Pressure relief pivot attached or integrated to an underside balancing point of a pallet

Abstract

A pivot point for pallets is provided to enable rotation of the pallet rotation about the pivot point when loaded and seated on a floor. The pivot point may be a pressure relief pivot spherical cap or spherical dome that is attached or integrated to a balancing point along an underside of the bottom deck of the pallet.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A pivotable pallet having a single pivot point operatively associated to a balancing point along an underside of the pivotable pallet, wherein the single pivot point protrudes out of plane of said underside so that when the pivotable pallet is along a supporting surface, the single pivot point interfaces with said supporting surface, wherein the single pivot point has an inward facing flat surface directly connected to a central stringer of the pivotable pallet and an outward facing surface defining a spherical dome with a diameter that confines the single pivot point within a profile of the central stringer of the pivotable pallet. 
     
     
         2 . The pivotable pallet of  claim 1 , wherein the single pivot point is molded during formation of the pivotable pallet. 
     
     
         3 . The pivotable pallet of  claim 1 , wherein the single pivot point is a spherical cap. 
     
     
         4 . The pivotable pallet of  claim 3 , wherein the diameter of the spherical cap is between one and a half inches to four inches. 
     
     
         5 . The pivotable pallet of  claim 4 , wherein a height of the spherical cap is between one-sixth of an inch to one inch. 
     
     
         6 . A method of improving a pivotability of a pallet, the method comprising attaching a single pivot point of  claim 1  to a balancing point along an underside of a central stringer of said pallet. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the diameter of the spherical cap is between one and a half inches to four inches. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein a height of the spherical cap is between one-sixth of an inch to one inch.