Patent ID: 7322781
Filing Date: 2008-01-29
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for stabilizing cargo within a transport container, said apparatus comprising: a first tubular member having a second tubular member having one of said first and said second bases being operable to react against a surface of cargo to be stabilized; the other of said first and said second bases being operable to react against an opposing surface within the transport container; a plurality of longitudinally extending raised strengthening ridges integral with the exterior surface of said first tubular member and abutting against said first base connected to said first tubular member; and a plurality of longitudinally extending raised strengthening ridges integral with the exterior surface of said second tubular member and abutting against said second base connected to said second tubular member, wherein said apparatus is operable stabilize the cargo by extending and filling a space between opposing surfaces of at least one of cargo and cargo and cargo and a surface of a transport container.