subject: Pallet system used in packing [print this page] When access to a rearwardly positioned pallet racking is desired, one may simply remove the pallets in front of it with a lift truck or the like and cause the rearwardly positioned pallet to roll to the lift truck for access. Thus such systems can havea greater storage density of pallets, when compared with prior systems.
However, the systems of the prior art exhibit certain disadvantages. For example, the Doring patent requires rolling carts for holding pallets, which carts must have flanged wheels, and which must ride on wide, unprotected surfaces.
In accordance with this invention, a pallet racking system is provided with rolling carts for holding the pallets in which the wheels of the carts are not flanged, which results in a reduction in manufacturing expense, and also permits less criticalcontrol in the control of dimensions of the wheels and their placement. Additionally, in accordance with this invention, the rails upon which the wheeled carts roll may be protected to a significantly increased extent against falling debris from thepallets and the like, so that the problem of obstructions to the free rolling of the carts is significantly reduced. Additionally, the vertical space in a stack of pallet racking in accordance with this invention may be utilized in a particularlyefficient manner, for improvements in storage density.
