Patent ID: 7708508

Claim:
An apparatus for stabilizing cargo within a transport container, said apparatus comprising: a first tubular member having a body having a first end and a second end, and a first bearing member connected to said first end of said body of said first tubular member, said first bearing member of said first tubular member being operable to react against a surface of at least one of an internal wall within said transport container and cargo to be stabilized within said transport container; said first bearing member of said first tubular member being selectively removable from said first tubular member; said first tubular member being a female tubular member with internal threads; a second tubular member having a body having a first end and a second end, and a second bearing member connected to said first end of said body of said second tubular member; said second bearing member being operable to react against a surface opposite to said surface of at least one of an internal wall within said transport container and cargo to be stabilized within said transport container; said second bearing member of said second tubular member being selectively removable from said second tubular member; said second tubular member is a male tubular member with external threads; the second end of said second tubular member being configured to engage and selectively translate with respect to the second end of said first tubular member; said second tubular member operably extends with respect to said first tubular member when said first tubular member is rotated with respect to said second tubular member; and a locknut being configured to fit on and translate along said male tubular member and contact said female tubular member holding the apparatus for stabilizing cargo at a desired length; wherein said apparatus for stabilizing cargo is operable to be placed between a surface of cargo to be stabilized and at least one of an opposing surface of other cargo to be stabilized within said transport container and an internal wall surface of said transport container thus stabilizing cargo within the container by extending and filling space between opposing surfaces within said transport container.