Frame fixture arrangement

Claim 1

A frame fixture apparatus for stabilizing goods within a transport vehicle, wherein said goods include a plurality of breakable equipment items which tend to topple about one pivot plane and are stable in other directions, said items being arranged in spaced relationships in said vehicle whereby said items tend to topple towards each other, and said apparatus including a plurality of clamping devices for interlinking said items and forming a rigidly interconnected stabilized structure preventing toppling of said items, each said clamping device comprising: a. a base having a gripping means for gripping the edges of a surface of said item on which said base is positioned; b. an upright post having a pair of slots therein, said post being affixed to said base so as to provide a surface in coplanar relationship with the posts on the bases arranged on the other items in said vehicle; c. a plate having a pair of holes therein; d. means for attaching said plate to said post; and e. an elongate cargo bar extending between said items in the toppling plane of said items intermediate each said post and plate so as to be clampingly engaged therebetween by said attaching means and to form a rigidly interlinked bracing frame structure with said items.