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Claim 1

A RIGID, LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING SHIPPING CONTAINER, ADAPTED TO ENCLOSE AND SUPPORT FROM THE SIDES THEREOF AN ARTICLE TO BE SHIPPED, COMPRISING A LOWER, RIGID, LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING SECTION WHICH INCLUDES A BOTTOM WALL HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY SMOOTH BOTTOM SURFACE EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY THROUGHOUT THE LENGTH OF SAID SECTION, A PAIR OF UPWARDLY EXTENDING PARALLEL SIDE WALLS CONNECTED TO SAID BOTTOM WALL AND EACH HAVING AN OUTWARDLY FACING SUBSTANTIALLY SMOOTH SURFACE EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY THROUGHOUT THE LENGTH OF SAID SECTION, AND AT THE UPPER EDGES OF SAID SIDE WALLS A PAIR OF PARALLEL LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING MEMBERS OF SUBSTANTIAL CROSS SECTION EACH OF WHICH IS ADAPTED TO REINFORCE THE SIDE WALL ON WHICH IT IS MOUNTED AND ACT AS A ROLLER GUIDE RAID; A CARRIER ADAPTED TO SUPPORT AN ARTICLE TO BE SHIPPED, COMPRISING, A TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING FRAME HAVING AT EACH SIDE THEREOF A PAIR OF LONGITUDINALLY SPACED ROLLERS ADAPTED TO ENGAGE IN ROLLING CONTACT, AND BE SUPPORTED BY, THE LONGITUDIANLLY EXTENDING MEMBER FIXED TO THE TOP EDGE OF THE ADJACENT SIDE WALL OF SAID LOWER SECTION, EACH ROLLER AND THE LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING MEMBER SUPPORTING IT BEING ADAPTED TO PREVENT SUBSTANTIAL RELATIVE TRANSVERSE MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID ROLLER AND SAID MEMBER; AN UPPER RIGID, LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING SECTION WHICH INCLUDES A TOP, A PAIR OF DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING SIDE WALLS CONNECTED TO SAID TOP AND EACH HAVING AN OUTWARDLY FACING SUBSTANTIALLY SMOOTH SURFACE EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY THROUGHOUT THE LENGHT OF SAID SECTION, AND AT THE LOWER EDGES OF SAID SIDE WALLS A PAIR OF LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING REINFORCING MEMBERS EACH ADAPTED TO REINFORCE THE SIDE WALL ON WHICH IT IS MOUNTED; AND AT EACH SIDE OF SAID CONTAINER, A PLURALITY OF LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING SPACER MEMBERS EACH OF WHICH IS DEMOUNTABLY RIGIDLY CONNECTED TO, AND SPACES APART, SAID LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING REINFORCING MEMBERS AT THE LONGITUDINAL EDGES OF SAID UPPER AND LOWER SECTIONS AND HAS A SUBSTANTIALLY SMOOTH OUTWARDLY FACING SURFACE, THE ENDS OF SAID SPACER MEMBERS AT THE SIDES OF SAID CONTAINER BEING SPACED APART AND SERVING TO LOCATE SAID ROLLERS LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID CONTAINER, AND SAID SPACED UPPER AND LOWER LONGITUDINAL REINFORCING MEMBERS SERVING TO LOCATE SAID ROLLERS VERTICALLY AND TRANSVERSELY OF SAID CONTAINER, WHEREBY AN ARTICLE TO BE SHIPPED MOUNTED IN SAID CARRIER IS SUPPORTED IN SAID CONTAINER AND SECURED AGAINST SUBSTANTIAL LONGITUDINAL, VERTICAL AND TRANSVERSE MOVEMENTS RELATIVE TO SAID CONTAINER.