Patent ID: 8534970

Claim:
A method for loading a shipping container with a plurality of cylindrical-shaped objects, said method comprising: providing at least a first shipping chock and a second shipping chock, the first shipping chock and the second shipping chock each including a runner and a wedge, the runner being generally elongated and having a first end, a second end, a length and a width, the wedge being positioned proximate the first end of the runner, the wedge extending upwardly from the runner, the wedge having a width and a length that is substantially less than the length of the runner; positioning the first shipping chock on a top end of a first cylindrical-shaped object and the second shipping chock on a top end of a second cylindrical-shaped object, the first and second cylindrical-shaped objects being vertically oriented; positioning the first and second cylindrical-shaped objects with the first and second shipping chocks thereon proximate a first end of the shipping container, the first shipping chock on the first cylindrical-shaped object being substantially parallel to the second shipping chock on the second cylindrical-shaped object; and positioning a third cylindrical-shaped object transversely over the vertically oriented first and second cylindrical-shaped objects in contact with the runners of the first shipping chock and the second shipping chock proximate the wedges, the third cylindrical-shaped object being retained between the wedges and a first end wall of the shipping container, wherein the wedge of each of the first shipping chock and the second shipping chock is configured to engage a cylindrical outer wall of the third cylindrical-shaped object and provide a stop surface to retain the transverse third cylindrical-shaped object on the vertically oriented first and second cylindrical-shaped objects during transit.