Shipping crate for unitized packages

Claim 1

A SHIPPING CRATE FOR SHIPPING FLAT SHEETS OF GLASS OR OTHER FRANGIBLE MATERIAL, COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR BASE INCLUDING A PAIR OF SPACED, LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING SUPPORT BARS, SPACER BLOCKS SECURED TO THE UNDERSURFACE OF SAID SUPPORT BARS FOR MAINTAINING SAID SUPPORT BARS IN SPACED RELATION TO A SUPPORTING SURFACE, AND SLAT MEMBERS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF THE BASE AND SECURED TO THE UNDERSIDE OF PAIRS OF SAID SPACER BLOCKS, VERTICALLY DISPOSED ANGULAR CORNER MEMBERS SECURED TO SAID BASE AT THE CORNERS THEREOF WITH ONE OF THE LEGS OF EACH SAID CORNER MEMBER EXTENDING PARALLEL TO THE SIDE OF SAID BASE AND THE OTHER OF THE LEGS THEREOF EXTENDING PARALLEL TO THE END OF SAID BASE, A PLURALITY OF CARTONS CONTAINING THE FLAT SHEETS SUPPORTED ON EDGE IN A PLURALITY OF TIERS IN VERTICAL FACE-TO FACE RELATIONSHIP UPON SAID BASE, THE ENDMOST CARTONS OF EACH TIER BEING RECEIVED IN AND ENGAGED BY THE LEGS OF SAID ANGULAR CORNER MEMBERS, HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED ANGULAR END MEMBERS CONNECTING THE UPPER ENDS OF SAID VERTICAL CORNER MEMBERS AT EITHER END OF SAID SHIPPING CRATE, ONE LEG OF EACH SAID ANGULAR END MEMBER EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY ALONG THE FACE OF THE ENDMOST CARTON AND THE OTHER LEG THEREOF EXTENDING TOWARD THE INTERIOR OF SAID SHIPPING CRATE ALONG THE UPPER EDGE OF SAID ENDMOST CARTON, HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED ANGULAR SIDE MEMBERS CONNECTING THE UPPER ENDS OF SAID VERTICAL CORNER MEMBERS AT EITHER SIDE OF SAID SHIPPING CRATE, ONE LEG OF EACH SAID ANGULAR SIDE MEMBER EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY ALONG THE ENDS OF THE UPPER TIER OF SAID CARTONS AND THE OTHER LEG THEREOF EXTENDING TOWARD THE INTERIOR OF SAID SHIPPING CRATE OVER THE CORNERS OF SAID CARTONS TO RESTRAIN THE CARTONS AGAINST MOVEMENT WITHIN SAID SHIPPING CRATE, AND A HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED BANDING STRAP ENCIRCLING SAID CORNER MAMBERS INTERMEDIATE THE UPPER AND LOWER EDGES OF EACH TIER OF CARTONS EXCEPT SAID UPPER TIER FOR RESTRAINING SAID CARTONS AGAINST ENDWISE MOVEMENT.