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Three embodiments of a plastic pallet and accompanying top frames are described. The parts of the pallets and top frames are formed from extruded stock, and many of such parts are made from the same or similar stock. In its basic aspects, all embodiments of the pallet include top and bottom sections

Three embodiments of a plastic pallet and accompanying top frames are described. The parts of the pallets and top frames are formed from extruded stock, and many of such parts are made from the same or similar stock. In its basic aspects, all embodiments of the pallet include top and bottom sections which are spaced from one another by spacer blocks which are formed from a common piece of plastic stock. Most desirably, each of these spacer blocks is generally hollow with strengthening webbing but is oriented relative to the top and bottom decks so that the latter close those opposed ends at which the hollow interior and webbing otherwise would be exposed. The design is such that exposed ends of other parts of the pallet are similarly closed by other parts.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A rugged but lightweight pallet having a construction provided by differing parts creatable from common plastic stock, comprising as discrete sections:A) a top deck section defining a pallet surface for interacting with goods to be transported, said pallet surface includi

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A rugged but lightweight pallet having a construction provided by differing parts creatable from common plastic stock, comprising as discrete sections:A) a top deck section defining a pallet surface for interacting with goods to be transported, said pallet surface including both a plurality of cross bars and a pair of edge boards each of said edge boards closing one end of said cross bars;B) a bottom deck section for engaging a supporting surface; andC) a plurality of spacer blocks extending from and secured between said top and bottom deck sections, spacing said deck sections apart to define channels therebetween for receipt of pallet pick-up tines:wherein said spacer blocks are formed from a common piece of plastic stock and said spacer block stock is extruded with a generally hollow interior but with strengthening webbing to support the walls of the block, and each of said spacer blocks is oriented relative to the top and bottom decks so that the latter close those opposed ends of the block at which said hollow interior and webbing are exposed; andwherein said spacer block stock is generally rectangular in cross-section with two pair of opposed exterior walls, and said webbing within said stock and, hence, within each of said spacer blocks includes an internal cross wall extending between opposed exterior walls of said stock and a pair of opposed chevrons respectively connecting the center of the other opposed walls to a portion of the first opposed walls supported by said interior cross wall.