1. A leader board unit for use with a four-way entry pallet, comprising
a top leader board;
a bottom leader board parallel to, spaced apart from, and of substantially the same length as the top leader board; and
a plurality of support members formed integrally with and perpendicular to the top and bottom leader boards and holding the two leader boards in their spaced-apart configuration, wherein each support member includes a protrusion extending from a central region of the support member for securing a plank thereto,
wherein the top and bottom leader boards and support members are an integral structure formed of a plastics material,
wherein each protrusion on each of said plurality of support members extends in a same direction which is perpendicular to a lengthwise direction of the top and bottom leader boards.
2. The leader board unit of claim 1 wherein said protrusions are narrower in dimension than a height dimension which includes said top leader board, said bottom leader board, and said support members.
3. The leader board unit of claim 1 wherein said protrusions are of a dimension whereby said protrusion plus a width dimension of two support planks is approximately equal to said height dimension which includes said top leader board, said bottom leader board, and said support members.
4. The leader board unit of claim 1 wherein the leader board unit further includes an identification device.
5. The leader board unit of claim 4 wherein the identification device is a RFID device.
6. The leader board unit of claim 1 comprising a plurality of holes in the leader board unit.
7. The leader board unit of claim 6 where the top andor bottom leader boards comprise the holes.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A device, comprising:
an insertion sense device responsive to insertion of the device into an appliance;
a deflective member having a first length when the deflective member is in an initial state and having a second length in a deflected state, wherein the first length is greater than the second;
a contact member including contacts for closing a circuit; and
a spring encircling the contact member that provides a pressure to maintain the deflective member in the deflected state.
2. The device of claim 1, further comprising:
a base plate that contacts the spring and through which passes the contact member to make contact with contact pads of the circuit.
3. The device of claim 1, wherein the insertion sense device is at least one of a pin, a magnetic device, and a thermal resistive element.
4. The device of claim 1, wherein the insertion sense device is a non-conductive pin.
5. A device, comprising:
an insertion sense device responsive to insertion of the device into an appliance, the insertion sense device comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of: a pin, a magnetic device, and a thermal resistive element;
a deflective member having a first length when the deflective member is in an initial state and having a second length in a deflected state, wherein the first length is greater than the second;
a contact member including contacts for closing a circuit.
6. The device of claim 5, further comprising a spring encircling the contact member.
7. The device of claim 6, wherein the spring provides a pressure to maintain the deflective member in the deflected state.
8. The device of claim 6, further comprising:
a base plate that contacts the spring and through which passes the contact member to make contact with contact pads of the circuit.
9. The device of claim 5, wherein the insertion sense device is non-conductive pin.
10. A device, comprising:
an insertion sense device comprising a non-conductive pin, the insertion sense device responsive to insertion of the device into an appliance;
a deflective member having a first length when the deflective member is in an initial state and having a second length in a deflected state, wherein the first length is greater than the second; and
a contact member including contacts for closing a circuit.
11. The device of claim 10, further comprising a spring encircling the contact member.
12. The device of claim 11, wherein the spring provides a pressure to maintain the deflective member in the deflected state.
13. The device of claim 11, further comprising:
a base plate that contacts the spring and through which passes the contact member to make contact with contact pads of the circuit.
14. The device of claim 10, wherein the insertion sense device is at least one of a pin, a magnetic device, and a thermal resistive element.
15. The device of claim 10, wherein the insertion sense device is non-conductive pin.