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A shipping rack is provided for storing and transporting vehicle center console assemblies which must be adequately supported to prevent movement thereof during shipment which could cause damage to finished surfaces. The shipping rack includes a plurality of supports, each of which receives a vehicl

A shipping rack is provided for storing and transporting vehicle center console assemblies which must be adequately supported to prevent movement thereof during shipment which could cause damage to finished surfaces. The shipping rack includes a plurality of supports, each of which receives a vehicle center console assembly and supports the assembly without contact with other assemblies and in such fashion as to prevent longitudinal or transverse movement. Vertical movement is prevented by use of lids on the shipping rack.

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A shipping rack including a base having a generally horizontal loading surface, a plurality of spaced apart supports secured on the loading surface, each support being for receiving and supporting a vehicle center console assembly which includes an elongated body having a longitudinal axis, an enlar

A shipping rack including a base having a generally horizontal loading surface, a plurality of spaced apart supports secured on the loading surface, each support being for receiving and supporting a vehicle center console assembly which includes an elongated body having a longitudinal axis, an enlarged portion at one end of the elongated body having a recess therein, the recess being partially defined by a pair of spaced apart side walls each of which terminates in an outer edge which is at an acute angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the elongated body, the supports each being a block-like member having an exterior configuration matching the interior configuration of the recess of the enlarged portion of the vehicle center console assembly to receive a vehicle console assembly thereon with the outer edges of said side walls resting on the shipping rack loading surface and the longitudinal axis of the elongated body at an acute angle with respect to the loading surface, the supports being arranged in at least one row on the shipping rack loading surface, each support being spaced apart longitudinally on the shipping rack loading surface with respect to adjacent supports and being spaced apart slightly laterally on the shipping rack loading surface with respect to adjacent supports, each support having a vertical notch in one corner, the notches of adjacent supports being provided in alternating corners to receive alternating corners of the side walls of a vehicle center console assembly mounted on adjacent supports and laterally secure the vehicle center console in place and prevent contact therebetween.