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A piggy back shipping/storage package, a bracket for use in building the package, and method for building the package. The bracket has an article attachment lug for being attached to the top of a lower article mounted on a lower pallet, and a pallet supporting platform for supporting the bottom of a

A piggy back shipping/storage package, a bracket for use in building the package, and method for building the package. The bracket has an article attachment lug for being attached to the top of a lower article mounted on a lower pallet, and a pallet supporting platform for supporting the bottom of an upper pallet on which an upper article is supported.

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1. A shipping/storage package comprising:(a) a first pallet: (b) a first article positioned on top of said fist pallet, said first article having a first side and a second side; (c) a second pallet, said second pallet having a first side and a second side; (d) a second article positioned on top of s

1. A shipping/storage package comprising:(a) a first pallet: (b) a first article positioned on top of said fist pallet, said first article having a first side and a second side; (c) a second pallet, said second pallet having a first side and a second side; (d) a second article positioned on top of said second pallet; (e) a first bracket having an article attachment lug attached to said first side of said first article and a pallet supporting platform supporting said first side of said second pallet; said first bracket including a pallet attachment means for attaching said second pallet to said pallet supporting platform of said first bracket; and (f) a second bracket having an article attachment lug attached to said second side of said first article and a pallet supporting platform supporting said second side of said second pallet; said second bracket including a pallet attachment means for attaching said upper pallet to said pallet supporting platform of said second bracket. 2. A method for building a piggy back shipping/storage package comprising the steps of:(a) providing a first article/pallet unit including a first pallet and a first article positioned on top of said first pallet, said first article having a first side and a second side; (b) providing a second article/pallet unit including a second pallet and a second article positioned on top of said second pallet, said second pallet having a first side and a second side; (c) providing a first bracket having an article attachment lug and a pallet supporting platform; said first bracket including a pallet attachment means; (d) attaching said pallet attachment means of said first bracket to said first side of said second pallet; (e) providing a second bracket having an article attachment lug and a pallet supporting platform; said second bracket including a pallet attachment lug; (f) attaching said pallet attachment lug of said second bracket to said second side of said second pallet; (f) attaching said article attachment lug of said first bracket to said first side of said first article; (f) attaching said article attachment lug of said second bracket to said second side of said first article; (g) supporting said first side of said second pallet on said pallet supporting platform of said first bracket; and (h) supporting said second side of said second pallet on said pallet supporting platform of said second bracket.