U.S. patent application number 12/063314 was filed with the patent office on 2010-06-24 for pallet having great dimensional stability and load- bearing capacity.
This patent application is currently assigned to Mark Arinstein Maschinen & Anlagen GMBH. Invention is credited to Mark Arinstein.
Application Number | 20100154685 12/063314 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 42264205 |
Filed Date | 2010-06-24 |
United States Patent
Application |
20100154685 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Arinstein; Mark |
June 24, 2010 |
PALLET HAVING GREAT DIMENSIONAL STABILITY AND LOAD- BEARING
CAPACITY
Abstract
The invention relates to a pallet which is provided with great
dimensional stability and load-bearing capacity and is used for
storing and transporting all types of goods. The invention is
characterized in that the plastic parts of the pallet comprise
reinforcement elements which extend below the base plate of the
pallet, in the region of the legs and/or within the base plate of
the pallet.
Inventors: |
Arinstein; Mark; (Berlin,
DE) |
Correspondence
Address: |
HESLIN ROTHENBERG FARLEY & MESITI PC
5 COLUMBIA CIRCLE
ALBANY
NY
12203
US
|
Assignee: |
Mark Arinstein Maschinen &
Anlagen GMBH
Berlin
DE
|
Family ID: |
42264205 |
Appl. No.: |
12/063314 |
Filed: |
August 14, 2006 |
PCT Filed: |
August 14, 2006 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/DE2006/001424 |
371 Date: |
January 20, 2009 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
108/57.16 ;
108/57.25 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D 2519/00174
20130101; B65D 2519/00288 20130101; B65D 19/0018 20130101; B65D
2519/00129 20130101; B65D 2519/00437 20130101; B65D 2519/00268
20130101; B65D 2519/00034 20130101; B65D 2519/00338 20130101; B65D
2519/00975 20130101; B65D 19/18 20130101; B65D 2519/00069 20130101;
B65D 2519/00432 20130101; B65D 2519/00318 20130101; B65D 2519/00442
20130101; B65D 2519/00621 20130101; B65D 2519/00666 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
108/57.16 ;
108/57.25 |
International
Class: |
B65D 19/38 20060101
B65D019/38; B65D 19/32 20060101 B65D019/32; B65D 19/18 20060101
B65D019/18 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Aug 16, 2005 |
DE |
102005039416.7 |
Apr 13, 2006 |
DE |
10200601887.5 |
Claims
1. A pallet having high dimensional stability and load-bearing
capacity for storing and transporting goods, said pallet being
predominantly made of plastic, having a base plate of approximately
rectangular format, having a top side of the base plate for
reception of goods to be stored or transported, having a bottom
side of the base plate with feet for depositing the pallet on a
rack, having feet of a rectangular cross section which tapers from
the base plate in a direction of a bottom side of the feet, and
having a feet height such that a transport means or a lifting means
can be guided under the pallet, wherein plastics parts of the
pallet contain reinforcing elements, which extend beneath the base
plate of the pallet in a region of the feet and/or within the base
plate of the pallet.
2. The pallet having high dimensional stability and load-bearing
capacity for storing and transporting goods as claimed in claim 1,
wherein the feet are arranged in rows extending parallel to a
longitudinal side or end face of the base plate wherein, in the
bottom side of the feet, grooves are formed, which extend in a
longitudinal direction of the feet and thus also parallel to one
side of the base plate, wherein the grooves in the bottom sides of
the feet arranged contiguously in a row are mutually aligned, and
wherein the grooves are adapted to receive reinforcing elements as
foot rails, which connect at least 2 adjoining feet on their bottom
sides.
3. The pallet having high dimensional stability and load-bearing
capacity for storing and transporting goods as claimed in claim 2,
wherein in the bottom side of the feet, 2 grooves are respectively
formed, which run parallel, and foot rails inserted in these
grooves have a U-shaped cross section.
4. The pallet having high dimensional stability and load-bearing
capacity for storing and transporting goods as claimed in claim 3,
wherein the U-shaped foot rails have on their side arms spring
elements, with which stringers can be fixedly, yet detachably
fastened in the feet.
5. The pallet having high dimensional stability and load-bearing
capacity for storing and transporting goods as claimed in claim 1,
wherein the reinforcing elements within the base plate of the
pallet comprise longitudinal struts, running parallel to a
longitudinal side of the pallet, and transverse struts, running
parallel to a transverse side of the pallet, and the longitudinal
and transverse struts are connected to one another, so that a
network structure is formed, nodes of the network structure in the
base plate of the pallet being located in a region above the
feet.
