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A pallet system for supporting a load of at least one tray having side supports includes a pallet, having at least one pair of raised parallel guide rails on its top surface, each pair of guide rails configured to be straddled by side supports of a tray. The pallet may be loaded by sliding trays ont

A pallet system for supporting a load of at least one tray having side supports includes a pallet, having at least one pair of raised parallel guide rails on its top surface, each pair of guide rails configured to be straddled by side supports of a tray. The pallet may be loaded by sliding trays onto the pallet, and lateral movement of a tray loaded onto the pallet is limited by the pair of guide rails that it straddles.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A pallet system for supporting a load of at least one tray having side supports, comprising:a pallet having a top surface and at least first and second pairs of parallel guide rails raised above the top surface of the pallet, the top surface comprising an exposed substant

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A pallet system for supporting a load of at least one tray having side supports, comprising:a pallet having a top surface and at least first and second pairs of parallel guide rails raised above the top surface of the pallet, the top surface comprising an exposed substantially planar region defined between the guide rails of each pair of guide rails, each pair of guide rails being configured to be straddled by side supports of a tray to be supported and to allow tray side supports in contact with the guide rails to slide freely along the guide rails, the top surface further comprising a sliding area for supporting the tray side supports and comprising a planar region defined between the first and second pair of guide rails and extending unobstructed substantially from one edge of the pallet to another edge of the pallet, wherein the exposed substantially planar region is substantially greater in area than the sliding area, and at least one edge of the pallet is not raised above the sliding area of the top surface. [22.] A stacked pallet, comprising:a pallet having a top surface and at least one pair of parallel guide rails raised above the top surface of the pallet; andtrays stacked in layers on the pallet, wherein each tray of a first layer has side supports straddling one pair of said guide rails on the pallet and resting on a sliding area on the top surface of the pallet, the sliding area extending unobstructed substantially from one end of the pallet to another end of the pallet, along outside edges of the pair of guide rails.