US 12,391,465 B2
Modular engine shipping skid
Chad M. Couch, Franklin, IN (US)
Assigned to Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US)
Filed by Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US)
Filed on Apr. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/661,139.
Application 17/661,139 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2020/055212, filed on Oct. 12, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/933,629, filed on Nov. 11, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0250831 A1, Aug. 11, 2022
Int. Cl. B65D 85/68 (2006.01); B65D 19/38 (2006.01); B65D 19/44 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 85/68 (2013.01) [B65D 19/385 (2013.01); B65D 19/44 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00323 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00542 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00676 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00815 (2013.01); B65D 2519/0097 (2013.01); B65D 2585/6877 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A modular shipping skid for supporting an engine, comprising:
a base sized to receive the engine thereon;
an alignment member integrally formed with and projecting from the base, the alignment member including a profile configured to provide a predetermined orientation;
a plurality of vertically extending support members extending from the base; and
a plurality of fixture plates, each of the plurality of fixture plates having a different type of fixture for supporting the engine, and each of the plurality of fixture plates having an opening provided thereon that is configured to fit the profile of the alignment member projecting from the base in the predetermined orientation in order to secure the fixture plate onto the base.