With load-confining means

A system for handling and transporting cargo. The system includes a pallet specially adapted for use with a container or truck trailer having an internal volume defined by top and bottom walls, side walls, a front end wall, and a closure wall at the rear end. The pallet includes a frame carried on a...     

A storage rack is disclosed and formed by a base; a pair of rear support tubular members mounted on the base and extending upwardly therefrom, a pair of front support tubular members mounted on the base and extending upwardly therefrom and in opposed relation with respect to the rear support tubular...     

This invention relates to methods and apparatus for palletizing. The apparatus includes a flexible board blank which may be formed to provide a pallet having channels for insertion of the prongs of a fork lift truck. The pallet includes flaps which extend between stacked layers of bags to reinforce the...     

A reinforced, collapsible, reuseable bulk carton container. The container includes a first pair of opposite side walls and a second pair of opposite side walls. The walls are hingedly interconnected along their lateral upright edges. The first pair of walls are foldable along upright score lines, intermediate...     

A storage and carriage bin for use in storing and transporting fruits, vegetables, and various types of industrial equipment. The bin comprises a substantially rectangular container capable of being transported by the well known fork-lift apparatus, said container having a slotted bottom deck supported...     

An air cargo shipping container comprising a rectangular base of molded synthetic resin material which is chemically inert to most substances, the base having a plurality of legs formed in its bottom for supporting the base above the ground. These legs are spaced for entry of the lifting tines of a forklift...     

A sheet metal pallet wherein the runners are attached to the deck by integral interrelating connections which obviate the need for welding, bolting or riveting.

A vehicle has a bed divided into a plurality of bays by means of dividers. Article carriers are constructed to be positioned in the bays by means of a loader-unloader such as a lift truck. The side walls of each article carrier converge downwardly so as to engage the tops of adjacent dividers and guide...     

A pallet for handling cylindrical objects, particularly beer kegs, is disclosed. The pallet has a flat deck with supporting end portions. The inner surfaces of the end portions contain dual curvature segments to rest with and restrain the objects. Intermediate legs are also present for support and further...     

An improved shipping container is disclosed which may be used with a wooden pallet or the like. The shipping container includes an outer liner which has a plurality of flaps on the bottom thereof. The plurality of flaps are turned inwardly in a predetermined manner over and under a flat sheet which is...     

A container for transporting bulk material either solid or liquid has a pallet and a sleeve having segments of its wall secured to the pallet and other segments of its wall folded inwardly to provide flaps. A tubular member having corrugated-paperboard or the like wall and a cross-section corresponding...     

A unitizing frame for a pallet, which can be quickly assembled and disassembled from the pallet, utilizing a pair of like panels having a width substantially equal to a lateral dimension of the pallet, the panels being fabricated of square tube stock and including hollow side frame members extending...     

Apparatus and a system are disclosed for storing and transporting material as well as conducting required batch processing operations on the material within a container having exterior fittings designed for use in conjunction with a quick connect-disconnect docking station. A member of the docking station...     

A collapsible material handling container comprising a deck bed having a plurality of support legs thereon, and a deck mat fixed to the upper surface of the deck bed. A first side wall is hinged along the lower edge thereof to the deck mat, and a pair of opposed end walls are hinged along the front edges...     

A pallet supporting a plurality of containers in which small workpieces can be stored. The pallet consists of a base having supporting legs and an upright container supporting wall. Horizontally extending rails are arranged on the wall in vertically spaced pairs and the containers are slidably suspended...     

A supporting base for a rack formed of four "c" channel members joined end to end defining a rectangular frame. The "c" channel members have an open side facing the center thereof into which the free edges of an expanded metal member corresponding in size to the frame extends and is secured to the bottom...     

A pallet having a rectangular shaped load carrying deck of generally uniform thickness. The deck is formed of several sheets of flexible wooden material with spring characteristics. The sheets of flexible wooden material are superimposed on one another and formed to be arcuate about a single axis. The...     

