Paper pallet

Abstract

A paper pallet made of paper includes two supporting stringers and a plurality of deck rods. The supporting stringers extend horizontally in a first direction, and are spaced apart from each other in a second direction transverse to the first direction. The deck rods extend horizontally in the second direction, are arranged in the first direction, and are disposed on and connected to top surfaces of the supporting stringers. Each deck rod includes an elongated plate portion elongated in the second direction and having two elongated outer edges opposite to each other in the first direction and two elongated tubular portions. The elongated tubular portions of each deck rod are disposed juxtaposed with each other in the first direction. Each elongated tubular portion of each deck rod extends from a respective one of the elongated outer edges and is bent into a rectangular tubular structure.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A paper pallet, comprising:
 two supporting stringers that are made of paper, that extend horizontally in a first direction, and that are spaced apart from each other in a second direction transverse to the first direction; and   a plurality of deck rods hat are made of paper, that extend horizontally in the second direction, that are arranged in the first direction, and that are disposed on and connected to top surfaces of said supporting stringers, each of said deck rods including:   an elongated plate portion that is elongated in the second direction and that has two elongated outer edges opposite to each other in the first direction, and   two elongated tubular portions that are juxtaposed with each other in the first direction, each of said elongated tubular portions including:
 an elongated outer side wall that extends vertically and downwardly from a respective one of said elongated outer edges, 
 an elongated outer bottom wall that extends horizontally toward the other one of said elongated tubular portions from a bottom end of said elongated outer side wall, 
 an elongated neighboring wall that extends vertically and upwardly from said elongated outer bottom wall and that is in contact with said elongated neighboring wall of the other one of said elongated tubular portions, 
 an elongated upper wall that extends from said elongated neighboring wall toward said elongated outer side wall, that is disposed under, parallel to and in contact with a bottom surface of said elongated plate portion, 
 an elongated inner side wall that extends downwardly from said elongated upper wall and that is in contact with said elongated outer side wall, 
 an elongated inner lower wall that extends from said elongated inner side wall toward said elongated neighboring wall and that is disposed over, parallel to and in contact with said elongated outer bottom wall, 
 an elongated inclined wall that extends inclinedly and upwardly from said elongated inner lower wall to said elongated upper wall and that has an upper end abutting against said elongated upper wall, and 
 an elongated slanting wall that extends downwardly and inclinedly from said upper end of said elongated inclined wall to an intersection between said elongated inner side wall and said elongated inner lower wall. 
   
     
     
         2 . The paper pallet as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein each of said elongated tubular portions has two first open ends spaced apart from each other in the second direction, each of said deck rods further including two first end caps that are connected to and cover said first open ends of each of said elongated tubular portion. 
     
     
         3 . The paper pallet as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein:
 for each of said deck rods, said elongated plate portion further has two connecting outer ends opposite to each other in the second direction and connected between said elongated outer edges; and   for each of said deck rods, each of said first end caps extends downwardly from a respective one of said connecting outer ends to cover one of said first open ends of one of said elongated tubular portions and one of said first open ends of the other one of said elongated tubular portions.   
     
     
         4 . The paper pallet as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of spacing seats made of paper, disposed on and connected to said top surfaces of said supporting stringers, and arranged alternately with said deck rods in the first direction. 
     
     
         5 . The paper pallet as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein each of said spacing seats includes:
 a short plate portion that extends horizontally and that has two short outer edges spaced apart from each other in the first direction and parallel to each other; and   two short tubular portions, each of which extends from a respective one of said short outer edges and is bent into a rectangular tubular structure, said short tubular portions being disposed side-by-side in the first direction under and in contact with a bottom surface of said short plate portion, and respectively abutting against a corresponding adjacent pair of said deck rods.   
     
