CPC B65D 19/0073 (2013.01) [B65D 19/0016 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00034 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00069 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00104 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00273 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00288 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00293 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00318 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00333 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00373 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00567 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A pallet comprising:
a top deck having spaced apart upper and lower surfaces, with the lower surface having a plurality of top deck tab openings;
a bottom deck having spaced apart upper and lower surfaces, with the upper surface having a plurality of bottom deck tab openings; and
a plurality of spaced apart support blocks coupled between said top and bottom decks and forming an opening therebetween for receiving a lifting member, each support block comprising
an inner wall having a rectangular shape surrounding an interior opening,
an outer wall having a rectangular shape surrounding said inner wall,
a plurality of ribs extending between said inner and outer walls,
at least one first upper tab extending outwards from upper surfaces of said inner wall, with a free end of each first upper tab comprising an angled contact surface for engaging one of the top deck tab openings,
at least one second upper tab extending outwards from the upper surfaces of said inner wall, with a free end of each tab comprising an angled contact surface for engaging one of the top deck tab openings,
with the angled contact surfaces of said at least one first upper tab and said at least one second upper tab each being oriented in a first direction,
at least one first lower tab extending outwards from a portion of lower surfaces of said plurality of ribs spaced a distance away from said inner wall, with a free end of each first lower tab comprising an angled contact surface for engaging one of the bottom deck tab openings,
at least one second lower tab extending outwards from the portion of the lower surfaces of said plurality of ribs spaced the distance away from said inner wall, with a free end of each second lower tab comprising an angled contact surface for engaging one of the bottom deck tab openings, and
with the angled contact surfaces of said at least one first lower tab and said at least one second lower tab each being oriented in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction.
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