Patent ID: 7891504

Claim:
A support cradle for supporting coils, rolls, and other cylindrical objects, comprising: a pair of parallel saddle elements; each said saddle element comprising a roll-supporting, substantially concave upper support-surface upon which rests a portion of a coil or roll; a pair of parallel connecting elements, each said connecting element connecting corresponding ends of the said pair of saddle elements in order to form a rectilinear-shaped structure; and in combination with a roll to be supported by said support cradle, said roll having a first end portion supported by, and resting upon, one said concave upper support-surface of one of said pair of parallel saddle elements, and a second end portion supported by, and resting upon, the other said concave upper support-surface of the other one of said pair of parallel saddle elements; each of said pair of parallel connecting elements comprising a one-piece, integrally-formed right-angle bracket comprising a vertical section and a horizontal section defining a nestling portion defined by the junction of said vertical and horizontal sections; a respective said corresponding end of each of said pair of parallel saddle elements being nestled in a respective said nestling portion and affixed thereto, a respective said first end of one of said connecting elements being affixed to a said first end of one of said pair of saddle elements and a respective said second end of said one connecting element being affixed to a said first end of the other of said pair of saddle elements; a respective said first end of the other of said connecting elements being affixed to a said second end of the one of said pair of saddle elements and a respective said second end of said other connecting element being affixed to a said second end of the other of said pair of saddle elements.