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annularly threaded nail - pallet nail with annular (ring) threads rolled onto shank

banding notch - see strap slot

butted deckboard - an inner deckboard placed tightly against an adjacent lead deckboard during pallet assembly to reduce damage to the unit load caused when fork trucks mishandle the pallet

bottom deck - assembly of deckboards comprising the lower, load-bearing surface of the pallet

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, a pallet retrieval/recovery system or company; not intended to be "exchanged"

chamfered deckboard - a deckboard with the edges of one or two faces bevelled, either along the full or specified length of board or between the stringers or blocks, facilitating entry of pallet-jack wheels and tines of forklift trucks

closed "loop" or closed distribution system - a shipping system restricted to moving goods between specified plants and facilities

cost-per-trip - average cost of pallet or container use for a single one-way movement of the unit load consisting of four to six handlings

deck - top or bottom surface of the pallet, consisting of one or more boards or panels, with or without space between the elements

deck mat - the assembly of deckboards and stringerboards or a solid sheet of material, forming the deck of a block pallet

deckboard - a single element or component of a pallet deck, oriented perpendicular to the stringer or stringerboard

deckboard spacing - the distance between adjacent deckboards

double-deck pallet - a pallet with both top and bottom decks

double-wing pallet - a pallet with top and bottom deckboards or decks extending beyond the edges of the stringers or stringerboards

drive-screw nail - continuously helically threaded or fluted pallet nail

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economic life - the number of trips the pallet will make over its lifetime, provided it is properly repaired, which maximizes the return on the investment (an output of the PDS software)

exchange pallet - a multiple-use pallet intended for use among a designated group of shippers and receivers where possession of the pallet is transferred with the ownership of the unit load; pool pallet

expendable pallet - a pallet intended for a limited series of handlings during a single unit load movement from shipper to receiver; see limited-use pallet

fastener - a device for connecting pallet components such as nails, staples, screws, bolts, lag bolts, adhesives and welds

flush pallet - a pallet with deckboards flush with the stringers, stringerboards or blocks along the ends and sides of the pallet fork entry - the opening between decks, beneath the top deck and ground or beneath the stringerboards to admit the forks of a lifting device (i.e. fork truck, AS/RS, pallet jack) Stevedore Type Double Wing Pallet

four-way block pallet - a pallet with openings at both opposite pallet ends and sides sufficient to admit hand-pallet jacks; full four-way entry pallet

hand (wheel) jack opening - the aperture provided in the pallet bottom deck to allow pallet jack wheels to bear on the ground; window

handling a single pick-up; movement as a result of picking up, transporting, and setting down of an empty or loaded pallet

helically threaded nail - continuous helically threaded pallet nail; see drive-screw nail

inner deckboard - any deckboard located between the end deckboards; interior deckboard

length - refers to the stringer or stringerboard length; also refers to the first dimension given to describe a pallet, i.e, 1,200 x 1,000 mm, where 1,200 is the pallet stringer or stringerboard length

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limited-use pallet - a pallet designed for an average of up to nine trips, with an average of five handlings per trip in an average environment; single-trip pallet; one-trip pallet; one-way pallet; expendable pallet; shipping pallet

multiple-use pallet - a pallet designed for repeated uses for more than one unit load with an average minimum life-to-first repair of ten trips or more, with an average of five handlings per trip in an average handling environment; multiple-trip pallet; returnable pallet; reusable pallet; warehouse pallet; permanent pallet; general-purpose pallet; special-service pallet; through-transit pallet

National Wooden Pallet and Container Association - an international association with the goal of promoting the design, manufacture, distribution, recycling, and sale of pallets, containers, and reels

non-reversible pallet - a pallet with a dissimilar top and bottom deck configuration or without a bottom deck notch - filleted cutout in lower portion of the stringer to allow entry for the fork tine, usually 225 mm in length and 30 mm to 40 mm in height.

