ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,234,055, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to Rehrig Pacific Co. (Monterey Park, Calif.).
"Keg pallet" was invented by William P. Apps (Alpharetta, Ga.) and Way Joe Lee (Marietta, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pallet includes a deck having center portion and two outer portions spaced outward on either side of the center portion. A plurality of keg supports extend from each outer portion to the center portion. Each keg support has a concave upper surface. A large opening is defined between each adjacent pair of keg supports. Outer middle recesses are formed on each outer portion adjacent each large opening. Center middle recesses are...