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Annular nail - Pallet nail with annular (circular ring) threads rolled onto the shank
Annular nail - Pallet nail with annular (circular ring) threads rolled onto the shank
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Banding Notch - See Strap Slot
Bin - Four-sided superstructure to be mounted on a pallet base, with or without a cover; also known as a box or container bin pallet
Block -Rectangular, square or cylindrical deck spacer, often identified by its location within the pallet as corner block, end block, edge block, inner block, center or middle blocks
Block Pallet - A type of pallet with blocks between the pallet decks or beneath the top deck
Butted Deck board - An inner deck board placed tightly against an adjacent lead deck board during pallet assembly
Bottom Deck - Assembly of deck boards comprising the lower, load bearing surface of the pallet
Banding Notch - See Strap Slot
Bin - Four-sided superstructure to be mounted on a pallet base, with or without a cover; also known as a box or container bin pallet
Block -Rectangular, square or cylindrical deck spacer, often identified by its location within the pallet as corner block, end block, edge block, inner block, center or middle blocks
Block Pallet - A type of pallet with blocks between the pallet decks or beneath the top deck
Butted Deck board - An inner deck board placed tightly against an adjacent lead deck board during pallet assembly
Bottom Deck - Assembly of deck boards comprising the lower, load bearing surface of the pallet
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Banding Notch - See Strap Slot
Bin - Four-sided superstructure to be mounted on a pallet base, with or without a cover; also known as a box or container bin pallet
Block -Rectangular, square or cylindrical deck spacer, often identified by its location within the pallet as corner block, end block, edge block, inner block, center or middle blocks
Block Pallet - A type of pallet with blocks between the pallet decks or beneath the top deck
Butted Deck board - An inner deck board placed tightly against an adjacent lead deck board during pallet assembly
Bottom Deck - Assembly of deck boards comprising the lower, load bearing surface of the pallet
Banding Notch - See Strap Slot
Bin - Four-sided superstructure to be mounted on a pallet base, with or without a cover; also known as a box or container bin pallet
Block -Rectangular, square or cylindrical deck spacer, often identified by its location within the pallet as corner block, end block, edge block, inner block, center or middle blocks
Block Pallet - A type of pallet with blocks between the pallet decks or beneath the top deck
Butted Deck board - An inner deck board placed tightly against an adjacent lead deck board during pallet assembly
Bottom Deck - Assembly of deck boards comprising the lower, load bearing surface of the pallet
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Deck - One or more boards or panels comprising the top or bottom surface of the pallet
Deck Mat - Assembly of deck boards and stringer boards, forming the deck of a block pallet
Deck board - Element or component of a pallet deck, oriented perpendicular to the stringer or stringer board
Deck board Spacing - Distance between adjacent deck boards
Deck board Span - Distance between deck board supports (stringers, stringer boards or blocks)
Deflection - The amount of deformation or bending in a pallet or pallet component under load
Dimensions - See Pallet Dimensions
Double-Face Pallet - A pallet with top and bottom decks
Double-Wing Pallet - A pallet with top and bottom deck boards extending beyond the edges of the stringers or stringer boards
Drive Screw Nail - Helically (continuous spiral) threaded pallet nail
Deck - One or more boards or panels comprising the top or bottom surface of the pallet
Deck Mat - Assembly of deck boards and stringer boards, forming the deck of a block pallet
Deck board - Element or component of a pallet deck, oriented perpendicular to the stringer or stringer board
Deck board Spacing - Distance between adjacent deck boards
Deck board Span - Distance between deck board supports (stringers, stringer boards or blocks)
Deflection - The amount of deformation or bending in a pallet or pallet component under load
Dimensions - See Pallet Dimensions
Double-Face Pallet - A pallet with top and bottom decks
Double-Wing Pallet - A pallet with top and bottom deck boards extending beyond the edges of the stringers or stringer boards
Drive Screw Nail - Helically (continuous spiral) threaded pallet nail
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Economic Life - Output from PDS© program which identifies the number of trips the pallet will make, provided it is properly repaired, which maximizes a return on investment
Exchange Pallet - A pallet intended for use among a designated group of shippers and receivers where ownership of the pallet is transferred with the ownership of the unit load; common pool pallet
Expendable Pallet - A pallet intended for a series of handlings during a single trip from shipper to receiver; it is then disposed; see Shipping Pallet
Economic Life - Output from PDS© program which identifies the number of trips the pallet will make, provided it is properly repaired, which maximizes a return on investment
