Flat glass shipping case

Claim 2

A shipping case for sheets of frangible material, comprising an elongated longitudinally extending base member upon which said sheets stand in face-to-face upright position, pairs of upright members fastened to said base member at spaced locations therealong, the upright members of each said pair being located on opposite sides of said plurality of sheets and extending upwardly above said sheets to enclose said sheets therebetween, an elongated longitudinally extending cap member fastened between said upright members above said sheets, clamp means carried by said cap member for exerting pressure downwardly against the upper edges of said sheets to immobilize said sheets within said shipping case, and fastening means for said pairs of upright members located at spaced intervals along said base member whereby said spaced pairs of upright members may be located at selected locations therealong to accommodate sheets of different lengths and maintain the balance of the loaded case.

Claim 3

A shipping case for sheets of frangible material as claimed in claim 1, including means spaced along said upright members for fastening said cap member at selected positions to accommodate sheets of different heights in said case.

Claim 4

A shipping case for sheets of frangible material, comprising an elongated longitudinally extending base member upon which said sheets stand in face-to-face upright position, pairs of upright members fastened to said base member at spaced locations therealong, the upright members of each said pair beiNg located on opposite sides of said plurality of sheets and extending upwardly above said sheets to enclose said sheets therebetween, an elongated longitudinally extending cap member fastened between said upright members above said sheets, and clamp means carried by said cap member for exerting pressure downwardly against the upper edges of said sheets to immobilize said sheets within said shipping case, the means for fastening said upright members to said base member including openings extending through said base member, corresponding openings at the lower end of said pairs of upright members, and connector means extending through said corresponding openings in said base and upright members, said base having a plurality of said openings spaced along the length thereof whereby said pairs of upright members may be located at selected locations to accommodate sheets of different lengths, the means for fastening said cap member to said upright members including openings extending through said cap member, corresponding openings in said pairs of upright members, and connector means extending through said openings in said base and upright members, said upright members having a plurality of said openings spaced therealong whereby said cap member may be fastened at selected locations to accommodate sheets of different heights.

Claim 5

A shipping case for sheets of frangible material, comprising an elongated longitudinally extending base member upon which said sheets stand in face-to-face upright position, pairs of upright members fastened to said base member at spaced locations therealong, the upright members of each said pair beiNg located on opposite sides of said plurality of sheets and extending upwardly above said sheets to enclose said sheets therebetween, an elongated longitudinally extending cap member fastened between said upright members above said sheets, and clamp means carried by said cap member for exerting pressure downwardly against the upper edges of said sheets to immobilize said sheets within said shipping case, the means for fastening said upright members to said base member including openings extending through said base member, corresponding openings at the lower end of said pairs of upright members, and connector means extending through said corresponding openings in said base and upright members, said base having a plurality of said openings spaced along the length thereof whereby said pairs of upright members may be located at selected locations to accommodate sheets of different lengths, the means for fastening said cap member to said upright members including openings extending through said cap member, corresponding openings in said pairs of upright members, and connector means extending through said openings in said base and upright members, said upright members having a plurality of said openings spaced therealong whereby said cap member may be fastened at selected locations to accommodate sheets of different heights.

Claim 6

A shipping case for sheets of frangible material as claimed in claim 3, including a pair of spaced hooks associated with said cap member by which said shipping case can be engaged and lifted.

Claim 7

A shipping case for sheets of frangible material as claimed in claim 3, wherein said clamp means includes a screw jack carried by said cap member for turning down to exert said pressure against the upper edges of the sheets when said cap member is fastened in said selected location.

Claim 8

A shipping case for sheets of frangible material as claimed in claim 3, including a retainer block extending upwardly from and restrained against longitudinal movement relative to said base member at one edge of said sheet, and a band encircling said sheets and retainer block and urging said sheets toward said retainer block to prevent endwise movement of said sheets.

Claim 9

A shipping case for sheets of frangible material as claimed in claim 3, including a retainer block extending upwardly from and restrained against longitudinal movement relative to said base member at each edge of said sheets, and a band encircling said sheets and retainer blocks.

Claim 10

A shipping case for sheets of frangible material as claimed in claim 3, wherein said base member and cap member comprise inverted channel-shaped sections, said openings extending through said base and cap members comprising matching holes in the opposite flanges of said channel-shaped sections, and including slots in the webs of said base member and cap member spaced inwardly from said flanges and transversely aligned with said holes for receiving said upright members whereby the distance between the upright members of each said pair may be varied to accommodate different numbers of said sheets.

Claim 11

A shipping case for sheets of frangible material as claimed in claim 8, including cushioning blocks mounted on top of said web of said base member between said slots, a layer of resilient material on the interior face of said upright members adjacent said sheets, and protective strips extending along the ends and across the top of said sheets.