Jeffery Glenn Jacobs

US Patent:

20140261103, Sep 18, 2014

Filed:

Mar 14, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/804181

Inventors:

Daniel Kelly - , US
Jeffery Jacobs - Lexington SC, US
James Favaron - Columbia SC, US
John A. Spadavecchia - Red House VA, US

International Classification:

B65D 19/00

US Classification:

108 5728, 108 5733, 264279

Abstract:

A pallet including top and bottom decks supported in spaced apart relationship by a plurality of post assemblies. A reinforcement assembly is encapsulated within at least one of the top or bottom deck. The reinforcement assembly includes at least one reinforcement rod having opposed ends and a plurality of reinforcement caps. Each reinforcement cap has an outer member defining a closed end and an open end and an inner compensation structure within the outer member and defining a stop surface spaced from the outer member open end such that an initial open area is defined within the outer cap member. A respective rod end is received in the initial open area. The inner compensation structure is configured to deform to accommodate a relative position change between the cap member and the reinforcement rod end.