Patent ID: 8152425

Claim:
A system for retaining lengths of pipe during transportation in combination with a flat bed of a transporting conveyance, the flat bed comprising a top side and a bottom side, the system comprising: a pair of opposite facing assemblies into which lengths of pipe may be disposed, each assembly comprising: a horizontal base member having a flat top surface attached to the top side with attachment means; a first outside vertical member and a second outside vertical member attached at opposite ends of a horizontal beam, the horizontal beam having a top surface, a first vertical side and a second vertical side, the horizontal beam mounted on the top surface of the horizontal base member such that a first portion of the horizontal base member outwardly extends from beneath the first vertical side defining a first slide surface and a second portion of the horizontal base member outwardly extends from beneath the second vertical side defining a second slide surface; a first slide member slidingly disposed on the first slide surface, the first slide member comprising a first inside vertical member attached to a first horizontal rail, the first inside vertical member in offset facing relation with the first outside vertical member; and a second slide member slidingly disposed on the second slide surface, the second slide member comprising a second inside vertical member attached to a second horizontal rail, the second inside vertical member in offset facing relation with the second outside vertical member.