Patent ID: 7044358

Claim:
A support structure for supporting an object, comprising: an elongated member extending along a longitudinal axis and having first and second sides, first and second edges and a thickness; a first set of ribs projecting from the first side of the elongated member and corresponding to a first set of depressions in the second side of the elongated member, the first set of ribs including first, second and third ribs axially spaced from each other along an axis transverse to the longitudinal axis; a second set of ribs projecting from the first side of the elongated member at a location axially spaced from the first set of ribs so as to define an object receiving cradle therebetween, the second set of ribs including first, second and third ribs axially spaced from each other along a second axis transverse to the longitudinal axis of the elongated member; a first rib projecting from the second side of the elongated member and corresponding to a first depression in the first side of the elongated member between the first and second ribs of the first set of ribs; and a second rib projecting from the second side of the elongated member at a location axially spaced the first rib projecting from the second side of the elongated member so as to define a second side object receiving cradle therebetween, the second rib projecting from the second side of the elongated member corresponding to a second depression in the first side of the elongated member between the first and second ribs of the second set of ribs; wherein: the object receiving cradle on the first side of the elongated member includes a midpoint generally equidistant between the first and second set of ribs; the object receiving cradle on the second side of the elongated member includes a midpoint generally equidistant between the first and second ribs; the midpoint of the object receiving cradle on the first side of the elongated member and the midpoint of the second side object receiving cradle are axially aligned and are separated by a distance generally equal to the thickness of the elongated member.