A multipurpose pallet system is provided which includes a deck means attachable either to a base member or a plurality of base members by shear pin and spring connections providing a yieldable break-away connection. Openings in the deck means receive pallet posts which are useful for supporting side...     

A unitizing frame for a pallet, which can be quickly assembled and disassembled from the pallet, utilizing a pair of like panels having a width substantially equal to the lateral dimension of the pallet, the panels being fabricated of square tube stock and including hollow side frame members extending...     

A cushioning, self-unloading machinery carrier which supports the static machine weight and extends beyond the sides and ends of the machinery to absorb lateral shocks and extends beyond the bottom of the machinery to absorb vertical shocks. The machinery carrier is made up of two U-shaped bumper-skids...     

A container has a separately formed floor which is attached to a pallet. The floorless body of the container is placed on the pallet and trapped in position by the floor.

A carrying rack having a quadrangular support base with support legs at the corners. Vertical support posts are detachably mounted to the support legs at the corners of the base and two cross-pieces are provided, one detachably mounted on two of the posts, and the other detachably mounted on the other...     

An improved cornerboard for a pallet is provided wherein conventional boards are equipped with top and bottom caps which may be fabricated of a suitable hard material such as plastic or metal. The cornerboard caps of the present invention protect the ends of the cornerboards from damage and also hold...     

A load carrying pallet of the type comprising a base provided adjacent each end of each side with a support surface level with the deck of the base and terminating in an upstanding lug, and with an upwardly facing channel subjacent each support surface, for use with detachable walls, each having at the...     

A bottom-unloading bulk container having a bottom closure and having a top closure that includes flaps hinged to the body walls. Openings in the side walls are proportioned to receive the tines of a forklift truck. These openings are located a predetermined distance below the top edge of the sidewalls,...     

A freight carrier having a base structure forming a freight carrying platform which is provided at each corner with a corner post pivotally mounted for movement between an upright erect position and a folded position in which the post lies parallel to the platform. An interlocking mechanism is provided...     

A collapsible material handling container comprising a deck bed having a plurality of support legs thereon, and a deck mat fixed to the upper surface of the deck bed. A first side wall is hinged along the lower edge thereof to the deck mat, and a pair of opposed end walls are hinged along the front edges...     

A rack which is easily knocked down and set up comprises a base and corner standards releasably attached to that base. A plurality of rails are releasably coupled to the corner standards. The rack can also be used as a skid and coupling members are disclosed which quickly and easily attach the rails...     

An improved cornerboard for a pallet is provided wherein the main portion consists of two L-shaped metal sections with complementary tongues and slots so that the cornerboard height can be readily adjusted. The cornerboard is easily fabricated from steel sheet sections utilizing conventional bending,...     

A pallet assembly having upright posts that accommodate stacking under load conditions and are removable for storage. The posts are each rigidly held by a post-supporting assembly that has at least one wedge and a post-receiving socket. Each socket has an access opening for insertion of a post-release...     

A cornerboard for a pallet is provided which is fabricated from a suitable material; in one embodiment it is molded of a plastic and in another it is made of sheet steel sections. The cornerboards may be provided with a variety of interlocking sections and spacer members so that packages of different...     

A pallet for receiving, retaining and facilitating the transportation of pressurized gas cylinders includes three fixed, upstanding fence-like side walls and a pair of upper and lower gate members defining a fourth, openable side wall. The fixed upstanding side walls extend around three sides of the...     

An automobile transportation and storage pallet used in automated storage and retrieval systems. The pallet is provided with steel tire channels connected and supported by a plurality of steel support members. Safety grip strips applied to the tire channels provide tire traction thereon. A corrugated...     

A freight carrier comprises a flat rectangular base having a post at each corner pivotally mounted on the base so as to be capable of being selectively pivoted between a folded position, in which the post lies parallel to and adjacent to the base, and an erected upright position, in which the post is...     

