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Bottom
Deck
- Assembly of deckboards comprising the
lower, load bearing surface of the pallet
Chamfered
Deckboards
- Deckboards with edges of one or two
faces beveled, either along the full or
specified length of board or between the
stringers of blocks, allowing easier entry
of pallet jack wheels.
Deckboard
- Element or component of a pallet deck,
oriented perpendicular to the stringer
or stringerboard
Double-Face Pallet
- A pallet with top and bottom decks
Double-Wing Pallet
- A pallet with top and bottom deckboards
extending beyond the edges of the stringers
or stringerboards
Flush Pallet
- A pallet with deckboards flush with
the stringers along the sides of the pallet
Hardwood
- Wood from broad-leaved species of trees
(not necessarily hard or dense)
Length -
Refers to the stringer or stringerboard
length; also refers to the first dimension
given to describe a pallet i.e., 48"
x 40", where 48" is the pallet
stringer/stringerboard length
Non-Reversible Pallet
- A pallet with bottom deckboard configuration
different from top deck
Single-Wing Pallet
- A pallet with the top deckboards extending
beyond the edges of the stringers or stringer-boards
with the bottom deckboards flush (if present)
Skid - A
pallet having no bottom deck
Softwood
- Wood from coniferous or needle-bearing
trees (not necessarily soft or low density)
Strap Notch
- Recess or cutout on the upper edge of
the stringer or the bottom of the top
deckboard to allow tie-down of a unit
load to the pallet deck with strapping/banding,
also called the banding notch
Stringer
- Continuous, longitudinal, solid or notched
beam-component of the pallet used to support
deck components, often identified by location
as the outside or center stringer
Top-Deck of the
Pallet - The assembly of deckboards
comprising the upper load-carrying surface
of the pallet
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