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A
Annular nail - Pallet nail with annular (circular ring) threads
rolled onto the shank
B
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 block
Block Pallet - A type of pallet with blocks between the pallet
decks or beneath the top deck
Butted Deckboard - An inner deckboard placed tightly against
an adjacent lead deckboard during pallet assembly
Bottom Deck - Assembly of deckboards comprising the lower,
load bearing surface of the pallet
C
CAD - Computer-aided-design software that allows the design
of the "right" pallet at the best value; see Pallet Design System
(PDS)
Captive Pallet - A pallet intended for use within the confines
of a single facility, system or ownership; not intended to be exchanged
Chamfered Deckbords - 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
Closed distribution system - Shipping system restricted to
moving goods between specified plants and facilities
Collar - Collapsible wooden container or bin which transforms
a pallet into a box Cost-Pass-Through - A cost-share system
where the partial cost of a pallet is passed-through from the purchaser
to the receiver of the pallet.
Cost-Per-Trip - Average cost of pallet use for a single one-way
trip
D
Deck - One or more boards or panels comprising the top or bottom
surface of the pallet
Deck Mat - Assembly of deckboards and stringerboards, forming
the deck of a block pallet
Deckboard - Element or component of a pallet deck, oriented
perpendicular to the stringer or stringerboard
Deckboard Spacing - Distance between adjacent deckboards
Deckboard Span - Distance between deckboard supports (stringers,
stringerboards 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 deckboards
extending beyond the edges of the stringers or stringerboards
Drive Screw Nail - Helically (continuous spiral) threaded pallet
nail
E
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
F
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 deckboards 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
H
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
I
Inner Deckboard - Any deckboard located between the end deckboards
J
Joint - Intersection and connection of components, often identified
by location within the pallet as the end joint, center joint and corner
joint
L
Length - Refers to the stringer or stringerboard (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/stringerboard
length
Life To First Repair - Output from PDS program which is equivalent
to the number of trips the pallet will last before needing repair
Line Load - The weight of a unit load concentrated along a
narrow area across the full length or width of the pallet
Load Bearing Surface - Actual area of material in contact with
and supporting a unit load
M
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
N
Nail - Fastener made from endless wire by cutting a point and
forming a head at the shank end opposite the point
National Wodoen Pallet and Container Association - A national
association with the goal of promoting the design, manufacture, distribution,
recycling, and sale of pallets, containers, and reels
Non-Reversible Pallet - A pallet with bottom deckboard 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)
O
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 stringerboard; wing; lip; distance the unit load
extends beyond the deck
P
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 stringerboard (block pallet) length is always expressed first;
for example, a 48" x 40" pallet has a 48" stringer or stringerboard
and 40" deckboards
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
Q
Quality - Consistent performance of a uniform product meeting
the customer's needs for economy and function
R
Racked Across Deckboards - 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 deckboards
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
S
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 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
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
deckboards
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 deckboard 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
Stringerboard - In block pallets, continuous, solid board member
extending for the full length of the pallet perpendicular to deckboard
members and placed between deckboards and blocks
T
Take-It-Or-Leave-It Pallet- A pallet fitted with fixed cleats
on the top deckboards 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 deckboards 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 unnotched solid stringers
allowing entryonly from the ends
U
Unit Load - Assembly of goods on a pallet for handling, moving,
storing and stacking as a single entity
W
Warehouse Pallet - A double-face multiple trip returnable pallet
intended for general warehouse use
Wing - Overhang of deckboard end from outside edge of stringer
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