Article processing fixture

A fixture for supporting articles in an industrial process comprising

• a plurality of elongate members comprising:
• a plurality of first elongate members extending longitudinally in a first direction, wherein the plurality of first elongate members each comprises a rod member having a riveted portion at an end thereof;
• a plurality of second elongate members extending longitudinally in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction;
• and
• a plurality of third elongate members extending longitudinally in a third direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction,
• wherein the rod member of one of the plurality of first elongate members extends through an aperture of one of the plurality of second elongate members and an aperture of one of the plurality of third elongate members and is movably coupled thereto by the riveted portion of the rod member,
• wherein the plurality of first, second and third elongate members are movably coupled together to form a support platform for supporting articles that extends along a support plane,
• wherein each of the plurality of second and third elongate members comprises a flat stock member having a first connecting portion with a first aperture extending therethrough, a second connecting portion with a second aperture extending therethrough, and an intermediate portion joining the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion, and
• wherein the first connecting portion comprises a first width, the second connecting portion comprises a second width, and the intermediate portion comprises an intermediate width that is less than both the first width and the second width.