Patent ID: 8616368

Claim:
An apparatus for storing and transporting subs, comprising: a frame including a bottom portion; and, a front side, a back side, a first end, and a second end, the front and back sides and the first and second ends each being fixed to the bottom portion; and, an interior portion formed by the bottom portion and the front and back sides and the first and second ends and an open top section; a plurality of tangs having a base portion, an elongated pin extending upwards from the base portion, and a cap; a plurality of support members fixed generally orthogonally to a top portion of the first and second ends such that the support members are positionable between an open position and a closed position; handle latches fixed to the top portion of the first and second ends such that each latch correspondingly engages and locks each of the support members being in the open position or the closed position; a first door hinged to the first end, the first door adjustable such that the first door further secures the support members in a fixed position when the first door is placed in a first closed position and permits repositioning of the support members when the first door is placed in a first open position; a second door hinged to the second end, the second door adjustable such that the second door further secures the support members in a fixed position when the second door is placed in a second closed position and permits repositioning of the support members when the second door is placed in a second open position; a first pin latch and a second pin latch fixed to the first door and the second door, respectively, so that the first and second pin latches lock each of the first and second doors in the first and second closed positions when the first and second pin latches are engaged; wherein each of the tangs receives a sub, the sub having a top portion, a bottom portion and a central bore extending from the bottom portion of the sub to the top portion of the sub; wherein the sub is installed on each of the tangs by passing the elongated pin of each of the tangs through the central bore of the sub, allowing the bottom portion of the sub to rest upon a receiving surface on the base portion of each of the tangs and placing the cap upon the top portion of the sub; wherein the elongated pin of each of the tangs extends beyond the cap; wherein the tangs are arranged substantially vertically on the bottom portion of the frame such that each of the support members engages top portions of the tangs when each of the support members is in the closed position.