Pallet for storing and transporting goods

Abstract

A pallet for storing and transporting goods by a load platform supported by a plurality of parallel supports and formed of sheet metal, as are these latter, characterised in that:-the supports ( 4 ) are tubular-the supports and at least those platform portions which connect the supports together are formed from a single metal sheet,-the lower surface of the platform comprises a ribbed panel ( 6 )-cut-out holes ( 24 ) are provided in the side walls of the tubular supports for the passage of a fork of a lifting means, each cut-out hole being bounded at least upperly by a strip of the support side wall,-the lower surface of the platform ( 2 ) is provided with reinforcement elements positioned between said supports and said platform at said cut-out holes.

1 . A pallet for storing and transporting goods by a load platform having an upper and lower surface, said pallet being supported by a plurality of parallel supports and formed of sheet metal, as are these latter, comprising:
 tubular supports,   the supports and at least those platform portions which connect the supports together are formed from a single metal sheet,   the lower surface of the platform comprises a ribbed panel,   cut-out holes are provided in the side walls of the tubular supports for the passage of a fork of a lifting means, each cut-out hole being bounded at least upperly by a strip of the support side wall, and   reinforcement elements positioned between said supports and the lower surfaces of said platform at said cut-out holes.   
   
   
       2 . A pallet as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a ribbed metal sheet is applied to the upper surface of the load platform. 
   
   
       3 . A pallet as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said supports are provided on their base wall with continuous parallel ribs. 
   
   
       4 . A pallet as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said supports are provided with a plurality of internal baffles. 
   
   
       5 . A pallet as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said supports are provided in the upper edge of their lateral walls with recesses complementary to the ribs of the ribbed panel applied to the platform. 
   
   
       6 . A pallet as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said supports also comprise continuous parallel grooves on their lateral walls. 
   
   
       7 . A pallet as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein each cut-out is also bounded lowerly by a strip of the support lateral wall. 
   
   
       8 . A pallet as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said platform parts corresponding to the supports consist of plugs fixed by their longitudinal edges to the lateral walls of the corresponding supports. 
   
   
       9 .- 11 . (canceled) 
   
   
       12 . A pallet as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said reinforcement elements are formed by bending inwards those sheet metal portions corresponding to the cut-out holes of each tubular support, which portions are gent towards the interior of the support until they adhere to the lower surface of the platform. 
   
   
       13 . A pallet as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said reinforcement elements consist of the edges of the cut-out holes, bent into the interior of the support. 
   
   
       14 . A pallet as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the crest of the ribs provided in the base wall of the supports lies at a level not less than that of the lower edge of the cut-out holes. 
   
   
       15 . A pallet as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said reinforcement elements are formed from the edges of the cut-out holes, which are drawn, bent over and fixed to the lower surface of the platform. 
   
   
       16 .- 21 . (canceled) 
   
   
       22 . A pallet as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said tubular supports are provided with terminal baffles consisting of portions of the constituent sheet metal of the platform and/or of the support, which are bent towards the interior of the support. 
   
   
       23 . A pallet as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the base wall of the tubular supports is provided with reinforcement elements at said cut-out holes. 
   
   
       24 . (canceled) 
   
   
       25 . A pallet as claimed in  claim 3 , further comprising a connection element between the lower edge of each cut-out hole and the facing rib provided in the base wall of the tubular support. 
   
   
       26 . A pallet as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the connection elements provided at each cut-out hole consist of portions of sheet metal corresponding to the cut-out holes, which are drawn and bent over against said base wall of said tubular supports. 
   
   
       27 . A pallet as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein said internal baffles consist of sheet metal elements fixed to the inner walls of said tubular supports. 
   
   
       28 . A pallet as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein said internal baffles consist at least partly of sheet metal elements bent into several parts along vertical lines. 
   
   
       29 . A pallet as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein said internal baffles of the supports are provided at their horizontal edges with recesses for passage of the ribs present in the ribbed panel of the platform, and of the ribs present in the base wall of each support. 
   
   
       30 . A pallet as claimed in  claim 29 , wherein said recesses provided in the lower horizontal edge of the internal baffles of the supports have greater dimensions than the corresponding ribs of the supports. 
   
   
       31 .- 32 . (canceled) 
   
   
       33 . A pallet as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising reinforcement ties connecting adjacent tubular supports together. 
   
   
       34 . A pallet as claimed in  claim 33 , wherein said reinforcement ties are applied to the base wall of said tubular supports. 
   
   
       35 .- 36 . (canceled)