Patent ID: 7090078

Claim:
A shipping frame assembly for transporting an object, the object having an engaging member enabling the object to be secured within the shipping frame assembly, the shipping frame assembly comprising: at least one adaptable pallet, the pallet being adapted to receive the object, and at least one generally elongated coupling member removably mountable to the pallet, the coupling member securing the engaging member to the pallet; wherein the pallet includes at least one support member, the support member having at least one first cut out portion and the coupling member having at least one second cut out portion, the support member including one or more lugs adapted for engagement with an opening formed in the underside of an above-positioned pallet; wherein when the coupling member is mounted to the pallet, the first cut out portion and second cut out portion cooperatively form an aperture adapted to securely fasten the engaging member to the pallet; and, wherein the pallet includes a slot adapted to receive a stud member, and wherein the stud member extends from the lower portion of the coupling member into said slot for securely mounting the coupling member to the pallet.