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Abstract

A shipping pallet is disclosed which comprises a unitary sheet of material and which is so constructed so as to be usable with another substantially identical pallet to serve as a bottom and top of a shipping container for transporting and storing a product. The pallet comprises a base with a plurality of a foot means projecting from one side thereof, a first sleeve receiving groove extending adjacent the periphery of the pallet on the side opposite the foot means, and a second sleeve receiving groove on the same side of the pallet and positioned so as not to extend beyond the confines of the first groove. The two grooves are constructed and arranged so as to each receive a sleeve therein of different cross-sectional configurations, such as either a square sleeve or an octagonal sleeve, and with the opposite ends of the sleeve being positioned in the corresponding one of the first and second grooves. The foot means of the pallets are configured in such a way so as to prevent lateral shifting between the containers when stacked, and such stacking may be accomplished with the pallets being in any relative orientation. In addition, the pallets may be nested in any relative orientation. The pallets also include flat surfaces permitting the same to be gripped by a suction transfer device, with the surfaces being accessible from either side of the pallet.

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First Claim