A fold-flat transporting device including a floor base and two end walls which may be folded or arranged in upright position. The device is provided with a locking arrangement which locks the end walls in the upright position. The locking arrangement includes a wedge pivotable on a two-armed lever which...     

A load carrying platform (10) having a pair of end walls (13) movable between an upright condition in which the end walls (13) and platform (10) define a container for transporting goods, and a collapsed condition in which the end walls (13) lie parallel to and closely adjacent the platform (10). Each...     

The invention relates to a fork lift pallet characterized by a raised platform construction, and having suitability of purpose to support and permit unitized handling of at least 300 times its own weight. The features of the pallet that lend to its extended utility over the prior art include the use...     

A rack system for vertical storage of sheet stock having structural provisions permitting it to be transported on the forks of a lift truck while loaded. The system is constructed of simple structural shapes and a minimum of fabrication operations, with a resulting savings in manufacturing cost and assured...     

An improved pallet for the storage of goods is disclosed which features a generally planar basic pallet adapted for ready transport and storage and for affixation thereto of a plurality of superstructures, each superstructure being designed for storage of a specific class of goods. The basic pallet is...     

A material handling pallet comprising a rectangular base having downwardly-extending support legs and an upright frame mounted on the base for supporting objects on the pallet. The frame consists of a pair of open framework end portions positioned at opposite ends of the base and a cross frame portion...     

A pallet frame for storing and transporting a plurality of material handling totes. The pallet frame includes a plurality of pairs of back-to-back spaced vertically aligned support rails carried centrally on a frame which provides for forklift transfer and stackability. Support rails are constructed...     

A stackable freight container comprising a rigid bottomless container body 10 and a separate freight-carrier pallet 11 which can be bolted into the open underside of the body 10 by means of shoot-bolts 37 to close the container and form its load-carrying floor. When the closed container is placed on...     

A pair of brackets positioned on opposite sides or opposite ends of a mattress and interconnected by a strap or the like which is disposed between the mattress and box spring or other mattress support; at least one of the opposing brackets being fitted with a holster support bar which is vertically adjustable...     

An extended unit load device for loading cargo into the lower decks of aircraft which comprises a standard pallet having a peripheral seat track and an inclined side support adapted to be pivotably and removably inserted in the track. The inclined side support may be mounted upon an attachment leg which...     

A pallet for handling and transporting a plurality of pressurized gas cylinders includes a floor structure on which the cylinders stand and side walls to retain the cylinders in place on the floor structure. For certain gas delivery applications it is desired to gang the cylinders by connecting them...     

A plastic rack or cube, for supporting and translating load units therein, having side walls and end walls formed of a plurality of unitary integrally formed molded panel units connected together at lateral tabs and tab receiving sections, the lateral ends of the walls being connected to corner posts...     

This invention relates to transport frames for vehicles of the kind which are removable from the vehicle and adapted to have a freight container or other load secured thereto. The frame is provided with four standard corner fittings (14, 15, 16, 17) at the four corners. It is also provided with two twist...     

In accordance with the method and apparatus of the invention for loading cargo, palletized cargo is pushed off of a pallet as a unit and onto a slinger platform. The slinger platform has a base divided into two platform areas with transverse slots containing cargo slings. The cargo slings are thereafter...     

A reusable plastic base serves as a pallet which may be lifted by the skids of a forklift truck. A sleeve is removably attached to the base and forms the side walls of the container. In the preferred embodiment, the sleeve is made of corrugated material having tabs formed along its lower edge. The tabs...     

An improved cornerboard for a pallet is provided wherein the main portion consists of two L-shaped metal sections with complementary pins and slots so that the cornerboard height can be readily adjusted. The cornerboard is easily fabricated from steel sheet sections utilizing conventional bending, stamping,...     