6. The pallet having high dimensional stability and load-bearing
capacity for storing and transporting goods as claimed in claim 5,
wherein the reinforcing elements, as foot rails, connect the feet
to one another on their bottom sides, the longitudinal and
transverse struts, from the network nodes, are connected by further
reinforcing elements, as webs, to the foot rails, and the webs run
perpendicular from the network nodes through the feet to the foot
rails, whereby a three-dimensional lattice structure of the
reinforcing elements, formed by the longitudinal and transverse
struts and foot rails and webs, is formed.
7. The pallet having high dimensional stability and load-bearing
capacity for storing and transporting goods as claimed in claim 6,
wherein the longitudinal and transverse struts and the foot rails
have a U-shaped cross section, and the longitudinal and transverse
struts and the webs have cutouts for a positive engagement with the
plastic of the pallet and for weight reduction purposes.
8. The pallet having high dimensional stability and load-bearing
capacity for storing and transporting goods as claimed in claim 7,
wherein the reinforcing elements comprise steel plate and contain
cutouts, the size of which amounts to up to 80% of the material
height or web height.
9. The pallet having high dimensional stability and load-bearing
capacity for storing and transporting goods as claimed in claim 2
wherein the foot rails run respectively parallel to longitudinal
struts present in the base plate, and parallel to the longitudinal
side of the pallet, and have a constant cross section over their
entire length.
10. The pallet having high dimensional stability and load-bearing
capacity for storing and transporting goods as claimed in claim 2,
wherein the foot rails run respectively parallel to longitudinal
struts present in the base plate, and parallel to the longitudinal
side of the pallet, and wherein in an interspace between the feet a
region of reduced cross section, is present.
11. The pallet having high dimensional stability and load-bearing
capacity for storing and transporting goods as claimed in claim 3,
wherein a side of the U-shaped foot rails which points to an outer
side of the base plate has an extension, which, in vertical extent,
extends to the top side of the base plate, so that a lateral
protection for the feet and the base plate is formed, openings for
transport means or lifting means remaining between the feet in
region of the extension.
12. The pallet having high dimensional stability and load-bearing
capacity for storing and transporting goods as claimed in claim 2,
wherein the top side of the base plate has recesses, which, in size
and position, correspond to bottom sides of the feet of the pallet,
and wherein, in the top side of the base plate, channels are
additionally present, which run between said recesses and which
correspond in size and position to the foot rails inserted in the
bottom side of the feet.
13. The pallet having high dimensional stability and load-bearing
capacity for storing and transporting goods as claimed in claim 1,
wherein the top side of the base plate has, on outer sides, an
outer edge.
14. The pallet having high dimensional stability and load-bearing
capacity for storing and transporting goods as claimed in claim 13,
wherein an area within the outer edge is sized such that the feet
of an identical pallet are accommodated therein.
15. The pallet having high dimensional stability and load-bearing
capacity for storing and transporting goods as claimed in claim 1,
further comprising, for narrower end faces of the pallet,
protective caps of metal or plastic to protect the base plate and
the feet.
16. The pallet having high dimensional stability and load-bearing
capacity for storing and transporting goods as claimed in claim 1,
wherein the plastic for the pallet comprises Styropor.
Description
[0001] The invention relates to a pallet having high dimensional
stability and load-bearing capacity for storing and transporting
all types of goods. The pallet is essentially made of plastic and
thus has a low unladen weight. Nevertheless, the pallet has a high
stability and is characterized by a high load-bearing force.
[0002] It is therefore particularly suitable for the transport and
storage of very heavy or large loads.
[0003] The pallet is suitable for transporting packaged goods, but
loose parts and bulk goods could also be stored and transported. In
particular, the pallet is suitable within warehousing for the
depositing of heavy items in high-rack warehouses.
[0004] In transport management and stock management, pallets of
diverse types are currently in use. At issue here are, on the one
hand, the size of the pallets and, on the other hand, the material
from which the pallets are made.
[0005] In transport, for example to the retailer, wooden pallets
are often used. In this context, pallets of standardized sizes have
already been in use for some years.
[0006] A basic drawback of wooden pallets is, however, their high
weight.
