Patent ID: 7604443

Claim:
An apparatus for stabilizing cargo within a transport container, said apparatus comprising: a first tubular member having a body having a first end and a second end, a first base at said first end having at least one hook, a first bearing member, said first bearing member of said first tubular member being operable to react against a first surface within said transport container; and said first bearing member having at least one hole configured to receive said at least one hook of said first base, said first bearing member being selectively removable from said first base by receiving said at least one hook of said first base into said at least one hole of said first bearing member; a second tubular member having a body having a first end and a second end, and a second base at said first end of said second tubular member having at least one hook, a second bearing member, said second bearing member of said second tubular member being operable to react against a surface opposite to said first surface within the transport container; and said second bearing member having at least one hole configured to receive said at least one hook of said second base, said second bearing member being selectively removable from said second base by receiving said at least one hook of said second base into said at least one hole of said second bearing member; the second end of said second tubular member being configured to engage and selectively translate wit respect to said second end of said first tubular member; and an extension mechanism, said extension mechanism being operable to allow selective translation between said first and said second tubular members; said extension mechanism being configured to allow relative movement of said first tubular member which defines a male tubular member with respect to said second tubular member which defines a female tubular member; wherein said apparatus for stabilizing, being operable to be placed between a surface of cargo to be stabilized and at least one of an opposing surface of other cargo and an internal wall of the transport container, and stabilizes the cargo within the container by extending and filling a space between opposing surfaces within the transport container.