US 12,012,251 B2
Stackable quarter-size plastic platform and associated methods
Bradley Wayne Daubenspeck, Windermere, FL (US); and Nigel Sankar, Oakville (CA)
Assigned to CHEP TECHNOLOGY PTY LIMITED, Sydney (AU)
Filed by CHEP Technology Pty Limited, Sydney (AU)
Filed on May 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/323,848.
Application 18/323,848 is a continuation of application No. 17/650,259, filed on Feb. 8, 2022, granted, now 11,697,524.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/147,864, filed on Feb. 10, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0294872 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B65D 19/38 (2006.01); B65D 19/00 (2006.01); B65D 19/40 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 19/385 (2013.01) [B65D 19/003 (2013.01); B65D 19/40 (2013.01); B65D 2519/0096 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A platform comprising:
a top deck that includes an upper surface and an opposing lower surface, with a plurality of spaced apart platform support leg openings extending through the upper and lower surfaces; and
a plurality of platform support legs extending from the lower surface of said top deck and aligned with the plurality of platform support leg openings, each platform support leg comprising:
an upper portion adjacent the lower surface of said top deck and having an opening extending through a first pair of spaced apart sidewalls, and
a lower portion adjacent the upper portion and including a pair of extensions extending outwards from a bottom surface of the lower portion, with the opening in the upper portion providing clearance for the pair of extensions on the platform support leg of the identical platform when stacked thereon.