[0007] Plastics pallets have also been known for some years. Thus,
in German utility model 7214376 of 17.04.1972, a rigid foam fibre
pallet is described. Fundamental thereto is that this pallet
consists of polyurethane or polystyrene or of another plastic. For
stability and elasticity, synthetic fibres are foamed in place. A
specific design is not provided.
[0008] In German utility model G 92 16 019.0 of 24.11.1992, a
plastics pallet is disclosed, which essentially consists of a top
plate, a base part, and with spacers therebetween. This pallet is
suitable for storing and transporting goods, but calls for a
certain amount of care in handling.
[0009] A drawback with the known plastics pallets is that they are
expensive due to the manufacturing method. Known plastics pallets
are also only to some extent suitable during the rough transport
process. Due to the material characteristics of the plastic,
pallets made of this are not very dimensionally stable.
[0010] There are a number of solutions to how, on the one hand, the
advantages, such as low weight, of the plastics pallet can be
utilized and, on the other hand, a higher dimensional stability and
load-bearing capacity can be ensured.
[0011] In utility model DE 20017086, a plastics transport pallet
with reinforcing cross-beam is described. Here, the pallet has been
provided on its top side with at least one reinforcing cross-beam
running transversely to the feet. With this solution, a pallet has
been proposed for a specific application, which pallet, however, is
not universally usable.
[0012] In German laid-open specification DE 19753213, a plastics
pallet is disclosed which essentially consists of a pallet deck and
runners. The pallet deck has chambers, into which stiffening
profiles can be slid. The stiffening profiles are here subsequently
inserted into specific chambers following manufacture of the pallet
deck. If need be, the stiffening profiles can also be removed again
from the plastics pallet. The stiffening profiles here lie parallel
to the outer sides of the pallet within the pallet deck. However,
the manner in which the stiffening profiles are inserted into the
pallet deck allows the flexural rigidity to be increased only
within narrow limits. Furthermore, covers are necessary for the
chambers in which the stiffening profiles are located. This
plastics pallet has been specially developed for specific hygiene
requirements and is thus not intended for universal use.
[0013] In German laid-open specification DE 199 39 286, a
supporting structure for a pallet is described. This relates to a
structure with which plastics pallets specifically for use in
high-rack warehouses can be reinforced. By virtue of the supporting
structure, the pallet is intended to acquire a high load-bearing
capacity and a high flexural rigidity in the longitudinal and
transverse directions. For this, a rib arrangement, consisting of
stiffening ribs, is used. The stiffening ribs here run both
parallel and obliquely to the outer sides of the pallet. By
choosing the thickness and number of the reinforcing ribs, it is
possible to adapt the pallet to different requirements. A drawback
with a pallet construction of this type is that the supporting
structure has to be made more and more solid in order to increase
the load-bearing capacity and the dimensional stability. For a very
high load-bearing capacity and rigidity, the weight of the pallet
is thereby increased, which in turn means that the weight
advantages of the plastics pallet are lost.
[0014] The object of the invention is therefore to design a
plastics pallet such that both a high load-bearing capacity and a
high dimensional stability are obtained. The pallet is intended to
be light in relation to its load-bearing capacity. The shape and
size of the pallet is intended to correspond to the pallets
normally found, so that use of the customary transport and storage
aids, such as elevating-platform trucks and fork-lift trucks, is
possible. Substantially higher load-bearing capacities are intended
to be achievable, with the known reinforced pallets.
[0015] The pallet is intended to be universally usable and have low
manufacturing costs.
[0016] The object is achieved by a pallet having the features of
claim 1.
[0017] The invention is based on the following notions. To increase
the load-bearing capacity and dimensional stability of plastics
pallets, reinforcing elements were previously inserted into the
base plate of the pallet. The reinforcing elements were inserted
into the base plate both singly and as a combination of different
elements. As a result of the use of the reinforcing elements within
the base plate of the pallet, the structural height of the
reinforcing elements was limited. In the final analysis, the whole
of the force absorption and load bearing took place within the
plane of the base plate.
[0018] With the invention, a solution is offered, in which
reinforcing elements extend beneath the base plate of the pallet in
the region of the feet and/or within the base plate of the
pallet.
[0019] The pallet possesses a base plate of approximately
rectangular format, a top side of the base plate for the reception
of the goods to be stored or transported, and feet of a rectangular
cross section which tapers from the base plate in the direction of
the foot bottom side. The height of the feet is here dimensioned
such that a transport means or a lifting means can be guided under
the pallet.
