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A pallet construction incorporating protective members fabricated of metal, plastic, or other impact resistant material for engaging end portions of the pallet to shield against damage. The protective members comprehend cap portions for embracing stringer end portions, blocks, or other deck supporti

A pallet construction incorporating protective members fabricated of metal, plastic, or other impact resistant material for engaging end portions of the pallet to shield against damage. The protective members comprehend cap portions for embracing stringer end portions, blocks, or other deck supporting components, with said caps being secured to the embraced portions beneath the deckboards. Flanges may be provided upon caps at the end of said protective members for direct securement to the upper surface of the deckboards as well as, optionally, to the under surface of the underlying portion of the pallet. With pallets of block type construction, side protective members may be included to cooperate with the end protective members for reinforcement throughout the entire periphery of the pallet.

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A pallet comprising spaced-apart stringers, a plurality of deckboards secured to upper and lower edges of said stringers in axial transverse relation thereto to define upper and lower decks, at least one end deckboard of each deck being spaced inwardly from the adjacent ends of the stringers to form

A pallet comprising spaced-apart stringers, a plurality of deckboards secured to upper and lower edges of said stringers in axial transverse relation thereto to define upper and lower decks, at least one end deckboard of each deck being spaced inwardly from the adjacent ends of the stringers to form end spacings, a protective device provided at said at least one end of said pallet comprising a plurality of stringer end caps for engagingly receiving the projecting end of the related stringer and being of general U-shape in cross-section, said end caps each having a pair of arms for disposition against the proximate side face portions of the related stringer and an interconnecting web for abutment on the inner face thereof against the confronting end face of such stringer, said arms being of such dimension lengthwise of the pallet as to project a substantial distance between the adjacent deckboards of the upper and lower decks, means for securing said arms to the proximate stringer in the zones thereof between said upper and lower decks, upper and lower rigid elongated members in axial parallel relation to said deckboards, the upper and lower elongated members each being of flat-sided tubular configuration and fixedly secured upon the upper edges of said stringer end caps for fitted reception within the end spacings for snug abutment of said elongated members against the proximate end face of the adjacent deckboard and against the adjacent edge of the stringers, said elongated members being of such transverse dimension as to be flush with the webs of the engaged stringers.