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| English term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Annular Nail | Pallet nail with annular (circular ring) threads rolled onto the shank |
| Banding Notch | See Strap Slot |
| Bin | Four-sided superstructure to be mounted on a pallet base |
| Block | Rectangular |
| Block Pallet | A type of pallet with blocks between the pallet decks or beneath the top deck |
| Bottom Deck | Assembly of deckboards comprising the lower |
| Butted Deckboard | An inner deckboard placed tightly against an adjacent lead deckboard during pallet assembly |
| 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 |
| Chamfered Deckboards | Deckboards with edges of one or two faces beveled |
| 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 | The average cost of pallet use for a single one-way trip |
| Deck | One or more boards or panels comprising the top or bottom surface of the pallet |
| Deck Mat | Assembly of deckboards and stringerboards |
| Deckboard | Element or component of a pallet deck |
| Deckboard Spacing | Distance between adjacent deckboards |
| Deckboard Span | Distance between deckboard supports (stringers |
| 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 |
| Economic Life | Output from PDS© program which identifies the number of trips the pallet will make |
| 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 |
| Fastener | A mechanical device for joining pallet components such as nails |
| Fastener Shear Index | Relative measure of shear resistance of the pallet fastener |
| Flush Pallet | A pallet with deckboards flush with the stringers |
| Fork Entry | Opening between decks |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Inner Deckboard | Any deckboard located between the end deckboards |
| Joint | Intersection and connection of components |
| Length | Refers to the stringer or stringerboard (in block pallets) length; also refers to the first dimension given to describe a pallet i.e. |
| 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 | The actual area of material in contact with and supporting a unit load |
| MIBANT Angle | The bend angle in a fastener shank when subjected to a MIBANT test |
| MIBANT Test | (Morgan Impact Bend Angle Nail Tester) |
| Nail | Fastener made from endless wire by cutting a point and forming a head at the shank end opposite the point |
| Non-Reversible Pallet | A pallet with bottom deckboard configuration different from the top deck |
| Notch | A cutout in the lower portion of the stringer to allow entry for the fork tine |
| Notched Stringer | A stringer with two notches spaced for fork-tine entry |
| NWPCA | National Wooden Pallet and Container Association; a national association with the goal of promoting the design |
| Opening Height | The vertical distance measured between decks |
| Overall Height | The vertical distance measured from the floor to the top side of the top deck |
| Overhang | Also known as the wing or lip; the distance the deck extends from the outer edge of the stringer or stringerboard; the distance the unit load extends beyond the deck |
| Pallet | A portable |
| Pallet Design System© (PDS©) | Reliability-based computer-aided-design (CAD) program that determines the safe load carrying capacity |
| Pallet Dimensions | When specifying pallet size |
| Pallet Jack | Hand-propelled wheeled platform |
| Pallet Life | The period during which the pallet remains useful |
| 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 |
| Quality | Consistent performance of a uniform product meeting the customer’s needs for economy and function |
| 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 stringerboards |
| Recycling | A pallet |
| Rental Pallet | A pallet owned by a third party |
| Repair | To remake in order to use again |
| Returnable/Reusable Pallet | A pallet designed to be used for more than one trip |
| Reversible Pallet | A pallet with identical top and bottom decks |
| 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 |
| Single-Wing Pallet | A pallet with the top deckboards extending beyond the edges of the stringers or stringerboards with the bottom deckboards flush (if present) |
| Skid | A pallet having no bottom deck |
| Slave Pallet | Pallet |
| 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 |
| Stiff-Stock Steel Nail | A pallet nail made of medium-high carbon steel without heat treatment and tempering with a MIBANT angle between 29 and 46 degrees |
| Strap Slot | A 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 |
| Strapping | Thin flat bands used to secure the load to a pallet |
| Stringer | Continuous |
| Stringerboard | In block pallets |
| 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 un-notched solid stringers allowing entry only from the ends |
| Unit Load | Assembly of goods on a pallet for handling |
| Warehouse Pallet | A double-face multiple trip returnable pallet intended for general warehouse use |
| Wing | An overhang of deckboard end from the outside edge of a stringer or stringerboard |