Patent ID: 7648318

Claim:
Apparatus comprising: a shipping enclosure having fastener rails secured to inward facing walls thereof; and a securing frame which engages packages disposed within the enclosure for shipment and secures the packages against damage otherwise possibly occurring; said securing frame having a pair of arm assemblies, each arm assembly having a base portion secured to one of said fastener rails on one of the inward facing walls and an extensible arm pivotally mounted on said base portion, said extensible arms being extensible one toward the other and joining together to together form a barrier securing packages in place, each of said arm assemblies comprising a first portion pivotally attached to said base portion and a telescoping extensible portion mounted in said first portion, and said securing frame further comprising a sleeve mounted on said extensible portion of one of said arm assemblies which selectively secures the corresponding extensible portion of the other of said arm assemblies in telescoped position relative to a corresponding first portion.