shock dampening; a top deck attached on top of the resilient padding and bottom structure forming a shock pallet to receive a racked-mounted IHS during transporting or moving of the IHS; and an anti-tip mechanism comprising:
a base extender that is attachable at a first end to the shock pallet and that has a second end that is positionable between a retracted position proximate to a lateral side of the shock pallet and an extended position to rigidly contact a spaced-apart portion of an underlying surface that also supports the bottom structure; anda positioning member attached to the base extender to selectably extend the base extender between the retracted position and the extended position to prevent tipping of the rack-mounted IHS.