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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 plural

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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A shipping pallet of unitary construction for use with another substantially identical pallet so as to serve as a bottom or top wall of a shipping container for transporting and storing a load, said shipping pallet comprising a base and a plurality of spaced-apart foot means projecting from a common

A shipping pallet of unitary construction for use with another substantially identical pallet so as to serve as a bottom or top wall of a shipping container for transporting and storing a load, said shipping pallet comprising a base and a plurality of spaced-apart foot means projecting from a common side of said base, a first sleeve receiving groove provided adjacent the periphery of the pallet and on the side thereof opposite from said foot means, and a second sleeve receiving groove provided on the same side of the pallet as said first sleeve receiving groove and positioned so as not to extend outwardly beyond the confines of said first sleeve receiving groove and being so constructed and arragned as to be of different configuration than said first sleeve receiving groove so as to receive a sleeve therein of different cross-sectional configuration than that sleeve adapted to be received in said first sleeve receiving groove, wherein said first and second sleeve receiving grooves have coinciding linear portions and are concentrically arranged relative to each other and relative to the pallet and each encompasses at least a major portion of the pallet, and further wherein the grooves are of different overall size and geometric shape from each other.