Patent ID: 7556472

Claim:
A method of packaging a piece or pieces of equipment, within a housing, the housing being made available for transport to a user a location to allow storage of the equipment in the housing thereat, the method comprising: providing a housing by adapting a substantially standard shipping container to comprise a plurality of openings throughout a flooring thereof as well as a plurality of doors; providing a tool comprising a plurality of carrier members along first section and a second section preceding the first section of the tool; positioning the housing atop the first section of the tool such that the carrier members thereof are received through the openings of the flooring of the housing, the housing being supported upon the tool thereafter; positioning the equipment atop the carrier members of the second section of the tool; applying a maintained force to the equipment, the force causing the plurality of carrier members to carry the equipment toward and inside of the housing; ceasing application of the force once the equipment is positioned entirely within the housing; ensuring closure of the doors; and removing the housing from the tool such that the housing is no longer supported by the tool, the equipment is then substantially supported by the housing; the housing being adapted to be used to ship the equipment after the equipment is positioned in the housing and being further adapted to be a permanent housing for the equipment when the equipment is positioned in the housing and the housing is at the location where the equipment is used.