Patent ID: 9731861
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: B60P,B65D

Claim:
1. A base assembly for supporting an item having internal components during shipment of the item, the base assembly comprising: a base panel comprising two opposing end members, two opposing side members, and a plurality of support panels, each end member and side member having an inner edge and an outer edge, each support panel of the plurality of support panels extending upwardly from one of the inner edges of the end members and the side members; and two opposing end panel assemblies extending from the outer edges of the end members, each end panel assembly comprising an end panel and a plurality of reinforcing panels, each end panel vertically spaced a distance from an adjacent end member of the two opposing end members, and wherein the plurality of reinforcing panels are positioned between the respective end panel and the adjacent end member; further comprising at least one secondary support assembly, wherein the at least one secondary support assembly includes a plurality of secondary support panels comprising at least a first secondary support panel and a second secondary support panel extending from said first secondary support panel along a first fold line, wherein each of the first secondary support panel and the second secondary support panel is coupled in face-to-face relationship to a different one of a selected two support panels of said plurality of support panels.