A load vertically stacked on a pallet lowered on a lift fork into a vertically elongated handling zone, enclosed by a guide frame. As the pallet approaches a lower rest position, the load is retained above a support plane on top of rails between which the lift fork tines are vertically movable. The lift...     

A frame structure for a tank container comprises two end frames 10 and two side protection assemblies mounted between corner support elements 11 of the end frames 10. Each side protection assembly is formed by a bottom longitudinal beam 21 and a fender beam 22 disposed above the bottom beam 21 and connected...     

A tote box assembly or the like is made up of molded plastic components wherein complementary interlocking members at each end of each sidewall rigidly interlock the sidewalls in assembled relationship with each other. Coupling legs integrally formed along the bottom edge of each sidewall are detachably...     

A collapsable flat comprising a corner post (6) pivotally mounted to a stub post (23) provided at the corner of a loading platform (1) of the flat so that the corner post is pivotable out of an upright operational position into a collapsed stowed position and vice versa, interengaging latching means...     

A modular skid frame for supporting cement pumping equipment includes three interlockable sections which, when assembled, define two longitudinal support members and a plurality of transverse support members. One end of the skid formed by one of the interlockable sections is adapted to break down into...     

In order to facilitate the operations of handling and of transportation when empty between the works of an engine manufacturer and the works of an aircraft manufacturer, a transportation framework is provided with support members which are adjustable. These members, on which the turbo-machine rests,...     

A mobile extra display module for storing, transporting, and displaying a quantity of containers, includes a plastic pallet base and a plurality of alternating layers of tier sheets and containers. The tier sheets have a top surface with an array of top recesses for receiving container bottoms, and a...     

A bin for storing and transporting produce includes a bottom, two side walls, and two end walls. The walls and bottom consist of corrugated paperboard that has been reinforced at strategic locations with strips of wood that are stapled to the corrugated board and that are then coated with a resin that...     

A reusable plastic base serves as a pallet which may be lifted by the forks of a forklift truck. A sleeve is removably attached to the base and forms the sidewalls of the container. In the preferred embodiment, the sleeve is made of corrugated material having slots formed along its lower edge. The slots...     

A pallet (12) for an automated transportation apparatus includes resilient restraining means (14) protruding from an upper load carrying surface (13) to prevent sliding movement of an article on the surface.

The disclosure relates to a pallet extender for mounting at an end of an aircraft cargo pallet comprising, a first elongate load support panel, hinges on one elongate edge of the panel to mount the panel along an end of a pallet to pivot about an axis extending along said edge of a panel. A second elongate...     

A material handling arrangement characterized as a grouping of individual stock receiving blocks which positively position the stock against unwanted movement when being transported by either a forklift truck, a sheet edge lifter, or other moving mechanisms, where such blocks, serving as a replacement...     

A rollable pallet for insertion into an open end of a container compartment or a semi-trailer compartment. The pallet includes a rectangular frame having a flat base plate adapted to rest on the floor of the container compartment. The front end of the frame is elevated and a roller which also rests on...     

A reusable portable platform which can serve as a shipping pallet and as secondary containment for 55-gallon drums during transit or storage. The containment is fabricated to withstand the corrosiveness of hazardous materials. The upper surface is removable to allow inspection and cleaning of the container's...     

A container for hazardous waste is formed of corrugated cardboard that is coated on both sides with fiberglass. The carboard includes flaps that are bent prior to being coated to form triangular braces that extend along the edges of the container. The container is extremely durable, impervious to a wide...     

A reusable plastic base serves as a pallet which may be lifted by the forks of a fork-lift truck. A sleeve is removably attached to the base and forms the sidewalls of the container. In the preferred embodiment, the sleeve is made of corrugated material having slots formed along its lower edge. The slots...     

A mobile extra display module for storing, transporting, and displaying a quantity of containers, includes a plastic pallet base and a plurality of alternating layers of tier sheets and containers. The tier sheets have a top surface with an array of top recesses for receiving container bottoms, and a...     

