ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 6780 Second edition 2003-12-01 Corrected version 2004-04-15 Flat pallets for intercontinental materials handling Principal dimensions and tolerances Palettesplatespourlamanutentionetle transport dans les échanges intercontinentaux-Dimensionsprincipalesettolerances Reference number ISO 6780:2003(E) ISO @ISO2003 ISO 6780:2003(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but downloading this file, parties accept therein the responsibility of not infringing Adobe's licensing policy. The IsO Central Secretariat accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is atrademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by IsO member bodies. In the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below. ISO 2003 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either Iso at the address below or ISO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Casepostale56.CH-1211Geneva20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland ii @ISo 2003-Allrights reserved ISO 6780:2003(E) Contents Page Foreword Introduction 1 Scope 2 Normativereferences 3 Terms and definitions 4 Dimensions.. 4.1 Plan dimensions and tolerances. 4.2 Verticalentryclearancesforliftingdevices 4.3 Horizontalciearancesforliftingdevices.. 4.4 Dimensionsofbottomdeckchamfers. 4.5 Dimensionsofpalletdeckprojections. 4.6 Bearing surface of bottom decks.. 4.7 Limits of diagonal distortion.. 4.8 Flatness. AnnexA(informative)Regional useof intercontinental pallet sizes Annex B (normative)Horizontal clearances for pallet trucks and fork-lift trucks 10 Bibliography 13 Iso 2003—All rights reserved ii ISO 6780:2003(E) Foreword IsO (the International Organizationfor Standardization)is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. InternationalStandardsaredraftedinaccordancewiththerulesgivenintheISO/lECDirectives,Part2 adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies castinga vote. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. isO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. ISO 6780 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 51, Pallets for unit load method of materials handling This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (iSO 6780:1988), which has been technically revised, and incorporates ISO6780:1988/Amd.1:1994. This corrected version of ISO 6780:2003 incorporates corrections to Figures 2 d), 2 e), 2 g), 2 h) and B.3. iv @ISO 2003-Allrights reserved ISO6780:2003(E) Introduction The purpose of this International Standard is to promote distribution efficiency through the use of a limited these sizes will also help to discourage long-term regional differences within and between international and intercontinental trading nations. This International Standard is intended to include compatibility between IsO-approved pallet sizes, unit load sizes, materials-handling equipment and transport containers and vehicles. It also provides a presentation of pallet features and incl