Exchange Pallet - A pallet intended for use among a designated group of shippers and receivers where ownership of the pallet is transferred with the ownership of the unit load; common pool pallet
Expendable Pallet - A pallet intended for a series of handlings during a single trip from shipper to receiver; it is then disposed; see Shipping Pallet
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Fastener - A mechanical device for joining pallet components such as nails, staples, bolts or screws
Fastener Shear Index - Relative measure of shear resistance of the pallet fastener
Flush Pallet - A pallet with deck boards flush with the stringers, stringer-boards or blocks along the sides of the pallet
Fork Entry - Opening between decks, beneath the top deck or beneath the stringer notch to admit forks
Four-Way Block Pallet - A pallet with openings at both pallet ends and along pallet sides sufficient to admit hand-pallet jacks; full four-way entry pallet
Free Span - The distance between supports in a warehouse rack
Fastener - A mechanical device for joining pallet components such as nails, staples, bolts or screws
Fastener Shear Index - Relative measure of shear resistance of the pallet fastener
Flush Pallet - A pallet with deck boards flush with the stringers, stringer-boards or blocks along the sides of the pallet
Fork Entry - Opening between decks, beneath the top deck or beneath the stringer notch to admit forks
Four-Way Block Pallet - A pallet with openings at both pallet ends and along pallet sides sufficient to admit hand-pallet jacks; full four-way entry pallet
Free Span - The distance between supports in a warehouse rack
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Hand (Wheel) Jack Opening - Space provided in the bottom deck to allow pallet jack wheels to bear on the floor
Handling - A single pick-up, movement and set-down of a loaded or empty pallet
Hardened-Steel Nail - Heat-treated and tempered steel pallet nail with a MIBANT angle between 8 and 28 degrees
Hardwood - Wood from broad-leaved species of trees (not necessarily hard or dense)
Helical Nail - Helically (continuous spiral) threaded pallet nail, see also Drive Screw Nail
Hand (Wheel) Jack Opening - Space provided in the bottom deck to allow pallet jack wheels to bear on the floor
Handling - A single pick-up, movement and set-down of a loaded or empty pallet
Hardened-Steel Nail - Heat-treated and tempered steel pallet nail with a MIBANT angle between 8 and 28 degrees
Hardwood - Wood from broad-leaved species of trees (not necessarily hard or dense)
Helical Nail - Helically (continuous spiral) threaded pallet nail, see also Drive Screw Nail
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Inner Deck board - Any deck board located between the end deck boards
Inner Deck board - Any deck board located between the end deck boards
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Joint - Intersection and connection of components, often identified by location within the pallet as the end joint, center joint and corner joint
Joint - Intersection and connection of components, often identified by location within the pallet as the end joint, center joint and corner joint
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Length - Refers to the stringer or stringer board (in block pallets) length; also refers to the first dimension given to describe a pallet i.e., 48" x 40", where 48" is the pallet stringer/stringer board length
Load Bearing Surface - Actual area of material in contact with and supporting a unit load
Length - Refers to the stringer or stringer board (in block pallets) length; also refers to the first dimension given to describe a pallet i.e., 48" x 40", where 48" is the pallet stringer/stringer board length
Load Bearing Surface - Actual area of material in contact with and supporting a unit load
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MIBANT angle - The bend angle in a fastener shank when subjected to a MIBANT test
MIBANT Test - (Morgan Impact Bend Angle Nail Tester) - Standard impact nail tester used in the pallet and lumber industry as an indication of impact bend resistance of nails or staples
MIBANT angle - The bend angle in a fastener shank when subjected to a MIBANT test
MIBANT Test - (Morgan Impact Bend Angle Nail Tester) - Standard impact nail tester used in the pallet and lumber industry as an indication of impact bend resistance of nails or staples
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Nail- Fastener made from endless wire by cutting a point and forming a head at the shank end opposite the point
NATIONAL WOODEN PALLET AND CONTAINER ASSOCIATION - A national association with the goal of promoting the design, manufacture,
recycling, and sale of pallets, containers, and reels
Non-Reversible Pallet - A pallet with bottom deck board configuration different from top deck
Notch - Cutout in lower portion of the stringer to allow entry for the fork tine, usually 9" in length, 1 1/2" in depth
Notched Stringer - A stringer with two notches spaced for fork-tine entry, (partial four-way entry)
Nail- Fastener made from endless wire by cutting a point and forming a head at the shank end opposite the point
NATIONAL WOODEN PALLET AND CONTAINER ASSOCIATION - A national association with the goal of promoting the design, manufacture,
recycling, and sale of pallets, containers, and reels