A circular skid is provided with structure for internally accommodating banding material, and is adapted to be transported from place-to-place by rolling on edge. The skid is especially suited for carrying one or more coils of product of a range of diameters, and a number of the skids can be stacked,...     

A pallet base for a corrugated board case comprises a tray having a flat central zone and a foldable margin which, when folded from a flat state to an erect state, defines peripheral feet which incorporate flaps which can be folded inwards to overlie the central zone and thereby maintain peripheral tray...     

A pallet has slope plates provided on a base plate supporting an article thereon for forming a slope when the article is unloaded from the pallet.

A pallet having a plurality of upright locating pins for guiding a stack of sheet metal stampings being individually lowered on the pallet. The lower ends of the pins are received in slots in the base in such a manner that they can be precisely located according to the sides of the stack. The pins can...     

There is disclosed a containment tray which is formed of plastic which is molded into a tray having upright perimeter walls and a bottom wall having transverse channels in its undersurface for receiving the conventional arms of a forklift or pallet jack. The tray can be formed by vacuum thermal forming,...     

A plastic reinforcing structure for use with a container of the type including a corrugated sleeve adapted to be removably attached to a plastic pallet or base member by the use of sliding latch members coacting with slots in the lower peripheral portion of the sleeve. The reinforcing structure is formed...     

There is disclosed a cargo holder having a planar bottom of a rectangularly shaped configuration. The bottom has two depending girders along its longest dimension. They are each spaced from a center imaginary line. The shortest ends of the bottom has a depending wall with an opening between the said...     

A folding freight carrier consists of a flat rectangular base structure, whose upper surface forms a loading bearing freight carrying platform, having post members pivotally mounted on the base structure at each corner thereof, said post members are capable of being moved from an erected position in...     

A pallet for supporting a plurality of similarly shaped parts piled one above another in a stacked relationship. Locator pins on a base portion of the pallet keep the parts in the desired stacked condition. The pallet base includes two parallel horizontal tubes that are adapted to receive the prongs...     

A container especially suitable for bulk materials and inlcuding a cardboard tubular sleeve having its lower edge portion positioned in upwardly opening groove means on a plastic pallet. The tubular sleeve is a sleeve assembly comprising inner and outer tubular sleeves respectively formed of first and...     

In a transportable display module for a plurality of containers, a base member supports a first layer of containers, and a plurality of layers each comprising a tier sheet alternate with a plurality of layers of containers. The tier sheets are identical, with a circumferential skirt surrounding each...     

A storage rack assembly for scaffolding components which include a number of features for storing a large variety of components necessary for scaffolding including the side frames, the braces for connecting and supporting the side frames, the base plates to be mounted under the legs of the scaffolding...     

An improved portable pallet structure for supporting material carrying containers including a confined chamber having a plurality of access passages separate from the confined chamber to accommodate lifting members and including a material pervious support platform mounted above the confined chamber...     

A mobile carrier capable of carrying a number of gas cylinders comprises a generally horizontal first support surface with at least three wheel supports rigidly attached to it, each wheel support including a rotatably mounted wheel. The wheel supports are off-set laterally relative to the first support...     

A transport pallet has a frame with slots located on the inside, into which slots the ends of racks (toothed bars) can be inserted so that very coarse to very fine subdivisions can be made with the same type of rack. The racks can be crossed to give each other a firm fit.

An apparatus for attachment to a standard aircraft pallet such that the resulting combination can accommodate as much as 70% more volume. The invention comprises a support apparatus having the form of a pair of platform extension "wings", preferably detachable, attached to the lateral edges of a standard...     

A shipping container has a pallet with a metal base formed of channel and a floor panel secured to the base. Corner posts of square metal tubing extend vertically from the corners of the pallet base and have cover holding members at their upper ends. An inverted box-shaped cover having vertical recesses...     

