Patent ID: 7918165

Claim:
A reusable container for use in transporting a plurality of vehicle body part components, said reusable container comprising: a body having a base portion, opposing first and second sidewall portions, and a back portion; at least one bottom support member connected to at least one back beam of said base portion and extending substantially from said at least one back beam to at least one front beam of said base portion, each of said at least one front beam and said at least one back beam being connected to said first and second sidewall portions, wherein said bottom support member receives a bottom dunnage piece along an axial length of said bottom support member; at least one top support member connected to at least one support beam of said back portion and extending substantially perpendicularly from said at least one support beam, wherein said top support member receives a top dunnage piece along an axial length of said top support member; a plurality of recesses formed in said bottom dunnage piece, said plurality of recesses having a stepped arrangement; a profile formed in said top dunnage piece, said profile having a stepped configuration; and wherein each of said plurality of recesses and each of said plurality of profiles have contact surfaces which receive and support said plurality of vehicle body part components.