All-terrain vehicle shipping package
AssigneesTech-Source, Inc., Wright Metal Products, Inc.
InventorMark J. Beck
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Abstract
A shipping container for a motorized vehicle comprises a base frame and a top frame, each constructed of rigid tubing. The base frame has a plurality of tire rests on which respective wheels of the motorized vehicle will be placed. In addition, the base frame has a plurality of base sockets located at respective corners thereof. Each of the base sockets is oriented in an upward direction. The top frame of the shipping container includes a plurality of top sockets located at respective corners thereof. The top sockets are oriented in a downward direction so as to be opposed to the base sockets. A plurality of elongate posts respectively extend between each opposed pair of sockets such that the top frame will be supported in spaced apart relation from the base frame.
Claims17
A shipping container for a motorized vehicle having a plurality of wheels, said shipping container comprising:
- a base frame constructed of rigid tubing, said base frame having a plurality of tire rests on which respective wheels of said motorized vehicle will be placed;
- said base frame further having a plurality of base sockets located at respective corners thereof, each of said base sockets oriented in an upward direction;
- a top frame constructed of rigid tubing, said top frame having a plurality of top sockets located at respective corners thereof;
- said top sockets being oriented in a downward direction so as to be opposed to said base sockets;
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- a plurality of elongate posts extending between each opposed pair of said base sockets and said top sockets such that said top frame will be supported in spaced apart relation from said base frame.
A combination comprising:
- a motorized vehicle having a plurality of wheels;
- a shipping container having a rectangular base frame and a rectangular top frame interconnected by elongate posts so as to be in spaced apart relation, said motorized vehicle being located in and secured to said shipping container;
- a plurality of first mating elements located at respective bottom corners of said rectangular base frame;
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- a plurality of second mating elements located at respective top corners of said top frame, said first and second mating elements being configured to facilitate stacking of said shipping container with similar others.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.