Patent ID: 7690506

Claim:
An aircraft brake assembly container containing an aircraft brake assembly, comprising: an aircraft brake assembly; a first container portion of an at least two container portions having an at least one channel therein and releasably securing an at least one cradle member therein with an at least one portion extending from the at least one cradle member to engage and move within said at least one channel, the at least one portion also supporting the aircraft brake assembly within an interior cavity formed by the first container portion; a second container portion of an at least two container portions, such that said second container portion forms a mirror image of said first container portion to fittingly engage with said first container portion to form said aircraft brake assembly container, the second container portion of an at least two container portions completing the interior cavity and surrounding the aircraft brake assembly to securely contain the aircraft brake assembly therein; wherein the at least one cradle member is releasably secured within said container portions and is releasably secured through an at least one post having an at least one bolt bolted within a slot in the at least one cradle member, said slot being completely enclosed at its periphery by said cradle member; an at least one securement device for securing said first portion to said second portion, wherein the at least one cradle member is moved along the respective at least one channel in the at least one container portion to accommodate the aircraft brake assembly wherein the aircraft brake assembly is accommodated by the at least one cradle member such that the aircraft brake assembly is in a horizontal orientation relative to the container; and an at least one void portion is provided on at least one of the at least two container portions, wherein the void portion penetrates through an at least one wall of the container and allows an aircraft undercarriage or brake axle to penetrate the container and engage the aircraft brake assembly without removing the aircraft brake assembly from the at least one portion supporting the aircraft brake assembly.