A corner support assembly for strengthening a corner of a container so that additional containers may be stacked on top thereof, is provided. The corner support assembly has first and second elongated members having cooperating attachment means so that the length of assembly can be adjusted commensurately...     

A chassis conversion saddle for a standard 40' ISO container trailer for converting it to allow it to carry a standard 20' intermodal container. The chassis conversion saddle is constructed to be carried by the container trailer, and includes a forward section, a central section and a rear section. The...     

A container especially suitable for bulk materials and including a cardboard tubular sleeve having its lower edge portion positioned in upwardly opening groove means on a plastic pallet. The tubular sleeve is a sleeve assembly comprising inner and outer tubular sleeves respectively formed of first and...     

An approved collapsible container is provided for the transport of bulk materials contained in sacks. A collapsible container, fabricated out of a blank, is easily attached to a wood pallet. Sacks of both materials are contained therein and a top placed overhead. The process may be repeated and two pallet/containers/top...     

A device for the careful and gentle transport of mechanically sensitive goods in the form of rolls comprises a rectangular base frame and vertical supporting elements provided on the base frame. The upper ends of the supporting elements are mutually connected by stablizing rails which extend parallel...     

A device for containing spills and leaks of hazardous chemicals includes a tray having upwardly extending side walls to define a cavity in which the leaked chemicals may be contained. The bottom of the tray includes grooves formed therein and adapted to allow the tray to be lifted and moved by a forklift...     

Augmented for the prior art environment of a cargo-loadable horizontal rectangular flatbed rectangularly areally defined by a pair of longitudinal-edges and a pair of shorter transverse-edges, an upwardly erectable confinement system for loads and which at said upwardly erected confinement-condition...     

In a pallet, in particular for the carrying of vehicle tires comprising a bottom part and two opposite side parts, which are attached perpendicularly to the bottom part to form together with the bottom part a tire-receiving region, and in which tire supporting members are provided in the tire-receiving...     

Rack apparatus for removably retaining and transporting a multitude of folded stack and stackable chairs is described. The apparatus includes a base frame upon which are mounted upstanding stanchions with alignment surfaces providing for the lined stacking of chairs in a sequence of chair stacking bays....     

A pallet (10)for use in bearing a load from material requiring a circulation of air during storage or shipment thereof, includes a thermoformed plastic body (11) have a plurality of ventilation apertures (30,31) therethrough, and a plurality of strengthening grooves (32, 40, 50) integrally formed in...     

A combined bund and pallet for supporting a container during transport or storage and having a base and an integral side wall upstanding from that base and surrounding a material collection space. A support such as an open grid is provided within the area surrounded by the side wall so as to provide...     

A clamping table includes two symmetrical clamping plates retained between a top shell and a bottom shell and having a respective rack, a transmission gear meshed between the racks, a racket mounted on the gear shaft of the transmission gear, a stop bar and a brake bar controlled to release the ratchet,...     

Angled leg structures on the skid permit nesting and optimize force accommodation, and an intermedial runner component is disposed for constraining engagement with an underlying skid, to enhance stack stability. A cradle-like skid may be employed to support cylindrical loads, and a skid having a flat,...     

The present invention provides a pallet top constructed entirely of corrugated cardboard. In one aspect the pallet top includes a thick corrugate center panel and thick corrugate reinforcing edge pieces glued along the periphery of the center panel. The corrugate reinforcing edge pieces and the corrugate...     

A pallet for the storage, transportation and unloading of equipment includes a support plate, a supporting structure, an opening and a movable ramp. The supporting structure extends from the support plate for supporting the support plate above a support surface. The supporting structure defines the opening...     

A container kit including a rectangular base ring with mounting structure on opposite sides of a base ring for engaging battens on opposite sides of a pallet. There is a first pair of rectangular side panels, each with a bottom adapted to engage in channels between upper base ring flanges and lower base...