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.
Claims16
1-16. (cancelled).
A shipping crate having a pair of stacked crates, each comprising:
- a rectangular top portion having a plurality of receiving means and a plurality of protrusions;
- a rectangular bottom portion having a plurality of receiving means and a plurality of receptacle means;
- and
- an intermediate portion insertable into said receiving means of said top portion and said bottom portion to form a containment volume therebetween, said containment volume defining a rectangular parallelepiped, said protrusions of said top portion of one of said crates being received by said receptacle means of said bottom portion of the other crate.
A shipping crate, comprising:
- a rectangular top portion having a plurality of receiving means and a plurality of protrusions;
- a rectangular bottom portion having a plurality of receiving means, a plurality of receptacle means, and a plurality of interchangeable supports;
- and
- an intermediate portion insertable into said receiving means of said top portion and said bottom portion to form a containment volume therebetween, said containment volume defining a rectangular parallelepiped, said intermediate portion comprising segments of varying height to permit a varying height between said top and bottom portions.
A method of packaging a manufactured article in a shipping crate, comprising:
- providing a shipping crate comprising:
- a top portion having a plurality of receiving means and a plurality of protrusions;
- a bottom portion having a plurality of receiving means, a plurality of receptacle means, a plurality of connecting means, and a support;
- and
- an intermediate portion insertable into said receiving means of said top portion and said bottom portion to form a containment volume therebetween, said containment volume defining a rectangular parallelepiped;
- placing article to be crated on said bottom portion;
- fastening said manufactured article to said bottom portion;
- selecting an intermediate portion of correct height;
- and
- assembling selected intermediate portion with said bottom portion and said top portion.
A shipping crate having a pair of stacked crates, each comprising:
- a rectangular top portion having a plurality of receiving means and a plurality of protrusions;
- a rectangular bottom portion having a plurality of receiving means and a plurality of receptacle means, and a support;
- and
- an intermediate portion insertable into said receiving means of said top portion and said bottom portion to form a containment volume therebetween, said containment volume defining a rectangular parallelepiped, said intermediate portion comprising segments of varying height to permit a varying height between said top and bottom portions, said protrusions of said top portion of one of said crates being received by said receptacle means of said bottom portion of the other crate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.