Pallet assembly

Abstract

A pallet assembly is provided which includes a grid-patterned frame and a plurality of supporting legs detachably coupled to the grid-patterned frame, wherein each supporting leg is formed locking portions for securely coupling the supporting leg to the grid-patterned frame, a supporting portion disposed between the locking portions so as to elevate the grid-patterned frame to a predetermined height, and a couple of base portions interconnecting the locking portions and the supporting portion. The base portions are flat in shape so as to form a supporting plane which is of sufficient planarity to prevent underlying cargo from being crushed.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A pallet assembly comprising: 
 a grid-patterned frame, having a frame body and a plurality of lengthwise bars and crosswise bars connected to the frame body in a manner that they are disposed within a space confined by the frame body and intersect with each other, and    a plurality of supporting legs, each of the supporting legs being composed of a first locking portion for locking one end of the supporting leg to the grid patterned frame, a second locking portion for locking another end of the supporting leg to the grid-patterned frame, a supporting portion disposed between the first and second locking portions for abutting against the grid-patterned frame, allowing the grid-patterned frame to be elevated to a predetermined height by the supporting portion, and a pair of base portions provided between the first locking portion and the supporting portion and between the second locking portion and the supporting portion, respectively, each of the base portions being flat in shape so as to form a supporting plane for allowing the supporting legs to have a planar contact with objects underlying the pallet assembly.    
     
     
         2 . The pallet assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the supporting legs is smaller in length than the grid-patterned frame.  
     
     
         3 . The pallet assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the supporting leg is formed by bending a steel bar.  
     
     
         4 . The pallet assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the second locking portion is formed with two outwardly extending ends for being coupled with two adjacent crosswise bars.  
     
     
         5 . The pallet assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the supporting portion is formed into an inverted triangle shape.  
     
     
         6 . The pallet assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first locking portion is arranged to be coupled with two adjacent lengthwise (crosswise) bars, when the supporting portion abuts against two adjacent crosswise (lengthwise) bars.  
     
     
         7 . The pallet assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the second locking portion is arranged to be coupled with two adjacent lengthwise (crosswise) bars, when the supporting portion abuts against two adjacent crosswise (lengthwise) bars.  
     
     
         8 . The pallet assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first locking portion is extended upwardly from the base portion and then bent towards the supporting portion, and the second locking portion is extended upwardly from the second base portion and then bent towards the supporting portion.  
     
     
         9 . The pallet assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first locking portion is extended upwardly from the base portion away from the supporting portion, and the second locking portion is extended upwardly from the base portion away from the supporting portion.  
     
     
         10 . The pallet assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the frame body is formed by bending a band of steel plate.  
     
     
         11 . The pallet assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the frame body is formed with a plurality of strap fastening portions.  
     
     
         12 . The pallet assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the strap fastening portions are slots.  
     
     
         13 . The pallet assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the strap fastening portions are notches.  
     
     
         14 . The pallet assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the supporting legs each is formed into two parallel elements interconnected by the first locking portion.