Title:
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR QUARANTINING PALLETISED GOODS AND PREVENTING PALLET MOVEMENT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2006119581
Kind Code:
A8
Abstract:
A pallet arrestor (12) is disclosed for preventing the movement of a pallet (10), having one or more pallet tunnels (16, 18) for receiving the tines of a forklift. The pallet arrestor (12) includes a moulded plastic plug (12) which has a first portion (30) which is configured to slot into a pallet tunnel (16, 18) and a front portion (32) whose height prevents its entry into the tunnel. The pallet arrestor (12) prevents ingress of a forklift tine into that pallet tunnel, and hence inhibits movement of the pallet, without having to move the pallet to a caged area, or the like. The plug (12) may include a rotatable latch (34) which in one (retracted) position allows the pallet arrester (12) to be inserted and removed from the pallet tunnel and which in a second (locked) position prevents or inhibits the removal of the pallet arrestor (12) from the pallet tunnel. Typically, the latch (34) is rotatably mounted on the distal end of the pallet arrestor and in the locked position is disposed between two of the planks forming the upper surface of the pallet. For security reasons, operation of the latch (34) may be via a key operated lock (36) located on the front of the pallet arrestor. However, the plug may also be configured without a rotatable latch and rely solely on friction to keep it located within the pallet tunnel.
Inventors:
BEARZOT GEORGE (AU)
Application Number:
PCT/AU2006/000633
Publication Date:
January 03, 2008
Filing Date:
May 12, 2006
Export Citation:
Assignee:
LION NATHAN AUSTRALIA PTY LTD (AU)
BEARZOT GEORGE (AU)
BEARZOT GEORGE (AU)
International Classes:
B65D19/38; E05B73/00
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