US Patent 10000311 Method and apparatus for constructing pallets

A pallet, including a plurality of spaced apart stringers defining a pallet width and a plurality of slats extending lengthwise across the stringers corresponding to the pallet width, and at least two of the slats have a length that is less than the pallet width and define undersized slats. A slat splice connector bridging between adjacent ones of the undersized slats so that the undersized slats are spliced together to provide a spliced slat having a length corresponding to the pallet width, the slat splice connector having an elevated surface between and supported by a pair of spaced apart legs, with the undersized slats of the spliced slat supported by and attached to the legs of the slat splice connector.