Title: Pallet for transporting and displaying merchandise

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1. A pallet for receiving and stacking products for storage, shipping, and advertising, said pallet comprising a generally rectangular base, product retaining sides along all edges of said base and extending upwardly therefrom and including first and second retaining sides, feet extending downwardly from about one-half inch to one and one-half inches from said base for supporting said base upon a supporting surface for receiving therebeneath a lifting element, said feet being elongated along two remote sides of said base and arranged in two pairs, the feet of each pair being elongated parallel to said first retaining side and lying in a common general plane, and said first retaining side being terminated at opposite ends thereof in spaced relation adjacent said second retaining sides to provide clearances for said feet, with said feet being spaced inwardly from one adjacent edge of said base a distance at least equal to the thickness of an adjacent one of said retaining sides and said base having a recess located adjacent each end of said first retaining sides to receive a foot of a like pallet stacked thereon, said rectangular base having a length on at least two opposite edges thereof between said feet sufficient to receive a handtruck, and said feet extend below said base a distance greater than the height of said retaining sides.

2. A pallet according to claim 1 wherein said feet are elongated normal to said retaining sides and are engageable with said retaining sides to effect automatic alignment of stacked pallets.

3. A pallet according to claim 1 wherein each of said retaining sides having a plurality of aligning tabs extending upwardly from an exterior surface thereof for engaging an exterior surface of a like retaining side of a next upper pallet.

4. A pallet according to claim 1 wherein said second retaining sides have free ends tapering upwardly away from said base, and each foot having a free end adjacent each second retaining side flaring upwardly towards said base, adjacent feet and second retaining side free ends being arranged in overlapping relation.

5. A pallet according to claim 1 wherein two opposite sides and said base have intermediate hand receiving recesses for facilitating grasping and lifting of a product on said pallet.

6. The pallet of claim 5 wherein said feet extend downwardly from about one-half to three-quarters of an inch.

Other info:

Inventors: Myers, Douglas R. (Rockville, MD, US)

Application Number: 001385
Filing Date: 1979-01-05
Publication_date: 1980-10-07
Assignee:
Primary Class(es): 108/53.1 108/53.3, 108/55.3, 206/503, 206/511
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

1010801	Dec, 1911	Rapp	108/53.
1867738	Jul, 1932	Fraser	211/126.
2584762	Feb, 1952	Vossenberg	108/52.
3403788	Oct, 1968	Kreeger	206/507.
3848546	Nov, 1974	Lawlor	108/53.
3866788	Feb, 1975	Smit	211/126.
4106624	Aug, 1978	Thurman	206/507.

Other Refs: 339162

Dec, 1930	GB

Primary Examiner: Lyddane, William E.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Breiner; A. W.