notched stringer - a stringer with two or more notches spaced for fork-tine entry (partial four-way entry)

opening height - the vertical dimension 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 dimension measured from the pallet bottom to the pallet top

overhang - the distance the deck or deckboard extends from the outer face of the outer pallet stringer, stringerboard, or block; wing; lip; cantilever; distance the unit load extends beyond the deck

pallet - a portable, horizontal, rigid, composite 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) - a reliability-based computer-assisted design CAD program for wood pallets for determination of the safe load-carrying capacity, performance and economic life of wood pallets

pallet size - overall dimension of a pallet stated in terms of length followed by width and height; for example, a 1,200 mm x 1,000 mm pallet is 1,200 mm long and 1,000 mm wide; has 1,200 mm stringers or stringerboards and 1,000 mm deckboards

pallet jack - hand-propelled, wheeled platform contrivance equipped with a lifting device for moving palletized unit loads

pallet life - the period during which the pallet remains useful under given maintenance conditions, expressed in units of time or in the number of one-way movements of the pallet Perimeter Base Block Pallet Heavy Duty Stringer Pallet Notched for Four-Way Entry

panel-deck pallet - pallet constructed with composite or structural panel deck or decks

partial four-way stringer pallet - a stringer pallet with notched stringers and block pallet with overlapping bottom stringerboard and deckboards

quality - consistent performance of a uniform product meeting the customer's needs for economy and function, normally represented in terms of conformance to predetermined, agreed standards

racked across deckboards (RAD) - output of the PDS evaluation software describing the maximum load-carrying capacity and deflection of a wood pallet and its decks, where the warehouse racking frame supports the pallet only as the deckboard ends

racked across stringers (RAS) - output of the PDS software evaluation describing the maximum load-carrying capacity and deflection of a wood pallet and its decks, where the warehouse racking frame supports the pallet only at the stringer or stringerboard ends

repaired pallet - pallet with damaged components replaced with new or recycled components, in order to reuse it

recycled pallet - a pallet that has been used, discarded, salvaged, repaired, or rebuilt in order to pass through another cycle or cycles of use ... environmentally responsible

returnable/reusable pallet - a pallet designed to be used for more than one trip; multiple-use pallet Premium Panel Deck (Plywood) Stringer Pallet

reversible pallet - a pallet with identical or similar top and bottom decks, to allow either one to support the unit load

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shipping pallet - a pallet designed to be used for a one-direction movement of the unit load from shipper to receiver; it is then recycled or disposed; see limited use pallet

single-wing pallet - a pallet with the top deckboards or deck extending beyond the outer edge of the stringers or stringerboards and with the bottom deckboards or deck, if any, flush with the outer edges of the stringers or stringerboards

skid - a pallet without bottom deckboards or deck

slave pallet - rigid pallet or platform; single, thick panel used as a support base for a palletized load in warehouse rack-storage facilities or production systems

solid deck pallet - a pallet constructed of a single or multiple components without space between the deckboards or components (see panel deck pallet)

span - the distance between supports

strap slot - recess or cutout in the upper edge of the stringer or the top or bottom pallet deck, designed to allow tie-down of a unit load to the pallet deck with strapping or banding; strap notch; banding notch

stringer - continuous, longitudinal, solid or notched beam-component of the pallet used to support and space the deck components, often identified by location as the outside, interior, or centre stringer; bearer; runner

stringerboard - in block pallets, the continuous, solid board member extending for the full length of the pallet, perpendicular to the deckboard and placed between the deckboards and blocks, to serve as Support of deckboards or deck.

top-deck of pallet - the assembly of components comprising the upper load-carrying pallet face

trip - a series of four to six handlings of a pallet, required to move a palletized unit load from the shipping point to the receiving point

two-way entry pallet - a pallet with unnotched solid stringers allowing entry only from the two opposite pallet ends; a pallet without notches in stringers

unit load - the assembly of goods or a single item on a pallet for handling, moving, storing, and stacking as a single entity; t includes the supporting pallet

warehouse pallet - a double-deck, flat, multiple-use, returnable pallet intended for general warehouse use

wing - overhang of deckboards from the outside edge of the stringer or stringerboard, to increase unit-load area, and to facilitate the lifting of a pallet with bar slings hanging from a crane.

 Standard Reversible Pallet Single Wing Pallet with Optional Chamfer on Bottom Boards Single Faced Skid Limited Use Stringer Pallet Heavy Duty Two Way Stringer Pallet

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