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A shipping frame for packaging large, heavy articles of manufacture that have studs for supporting the article, an example being an automobile engine. The frame generally comprises a lower portion, a plurality of middle members and an upper portion that join together to form a unitary structure. The

A shipping frame for packaging large, heavy articles of manufacture that have studs for supporting the article, an example being an automobile engine. The frame generally comprises a lower portion, a plurality of middle members and an upper portion that join together to form a unitary structure. The lower portion contains risers and adapter saddles that supportably engage the studs of the article. Each portion or member of the frame is foamed of structural foam material such as high density polyethylene. Still, the frame may be collapsed and reassembled in a compact arrangement to facilitate return shipping.

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A shipping frame upon which an article of manufacture can be placed for storage and transport, said article having a plurality of studs that are used to support said article, said shipping frame comprising: a deck formed of integrally molded base members arranged to define the outer margins of the s

A shipping frame upon which an article of manufacture can be placed for storage and transport, said article having a plurality of studs that are used to support said article, said shipping frame comprising: a deck formed of integrally molded base members arranged to define the outer margins of the shipping frame; a plurality of risers that are integrally molded with and project upwardly from said deck, said risers being spaced to accommodate said article; and, a plurality of adapter saddles that are attached to said risers and shaped to accommodate said article, said adapter saddles having at least one slot for supportably engaging said studs of said article. A shipping frame for packaging an article of manufacture for storage and transport, said article having a plurality of studs that are used to support said article, said shipping frame comprising: a base, a plurality of leg members, and an top skeleton for joining together into a unitary structure and being adapted to confine an article during storage and transport, a) said leg members having: a plurality of ends, one end for removably joining with said base and an other end for removably joining with said top skeleton; and, a center portion that defines the lateral sides of the shipping frame and spaces said base and said top skeleton apart to accommodate said article, b) said base having: a deck that defines the outer margins of substantially the bottom side of the shipping frame; a plurality of risers that are integrally molded with and project upwardly from said deck, said risers being spaced to accommodate said article; a plurality of adapter saddles that are attached to said risers and shaped to accommodate said article, said adapter saddles having at least one slot for supportably engaging said studs of said article; and, means for securably and removably joining each of said one end of said leg members to said deck, and c) said top skeleton having: integrally molded members arranged to define the outer margins of the top side of the shipping frame; and, means for securably and removably joining each of said other ends of said plurality of middle members to said upper portion. A shipping frame for packaging an article of manufacture for storage and transport comprising: a base, a plurality of leg members, and a top skeleton for joining together into a unitary structure and being adapted to confine the article during storage and transport, a) said leg members having: a plurality of ends, one of said ends for joining with said base during storage and shipping and an other of said ends for joining with said top skeleton during storage and shipping; and, a center portion for spacing said base and said top skeleton apart to accommodate said article during storage and shipping, b) said base having: a deck formed of integrally molded peripheral base members arranged to defines the outer margins of substantially the bottom side of the shipping frame; a plurality of spaced risers that are integrally molded with and project upwardly from said deck; a plurality of adapter saddles that are attached to said risers; and, means for removably and securably joining said one end of said leg members to said base during storage and shipping, and c) said top skeleton having: integrally molded peripheral members arranged to define the outer margins of the top side of the shipping frame, said peripheral members having two pair of opposite sides that are shaped to mesh with the base, one pair of said opposite sides having downwardly extending flaps that contain said leg members when the shipping frame is assembled in a collapsed position; a cross member that extends between and is integrally molded with said peripheral members, said cross member being adapted to mesh with said adapter saddles when the shipping frame is assembled in a collapsed position, said cross member having side portions that contain said leg members when the shipping frame is assembled in a collapsed position; and, means for removably and securably joining said other end of said leg members to said top skeleton during storage and shipping of said article.