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A metal deck is received on the front and rear beams of a conventional rack system and is specially configured to receive a conventional nine leg plastic pallet. Weight and cost efficiency in the deck is achieved by concentrating the deck mass in those segments of the deck which make contact with th

A metal deck is received on the front and rear beams of a conventional rack system and is specially configured to receive a conventional nine leg plastic pallet. Weight and cost efficiency in the deck is achieved by concentrating the deck mass in those segments of the deck which make contact with the legs of the plastic pallet, and more particularly by recognizing that the center row of pallet legs carries a greater fraction of the pallet load then each of the outside rows of pallet legs. Closely spaced parallel front to back wire sections define pallet leg row support segments for the three rows of posts or legs of a plastic pallet, distributing the load of each leg over multiple wire segments. Front to back wires with an upwardly opening v-section are connected by struts to the wires within each support segment. Thus a single truss is formed as a part of each side support segment, and two trusses are formed as a part of the center support segment. A wire is fixed to the front of the deck support segments to serve as a quake stop or restraint against supported pallets moving in response to tremors. Hooks and downwardly extending front and rear structure retain the deck on a rack, while wires are bent upwardly and connected to define side stops and a rear stop which restrain the pallet legs on the deck. The deck support segments may be formed as stamped or roll-formed segments of steel sheet.

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[ I claim:] [1.]1. A pallet and support system assembly comprising:at least one plastic pallet having three rows of legs;a rigid rack having a horizontally extending front beam and a horizontally extending rear beam spaced rearwardly from the front beam; anda deck removably supported between the rac

[ I claim:] [1.]1. A pallet and support system assembly comprising:at least one plastic pallet having three rows of legs;a rigid rack having a horizontally extending front beam and a horizontally extending rear beam spaced rearwardly from the front beam; anda deck removably supported between the rack front beam and the rack rear beam, the deck having two side row support segments and a center row support segment positioned between the two side row support segments, wherein each support segment extends from the front beam to the rear beam, and wherein each support segment is comprised of a plurality of sidewardly spaced front to back wires, and wherein the sideward spacing between the front to back wires within a row support segment is less than the sideward spacing between support segments, the plastic pallet being disposed on the deck such that each row of legs overlies one of the row support segments, and wherein each pallet leg is supported on a plurality of front to back wires.