Non-Reversible Pallet - A pallet with bottom deck board configuration different from top deck
Notch - Cutout in lower portion of the stringer to allow entry for the fork tine, usually 9" in length, 1 1/2" in depth
Notched Stringer - A stringer with two notches spaced for fork-tine entry, (partial four-way entry)
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Opening Height - The vertical distance measured between decks, from the floor to the underside of the top deck, or from the floor to the top of the stringer notch
Overall Height- The vertical distance measured from the floor to the top side of the top deck
Overhang - The distance the deck extends from the outer edge of the stringer or stringer board; wing; lip; distance the unit load extends beyond the deck
Opening Height - The vertical distance measured between decks, from the floor to the underside of the top deck, or from the floor to the top of the stringer notch
Overall Height- The vertical distance measured from the floor to the top side of the top deck
Overhang - The distance the deck extends from the outer edge of the stringer or stringer board; wing; lip; distance the unit load extends beyond the deck
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Pallet - A portable, horizontal, rigid platform used as a base for assembling, storing, stacking, handling and transporting goods as a unit load, often equipped with a superstructure
PALLET DESIGN SYSTEM© - (PDS©) - Reliability-based computer-aided design (CAD) program, for determining the safe load carrying capacity, performance, life and economy of wooden pallets
Pallet Dimensions - When specifying pallet size, the stringer or stringer board (block pallet) length is always expressed first; for example, a 48" x 40" pallet has a 48" stringer or stringer board and 40" deck boards
Pallet Jack - Hand-propelled wheeled platform, equipped with a lifting device for moving palletized unit loads
Pallet Life - The period during which the pallet remains useful, expressed in units of time or in the number of one-way trips
Panel Deck Pallet - Pallet constructed with composite or structural panel top deck
Partial Four-Way Stringer Pallet - A pallet with notched stringers
Post Pallet - A pallet fitted with posts or blocks between the decks or beneath the top deck; see block pallet
Pallet - A portable, horizontal, rigid platform used as a base for assembling, storing, stacking, handling and transporting goods as a unit load, often equipped with a superstructure
PALLET DESIGN SYSTEM© - (PDS©) - Reliability-based computer-aided design (CAD) program, for determining the safe load carrying capacity, performance, life and economy of wooden pallets
Pallet Dimensions - When specifying pallet size, the stringer or stringer board (block pallet) length is always expressed first; for example, a 48" x 40" pallet has a 48" stringer or stringer board and 40" deck boards
Pallet Jack - Hand-propelled wheeled platform, equipped with a lifting device for moving palletized unit loads
Pallet Life - The period during which the pallet remains useful, expressed in units of time or in the number of one-way trips
Panel Deck Pallet - Pallet constructed with composite or structural panel top deck
Partial Four-Way Stringer Pallet - A pallet with notched stringers
Post Pallet - A pallet fitted with posts or blocks between the decks or beneath the top deck; see block pallet
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Quality - Consistent performance of a uniform product meeting the customer's needs for economy and function
Quality - Consistent performance of a uniform product meeting the customer's needs for economy and function
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Racked Across Deck boards - Output from PDS© program describing the maximum load carrying capacity and deflection of a pallet where the rack frame supports the pallet only at the ends of the deck boards
Racked Across Stringers - Output from the PDS© program describing the maximum load carrying capacity and deflection of a pallet where the rack frame supports the pallet only at the ends of the stringers or stringer boards
Repair - To remake in order to use again
Recycling - A pallet, container or reel that has been used, discarded, salvaged, repaired and which passes through a cycle again
Rental Pallet - A pallet owned by a third party, different from the actual pallet user
Returnable/Reusable Pallet- A pallet designed to be used for more than one trip
Reversible Pallet - A pallet with identical top and bottom decks
Racked Across Deck boards - Output from PDS© program describing the maximum load carrying capacity and deflection of a pallet where the rack frame supports the pallet only at the ends of the deck boards
Racked Across Stringers - Output from the PDS© program describing the maximum load carrying capacity and deflection of a pallet where the rack frame supports the pallet only at the ends of the stringers or stringer boards
Repair - To remake in order to use again
Recycling - A pallet, container or reel that has been used, discarded, salvaged, repaired and which passes through a cycle again
Rental Pallet - A pallet owned by a third party, different from the actual pallet user
Returnable/Reusable Pallet- A pallet designed to be used for more than one trip
Reversible Pallet - A pallet with identical top and bottom decks
