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

Claim 16:
17. The shipping base of claim 1, wherein:
the end frame assembly comprises:
a fork channel;

the fork channel comprises:
a bottom configured to extend generally horizontally when the shipping base is assembled and in the upright position;
a pair of opposing sidewalls extending generally upwardly from the bottom of the fork channel when the shipping base is assembled and in the upright position;
a pair of top sheet tabs, each top sheet tab extending generally horizontally and outwardly from one of the sidewalls of the pair of opposing sidewalls;
a pair of side rail tabs at a first end of the fork channel, said pair of side rail tabs configured to attach to a side rail of the end frame assembly when the shipping base is assembled, each side rail tab of the pair of side rail tabs extending outwardly from a sidewall of the pair of opposing sidewalls;

the bottom of the fork channel and the pair of opposing sidewalls of the fork channel extend beyond pair of top sheet tabs at a second end of the fork channel opposite the first end of the fork channel;
the second end of the fork channel is configured to be received in the center junction assembly when the shipping base is assembled;
the sidewalls of the pair of opposing sidewalls are configured to attach to spanners of the center junction assembly when the shipping base is assembled;
the bottom of the fork channel is configured to attach to a base plate of the center junction assembly when the shipping base is assembled; and
the bottom of the fork channel increases in elevation and the pair of opposing sidewalls decrease in height from the first end of the fork channel to the second end of the fork channel such that the second end of the fork channel is configured to extend over and attach to the base plate of the center junction assembly when the shipping base is assembled and in the upright position.