     
         6 . The paper pallet as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein each of said short tubular portions includes:
 a short outer side wall that extends vertically and downwardly from the respective one of said short outer edges;   a short outer bottom wall that extends horizontally toward the other one of said short tubular portions from a bottom end of said short outer side wall;   a short neighboring wall that extends vertically and upwardly from said short outer bottom wall and that is in contact with said short neighboring wall ( 623 ) of the other one of said short tubular portions;   a short upper wall that extends from said short neighboring wall toward said short outer side wall and that is disposed under, parallel to and in contact with said bottom surface of said short plate portion;   a short inner side wall that extends downwardly from said short upper wall and that is in contact with said short outer side wall;   a short inner lower wall that extends from said short inner side wall toward said short neighboring wall and that is disposed over, parallel to and in contact with said short outer bottom wall;   a short inclined wall that extends inclinedly and upwardly from said short inner lower wall to said short upper wall and that has an upper end abutting against said short upper wall; and   a short slanting wall that extends downwardly and inclinedly from said upper end of said short inclined wall to an intersection between said short inner side wall and said short inner lower wall.   
     
     
         7 . The paper pallet as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein each of said short tubular portions has two second open ends spaced apart from each other in the second direction, each of said spacing seats further including two second end caps that are connected to and cover said second open ends of each of said short tubular portions. 
     
     
         8 . The paper pallet as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein;
 for each of said spacing seats, said short plate portion further has two connecting ends opposite to each other in the second direction and connected between said short outer edges; and   for each of said deck rods, each of said second end caps extends downwardly from a respective one of said connecting ends to cover one of said second open ends of one of said short tubular portions and one of said second open ends of the other one of said short tubular portions.   
     
     
         9 . The paper pallet as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising an intermediate stringer that is made of paper, that extends horizontally in the first direction, and that is disposed between and spaced apart from said supporting stringers, said deck rods being disposed on and connected to a top surface of said intermediated stringer. 
     
     
         10 . The paper pallet as claimed in  claim 9 , further comprising a plurality of spacing seats made of paper, disposed on and connected to said top surfaces of said supporting stringers and said intermediate stringer, and arranged alternately with said deck rods in the first direction. 
     
     
         11 . The paper pallet as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein each of said spacing seats includes:
 a short plate portion that extends horizontally and that has two short outer edges spaced apart from each other in the first direction and parallel to each other; and   two short tubular portions, each of which extends from a respective one of said short outer edges and is bent into a rectangular tubular structure, said short tubular portions being disposed side-by-side in the first direction under and in contact with a bottom surface of said short plate portion, and respectively abutting against a corresponding adjacent pair of said deck rods.   
     
     
         12 . The paper pallet as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein each of said short tubular portions includes:
 a short outer side wall that extends vertically and downwardly from the respective one of said short outer edges;   a short outer bottom wall that extends horizontally toward the other one of said short tubular portions from a bottom end of said short outer side wall;   a short neighboring wall that extends vertically and upwardly from said short outer bottom wall and that is in contact with said short neighboring wall of the other one of said short tubular portions;   a short upper wall that extends from said short neighboring wall toward said short outer side wall and that is disposed under, parallel to and in contact with said bottom surface of said short plate portion;   a short inner side wall that extends downwardly from said short upper wall and that is in contact with said short outer side wall;   a short inner lower wall that extends from said short inner side wall toward said short neighboring wall and that is disposed over, parallel to and in contact with said short outer bottom wall;   a short inclined wall that extends inclinedly and upwardly from said short inner lower wall to said short upper wall and that has an upper end abutting against said short upper wall; and   a short slanting wall that extends downwardly and inclinedly from said upper end of said short inclined wall to an intersection between said short inner side wall and said short inner lower wall.   
     
     
         13 . The paper pallet as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein each of said short tubular portions has two second open ends spaced apart from each other in the second direction, each of said spacing seats further including two second end caps that are respectively connected to and respectively cover said second open ends of said short tubular portions. 
     
     
         14 . The paper pallet as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein:
 for each of said spacing seats, said short plate portion further has two connecting ends opposite to each other in the second direction and connected between said short outer edges; and   for each of said deck rods, each of said second end caps extends downwardly from a respective one of said connecting ends to cover the respective one of said second open ends.   
     
     
         15 . The paper pallet as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a top deck board disposed on and covering said deck rods.