[0020] Fundamental to reinforcing elements beneath the base plate
in the region of the feet is
[0021] that the feet are arranged in rows extending parallel to the
longitudinal side or end face of the base plate,
[0022] that, in the bottom side of the feet, grooves are formed,
which extend in the longitudinal direction of the feet and thus
also parallel to one side of the base plate,
[0023] that the grooves in the bottom sides of the feet arranged
contiguously in a row are mutually aligned, and
[0024] that into the grooves foot rails can be inserted, which
connect at least two adjoining feet on their bottom sides.
[0025] Further features consist in the fact that, in the bottom
side of the feet, 2 grooves are respectively formed, which run
parallel. Into these grooves foot rails can be inserted, which have
a U-shaped cross section. The U-shaped foot rails have on their
side arms spring elements, with which the stringers can be fixedly,
yet detachably fastened in the feet of the pallet. It is
additionally provided that the U-shaped foot rails have a reduced
cross section in the region between the feet.
[0026] The top side of the base plate contains recesses, which, in
their size and position, correspond to the bottom sides of the feet
of the pallet. In the top side of the base plate, channels are
additionally present, which run between these recesses and which
correspond in their size and position to the foot rails inserted in
the bottom side of the feet.
[0027] Within the base plate of the pallet, the reinforcing
elements consist of longitudinal struts and transverse struts,
which are connected to form a network structure. If the feet of the
pallet are mutually connected by foot rails and these foot rails
are connected by webs to the junction points of longitudinal struts
and transverse struts, then the network structure of the
reinforcing elements in the base plate of the pallet produces a
three-dimensional lattice structure for the reinforcing elements.
The spatial arrangement of the reinforcing elements within the
pallet creates new conditions for the dimensioning of these
reinforcing elements. For the production of a high load-bearing
capacity and dimensional stability, it is now possible to use
reinforcing elements with lower material usage. The
three-dimensional structure allows the use of reinforcing elements
of lower material thickness, a high dimensional stability being
assured by the embedment of the reinforcing elements in the plastic
of the pallet. That is to say, the three-dimensional lattice
structure of the reinforcing elements takes up the loads acting
upon the pallet and thus ensures a high load-bearing capacity and
dimensional stability, whilst the plastic surrounding the
reinforcing elements ensures the rigidity of the reinforcing
elements themselves. The shaping of the reinforcing elements,
particularly the design of the surfaces, ensures an intimate
connection between the reinforcing elements and the surrounding
plastic.
[0028] As the plastic for the base plate and the feet of the
pallet, Styropor is preferably used.
[0029] The advantages of the invention consist in the fact that, as
a result of the material, Styropor, which is used, it is possible
to produce a light pallet which is variably usable and which, by
virtue of the reinforcing elements, exhibits the necessary
strength. Further details can be derived from the illustrative
embodiment.
[0030] The invention is explained in greater detail below in the
illustrative embodiment.
[0031] FIGS. 1 to 8 show embodiments of the pallet according to the
invention, with details concerning the reinforcing elements located
beneath the base plate of the pallet in the region of the feet.
[0032] FIGS. 9 to 11 show details concerning the reinforcing
elements within the base plate of the pallet and formation of the
three-dimensional lattice structure.
[0033] FIG. 1 shows a pallet in perspective view from above. The
base plate 1 has a rectangular format, in which the corners are
slightly rounded. On the bottom side 3 of the base plate are found
the feet 4, with which the pallet can be deposited on a rack or
else on another pallet. The feet 4 have a rectangular cross
section. On top of the bottom side 3 of the base plate 1, the cross
section of the feet is larger than on the standing surface below.
The height of the feet and thus the free space beneath the base
plate 1 is chosen to be sized such that usual transport or lifting
means, for example a fork-lift truck, can be moved under it.
[0034] In the top side 2 of the base plate 1, recesses 11 are
formed. The position and the extent of these recesses 11 are made
such that the feet of an identical pallet can be deposited therein
with their standing surfaces. Also present on the top side 2 of the
base plate 1 are channels 12, which run between the recesses 11, to
be precise parallel to the longitudinal side of the pallet.
[0035] FIG. 2 shows a pallet according to FIG. 1 laterally from
below. As is already apparent in FIG. 1, the feet 4 are arranged in
rows extending parallel to the longitudinal side or end face of the
base plate 1. In the example, 3 rows of feet 4 are here present,
respectively parallel to the longitudinal side of the base plate 1.
