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A shipping container comprises a floor and an upright rear wall that intersect at approximately a right angle for vertically supporting a plurality of parallel panels such as insulating glass units, with the edges of the panels being supported by the floor and the rear wall. A plurality of elongated

A shipping container comprises a floor and an upright rear wall that intersect at approximately a right angle for vertically supporting a plurality of parallel panels such as insulating glass units, with the edges of the panels being supported by the floor and the rear wall. A plurality of elongated, elastic restraints, such as elastic cords, are carried by the container and are positioned so as to encounter a respective panel and to elastically urge that panel toward said intersection. Each elongated elastic restraint extends generally in the plane of its respective panel from the rear wall above the floor to the floor forwardly of the rear wall, the restraint contacting and elastically pressing against the upper, forward corner of the glass unit.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A shipping container and a plurality of parallel panels supported therein, the container comprising a floor, a generally upright rear wall, and a frame supporting the floor and rear wall in planes that intersect at approximately a right angle for vertically supporting sai

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A shipping container and a plurality of parallel panels supported therein, the container comprising a floor, a generally upright rear wall, and a frame supporting the floor and rear wall in planes that intersect at approximately a right angle for vertically supporting said plurality of parallel panels with edges of the panels being supported by the floor and the rear wall, respectively, the panels being supported in parallel planes that are perpendicular to the planes of the rear wall and the floor, and elastic restraining means comprising an elongated, elastic restraint positioned so as to encounter a panel and to elastically urge that panel towards said intersection. [13.] A shipping container for panels comprising a floor, a generally upright rear wall, and a frame supporting the floor and rear wall in planes that intersect at approximately a right angle for vertically supporting a plurality of parallel panels with edges of the panels being supported by the floor and the rear wall, respectively, with the panels supported in parallel planes that are perpendicular to the planes of the rear wall and the floor, an elastic restraining means comprising an elongated, elastic restraint positioned so as to encounter a panel and to elastically urge that panel towards said intersection, said restraint including along its length the support block adapted to contact the forward, upper corner of a panel to transmit force to the panel. The shipping container of claim 13, wherein said support block includes a recess adapted to receive the forward, upper corner of the panel, the block having a width greater than the width of the panel to appropriately space and support the panel with respect to adjacent panels. The shipping container of claim 13, wherein said support block includes outwardly converging walls defining a recess sized to encounter parallel edges of the panel and to press said edges toward each other.