Title: Floatable concrete pallet for lifting and bearing heavy loads

Abstract: A pallet having a precast, prestressed concrete grillage superstructure including layers of elongate elements, each successively higher layer being transverse to the layer below it for heavy load bearing objects such as an industrial processing plant. The long elements are not only useful in providing the load-bearing points, but are useful in providing long channels between the elements which are useful as manways and for carrying pipe, conduits and the like that are associated with an industrial processing plant, the heavy load typically lifted and carried by such a pallet. The intersection points or junctions of the elements from layer to layer are load bearing points for distributing in radiating fashion the load placed on the top deck slab of the pallet. The pallet is suitable for transport by a submersible seaworthy vessel located beneath the pallet. The pallet is preferably constructed using simplified prefabrication techniques, the individual elements being joined together by anchors and seats which are conventional in prestressed concrete structures.

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Inventors: Marcin, Benjamin G. (Houston, TX, US)

Application Number: 945269
Filing Date: 1978-09-25
Publication_date: 1980-10-07
Assignee: Pullman Incorporated (Chicago, IL)
Primary Class(es): 114/65A 108/901, 114/264
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

1908714	May, 1933	Schneider	114/264.
3152570	Oct, 1964	Dyer	114/267.
3262411	Jul, 1966	Kaltenecker	114/270.
3631831	Jan, 1972	Sutherland	114/65.
3691965	Sep, 1972	Cloyd	108/5.
3759207	Sep, 1973	Terai	114/77.
3951085	Apr, 1976	Johnson et al.	114/65.
4011826	Mar, 1977	Yee	114/26.

Other Refs: 129084

Aug, 1950	SE

Primary Examiner: Blix, Trygve M.
Assistant Examiner: Douglas, Winston H.
Attorney: Myers; Kurt S., Crady; C. W.