Shipping skid

Abstract

A shipping skid, which is used for shipping an article that is mounted on a plurality of feet, includes a base member, a plurality of skid members attached to a bottom surface of the base member, a platform attached to a top surface of the base member via elastic members, and a plurality of mounting plates attached to a top surface of the platform. Each of the mounting plates includes a plurality of clamp channels formed into the top surface thereof, a plurality of receptacles formed into a top surface thereof that are each overlapped by at least one of the clamp channels, and at least one clamp member having engagement prongs and which is removably and selectively attachable into each of the clamp channels. When an article foot is inserted into one of the receptacles and the clamp member is attached into the corresponding clamp channel that overlaps that receptacle, the engagement prongs engage with the foot and secure the foot to the mounting plate. For each mounting plate, at least one of the clamp channels does not overlap the receptacles, and thus when an article foot is inserted into, and the clamp member is attached into, the non-overlapping clamp channel, the engagement prongs engage with the foot and secure the foot to the mounting plate. The plurality of channels and receptacles in a single skid support and secure various sized articles even though such articles can have different foot sizes, spacings and patterns.