Patent ID: 11939108
Assignee: BIG 3 PRECISION PRODUCTS, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 4:
5. The shipping base of claim 1, wherein:
the center junction assembly comprises a plurality of center junctions joined together when the shipping base is assembled;
the center junction assembly comprises a center junction;
the center junction comprises a base plate;
the base plate comprises a main body extending along an axis and a plurality of protrusions extending generally perpendicular to the axis;
a protrusion of the plurality of protrusions comprises a raised end portion;
the center junction is a first center junction of the plurality of center junctions, the axis of the main body of the first center junction is a first axis, and the base plate of the first center junction is a first base plate;
the center junction assembly comprises a second center junction of the plurality of center junctions;
the second center junction comprises a second base plate;
the second base plate of the second center junction comprises a main body extending along a second axis and a plurality of protrusions extending generally perpendicular to the second axis;
a protrusion of the plurality of protrusions of the second base plate comprises a raised end portion;
the raised end portion of the first base plate extends over and is attached to a protrusion of the plurality of protrusions of the second base plate when the shipping base is assembled and in the upright position; and
the raised end portion of the second base plate extends over and is attached to a protrusion of the plurality of protrusions of the first base plate when the shipping base is assembled and in the upright position.