In this case, 2 rows are located on the outer sides of the base
plate 1, whilst the third row is located in the middle of the base
plate 1. It should further be noted that the feet, which have a
rectangular cross section, run with their longitudinal sides
parallel to the longitudinal side of the base plate 1. Each row of
feet consists of 3 feet, 1 foot on each of the end faces and one
foot midway along the longitudinal side of the base plate 1.
[0036] Formed in the bottom side of the feet 5, i.e. on their
standing surfaces, are grooves 7. These grooves extend in the
longitudinal direction of the feet and hence parallel to the
longitudinal side of the base plate 1. The position of the grooves
7 is identical on each foot, so that the grooves on the bottom side
of a row of feet are mutually aligned.
[0037] Into these grooves 7, foot rails 8 can be inserted, which
connect at least two adjoining feet 4 in a row of feet one to
another. In FIG. 2, for each row of feet 4, a foot rail 8 is
respectively provided, which extends over the entire length of a
foot row. The foot rails 8 are here represented in the position
before being fastened to the feet 2.
[0038] FIG. 3 shows an enlarged representation of the bottom side
of a foot 4 and of a foot rail 8. As can be seen, two grooves 7 are
formed in the bottom side of each foot, which grooves run parallel.
Consequently, the foot rails 8 have a U-shaped cross section so as
to penetrate into the grooves 7 with their side arms, for fastening
purposes. On their top side, the side arms of the U-shaped foot
rails 8 have spring elements 9. With the aid of these spring
elements 9, the foot rails 8 can engage in the grooves 7 on the
bottom sides of the feet 5. As a result of the spring action, a
connection is formed between the foot rails 8 and the feet 4, which
connection is sufficiently stable for the intended transport and
storage processes. If so required, the stringers can also, however,
be removed again.
[0039] FIG. 4 shows a pallet according to the invention with
inserted stringers.
[0040] FIG. 5 represents a pallet as previously described. In
contrast to FIG. 4, however, a modified foot rail 8 is used in this
case. Whilst the foot rails 8, as previously described in FIGS. 2
to 4, have a cross section which is constant over their entire
length, the foot rails 8 which are used here have regions of
reduced cross section 10. When the foot rails 8 are inserted, the
regions of reduced cross section are located in the interspace 6
between the feet 4. The advantage consists in the fact that the
region of reduced cross section can be more comfortably passed over
with a transport means, for example an elevating-platform
truck.
[0041] As has already been mentioned, in transport and storage
processes it is important that the pallets are, on the one hand,
robust and, on the other hand, as light as possible. The base plate
1 and the feet 4 of the pallet according to the invention form a
unit in production engineering terms and are made of the plastic,
Styropor.
[0042] For the transport and storage processes, it is therefore
advantageous if a mechanical protection can be attached to heavily
stressed parts of the pallet. FIG. 6 shows a pallet according to
the invention, having a side protection on the longitudinal side of
the pallet. In the lower part of FIG. 6, the side protection is
represented separately. The side protection is here a modification
of a foot rail 8. Whilst, according to FIGS. 2 to 4, the foot rail
8 has a constant U-shaped cross section, according to FIG. 6 the
outer side arm of the stringer extends as an extension 13 up to the
top side 2 of the base plate 1. In this case, within the extension
13, in the interspace between the feet 4, openings 6 remain for
passing over with transport means, analogously to the foot rail 8
according to FIG. 5.
[0043] For the protection of the feet 4 and of the base plate 1
during the rough transport process, protective caps 14 are
additionally provided, which, as shown in FIG. 7, are fitted on the
end faces of the pallet.
[0044] In a further embodiment of the invention, FIG. 8 shows a
pallet for the transport of loose items or of bulk goods, having a
side edge 15. This edge 15 on the top side of the pallet 2 encloses
an area which is sized such that the feet of an identical pallet
are accommodated therein.
[0045] FIG. 9 shows a pallet according to the invention having
reinforcing elements within the base plate of the pallet. For the
representation of the reinforcing elements, a section through the
sectional plane I-I is shown in FIG. 11.
[0046] Between two feet 4 of a row, an interspace 6 is respectively
present, which is suitably dimensioned to allow an
elevating-platform truck or the forks of a fork-lift truck to be
driven in. Alternatively, fork-lift trucks and elevating-platform
trucks can also, however, reach under the pallet from the short
transverse side.
