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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2006
Mark J. Beck, Anderson, SC (US);
Mark J. Beck, Anderson, SC (US);
Tech-Source, Inc., Anderson, SC (US);
Wright Metal Products, Inc., Greenville, SC (US);
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.