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Shipping Pallet - Pallet designed to be used for a single one-way trip from shipper to receiver; it is then disposed; see Expendable Pallet
Shook - Cut-to-size pallet parts to be assembled into pallets
Shook Grade - The classification of the quality of pallet parts relative to performance characteristics based on size and distribution of defects, independent of wood species
Single-Wing Pallet - A pallet with the top deck boards extending beyond the edges of the stringers or stringer-boards with the bottom deck boards flush (if present)
Skid - A pallet having no bottom deck
Slave Pallet - Pallet, platform or single, thick panel used as a support base for a palletized load in rack-storage facilities or production systems
Soft Nail - Pallet nail with a MIBANT angle equal to or greater than 47 degrees
Softwood - Wood from coniferous or needle-bearing trees (not necessarily soft or low density)
Solid Deck Pallet - A pallet constructed with no spacing between deck boards
Span - The distance between stringer or block supports
Stevedore Pallet - A pallet designed for use on seaport shipping docks, normally of heavy-duty, double-wing construction
Stiff-Stock Steel Nail - Pallet nail made of medium-high carbon steel without heat treatment and tempering with MIBANT angle between 29 and 46 degrees
Strap Slot - Recess or cutout on the upper edge of the stringer or the bottom of the top deck board to allow tie-down of a unit load to the pallet deck with strapping/banding, also called the banding notch
Strapping - Thin flat bands used to secure load to pallet
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
Stringer board- In block pallets, continuous, solid board member extending for the full length of the pallet perpendicular to deck board members and placed between deck boards and blocks
Shipping Pallet - Pallet designed to be used for a single one-way trip from shipper to receiver; it is then disposed; see Expendable Pallet
Shook - Cut-to-size pallet parts to be assembled into pallets
Shook Grade - The classification of the quality of pallet parts relative to performance characteristics based on size and distribution of defects, independent of wood species
Single-Wing Pallet - A pallet with the top deck boards extending beyond the edges of the stringers or stringer-boards with the bottom deck boards flush (if present)
Skid - A pallet having no bottom deck
Slave Pallet - Pallet, platform or single, thick panel used as a support base for a palletized load in rack-storage facilities or production systems
Soft Nail - Pallet nail with a MIBANT angle equal to or greater than 47 degrees
Softwood - Wood from coniferous or needle-bearing trees (not necessarily soft or low density)
Solid Deck Pallet - A pallet constructed with no spacing between deck boards
Span - The distance between stringer or block supports
Stevedore Pallet - A pallet designed for use on seaport shipping docks, normally of heavy-duty, double-wing construction
Stiff-Stock Steel Nail - Pallet nail made of medium-high carbon steel without heat treatment and tempering with MIBANT angle between 29 and 46 degrees
Strap Slot - Recess or cutout on the upper edge of the stringer or the bottom of the top deck board to allow tie-down of a unit load to the pallet deck with strapping/banding, also called the banding notch
Strapping - Thin flat bands used to secure load to pallet
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
Stringer board- In block pallets, continuous, solid board member extending for the full length of the pallet perpendicular to deck board members and placed between deck boards and blocks
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Take-It-Or-Leave-It Pallet - A pallet fitted with fixed cleats on the top deck boards to permit fork truck tines to pass beneath the unit load and remove it from the pallet
Top Cap - Panel to be placed on top of a unit load to allow for tight strapping without damaging the unit load
Top-Deck of the Pallet - The assembly of deck boards comprising the upper load-carrying surface of the pallet
Trip - Consists of four to six handlings of a pallet
Two-Way Entry Pallet - A pallet with un-notched solid stringers allowing entry only from the ends
Take-It-Or-Leave-It Pallet - A pallet fitted with fixed cleats on the top deck boards to permit fork truck tines to pass beneath the unit load and remove it from the pallet
Top Cap - Panel to be placed on top of a unit load to allow for tight strapping without damaging the unit load
Top-Deck of the Pallet - The assembly of deck boards comprising the upper load-carrying surface of the pallet
Trip - Consists of four to six handlings of a pallet
Two-Way Entry Pallet - A pallet with un-notched solid stringers allowing entry only from the ends
UUnit Load - Assembly of goods on a pallet for handling, moving, storing and stacking as a single entity
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Warehouse Pallet - A double-face multiple trip returnable pallet intended for general warehouse use
Wing - Overhang of deck board end from outside edge of stringer or stringer-board
Warehouse Pallet - A double-face multiple trip returnable pallet intended for general warehouse use
Wing - Overhang of deck board end from outside edge of stringer or stringer-board
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