US Patent 9027487 Pallet with lateral tine openings

The disclosure contains an improved pallet generally comprising: a support deck with an upper load contacting surface and a lower ground facing surface, ground contacting legs preferably connected to two elongate sides of the support deck; a pallet cavity formed below the lower ground facing surface of the support deck, a first set of two tine openings and a second set of two tine openings located along two sides of the pallet. A support element with a tine contacting surface protruding vertically down from the lower ground facing surface of the support deck partially into the pallet cavity but not below the ground contacting legs may be present in some embodiments.