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A pallet system for use in the warehousing or transporting of a load comprised, for example, of strand material packages such as yarn bobbins, cones and pirns utilizes first and second sections, each including a platform portion having an upwardly-facing surface upon which a load can be positioned a

A pallet system for use in the warehousing or transporting of a load comprised, for example, of strand material packages such as yarn bobbins, cones and pirns utilizes first and second sections, each including a platform portion having an upwardly-facing surface upon which a load can be positioned and a cap for covering the load positioned upon the first and second sections. An upwardly-directed lip is joined to the platform portion so as to extend along at least one side of the perimeter of the upwardly-facing surface and includes a vertically-oriented wall having an outside surface which faces away from one side of the corresponding section. A plurality of protuberances extend outwardly from the outside surface of the lip wall and a plurality of openings are disposed along the length of the lip wall. The first and second platform sections are positionable alongside one another so that the protuberances provided along the outside surface of the lip wall of one platform section are nestingly accepted by the openings provided along the outside surface of the lip wall of the other platform section for limiting the movement of one platform section relative to the other platform section.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A pallet system for use in the warehousing or transporting of loads comprising:first and second sections, each section including; a) a platform portion having an upwardly-facing surface upon which a load can be positioned and having an underside surface opposite said upwardly-facing

[ I claim:] [1.] A pallet system for use in the warehousing or transporting of loads comprising:first and second sections, each section including; a) a platform portion having an upwardly-facing surface upon which a load can be positioned and having an underside surface opposite said upwardly-facing surface against which the lift of a lift truck may be positioned for lifting the section, said upwardly-facing surface having a perimeter with one side extending therealong and sized so that when the first and second sections are positioned in a side-by-side relationship, the upwardly-facing surfaces collectively provide an expansive surface for supporting a load positioned thereon; b) a plurality of feet associated with the platform portion for supporting the underside thereof in an elevated condition above a floor or similar support surface and disposed in a spaced relationship about the perimeter of the upwardly-facing surface so that the spacing provided between adjacent feet accepts the lift forks of a lift truck directed beneath the underside of the platform portion for lifting the section; and, c) means providing an upwardly-directed lip joined to the platform portion so as to extend along said one side of the perimeter of its upwardly-facing surface, the lip including a vertically-oriented wall having an outside surface which faces away from said one side of the corresponding section and at least one protuberance extending outwardly from said outside surface, said outside surface including at least one opening disposed along the length of the lip wall;said first and second platform sections being positionable alongside one another so that the protuberances provided along the outside surface of the lip wall of one platform section are nestingly accepted by the openings provided along the outside surface of the lip wall of the other platform section for limiting the longitudinal and vertical movement of one platform section relative to the other platform section; and, each protuberance including a top surface and a bottom surface which each extend horizontally outwardly from the outside surface of its corresponding lip and each opening which is provided along the length of the outside surface of its corresponding lip includes a horizontal upper edge and a horizontal lower edge for cooperating with a corresponding one of the protuberance top surface and protuberance bottom surface when the opening nestingly accepts a protuberance so that when the first and second sections are positioned alongside one another so that each protuberance of one section is nestingly accepted by a corresponding opening of the other section and the sections are urged vertically relative to one another, the protuberances resist dislodgement from the openings.