Patent ID: 8371456

Claim:
A stabilizing stackable block system for continuous stack drying comprised of: a plurality of cross members; a plurality of horizontal stabilizing members; a plurality of stabilizing stackable block components, each of said stabilizing stackable block components comprised of a housing having a flattened upper surface, an inner surface, a base opening, a first contoured side, a second contoured side, and two flattened sides, each of said contoured sides having a flange; wherein each of said flattened sides further include a u-shaped recessed portion disposed on an upper half of said flattened sides, each of said u-shaped recessed portions having a cross member aperture adauted to receive one of said cross members, said apertures being in alignment with each other; wherein one of said u-shaped recessed portions further includes a stop lip; a plurality of stacking ribs on the inner surface of each of said plurality of said stabilizing stackable block components adapted to rest on the outer surface of another of said stabilizing stackable block components; at least two friction ribs on the inner surface of each of said plurality of said stabilizing stackable block components wherein said friction ribs are adapted to physically contact one of said cross members; a plurality of strengthening inner structural ribs on the inner surface of each of said plurality of stabilizing stackable block components; wherein said first and second contoured sides further include horizontal stabilizing member aperture adapted receive one of said horizontal stabilizing members and a base protuberance; a plurality of stabilizing struts, each of said stabilizing struts being removably attachable to one of said cross members and one of said horizontal stabilizing members, wherein each of said stabilizing struts has a forked interlocking end adapted to engaging one of said horizontal stabilizing members and a hooked end to engage one of said cross members.