[0047] FIG. 10 shows the reinforcing elements according to the
invention in perspective representation, in accordance with the
position in the pallet according to FIG. 9. Extending parallel to
the longitudinal side of the pallet are longitudinal struts 16.
Transverse struts 17 run parallel to the transverse side of the
pallet. Longitudinal struts 16 and transverse struts 17 are
dimensioned in their height such that they are located within the
base plate 1. Here in the illustrative embodiment, three
longitudinal struts 16, two in the region of each of the
longitudinal sides of the pallet and the third midway between
these, and three transverse struts 17, two in the region of each of
the transverse sides of the pallet and the third midway between
these, are present. The longitudinal struts 16 and the transverse
struts 17 are connected to one another, so that a network structure
is formed.
[0048] As shown by a comparison of FIG. 10 with FIG. 9, the
junction points of longitudinal struts 16 and transverse struts 17
within the base plate 1 are respectively located above the feet 4.
From the junction points of longitudinal struts 16 and transverse
struts 17, webs 18 run perpendicular to the bottom side 5 of the
feet 4. As already stated, three feet 4 are arranged in each row.
The webs 18 of one row of feet 4 are connected to one another by
foot rails 8. The reinforcing elements thus form a
three-dimensional lattice structure consisting of longitudinal
struts 16, transverse struts 17, webs 18 and foot rails 8.
[0049] FIG. 11 shows a section through a pallet according to the
invention. The sectional region is indicated in FIG. 9 as a
sectional plane I-I. The section through the pallet with its base
plate 1 runs in the region of the feet 4. The longitudinal struts
16 and the transverse struts 17 are disposed between the top side 2
and the bottom side 3 within the base plate 1. From the junction
points of longitudinal struts 16 and transverse struts 17, webs 18
run to the lower region of the feet 4. There, the webs 18 are
connected to the foot rails 8, which, for their part, respectively
connect the three feet 4 of a foot row to one another on their
bottom side.
[0050] As the material for the longitudinal struts 16, transverse
struts 17 and webs 18, steel plate, for example 0.5 mm thick,
galvanized or else non-galvanized, may be used. The plate contains
cutouts, here circular, the size of which can amount to 80% of the
material height. Longitudinal struts 7 and transverse struts 8 have
a U-shaped cross section 11.
[0051] This construction of the reinforcing elements ensures that
they can be fully penetrated by the plastic of the pallet.
[0052] As can be seen in the figures, the top side 2 of the base
plate is structured. The structures consist of rectangular recesses
11, which are connected to one another by channels 12. As already
stated, the feet 4 have a conical cross section. That is to say,
they taper from the bottom side of the base plate 3, beginning in
the direction of the bottom side of the feet 5. Feet 4,
respectively arranged in a row, are connected by foot rails 8. The
recesses 11 and channels 12 on the top side 2 of the base plate
correspond in their position and shape to the feet 4 and the foot
rails 8 of a pallet. Structurally identical pallets can thus engage
in one another for stacking purposes, whereby the stackability of
the pallets is improved.
[0053] As shown particularly by FIGS. 5, 9 and 10, the foot rails 8
have regions of reduced cross section 10 in the interspaces 6
between the feet 4. It is thus possible to drive an
elevating-platform truck easily into the interspace 6. The
transition from the U-shaped profile to the region of reduced cross
section 10 here has the shape of a triangle. The elevating-platform
truck can hence be prevented from rubbing against the feet 4 when
it is driven into the interspace 6.
[0054] In a further embodiment of the invention, the foot rails 8
extend to the outer side of the feet 4. A stop protection for the
pallet thus exists. In the event of impact load upon the pallet
against the end face in the region of the feet, the force is
absorbed by the foot rail. The plastics material in the region of
the foot is thereby relieved of load.
REFERENCE SYMBOL LIST
[0055] 1. base plate [0056] 2. top side of the base plate [0057] 3.
bottom side of the base plate [0058] 4. foot [0059] 5. bottom side
of a foot [0060] 6. interspace--openings for transport means [0061]
7. grooves [0062] 8. foot rail [0063] 9. spring elements [0064] 10.
reduced cross section [0065] 11. recesses [0066] 12. channels
[0067] 13. extension [0068] 14. protective caps [0069] 15. edge
[0070] 16. longitudinal strut [0071] 17. transverse strut [0072]
18. web [0073] 19. U-profile [0074] 20. cutout [0075] 21.
transition from the U-profile to the cross-sectional reduction
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