Abstract: A shipping container for dunnage, such as automotive engines, is disclosed having a rigid frame and a pair of spaced apart dunnage support members which are secured to the frame. The dunnage support members each have upwardly extending portions which are adapted to abut against and support selected areas of the dunnage. These upwardly extending portions are constructed of a material formed by the isothermal reaction of isocyanate and a resin which are selected such that the elastomeric material resulting from the isothermal reaction is essentially devoid of entrapped air bubbles. A method for forming the dunnage support members is also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a recyclable dunnage support assembly. The dunnage support assembly includes a dunnage support member which is secured to a frame. The dunnage support member includes at least one surface which is adapted to engage and support dunnage for shipment. Each dunnage support member, furthermore, is formed from pulverized automative tire fragments which are held together by a binder. When use of the dunnage support is no longer necessary, the dunnage support member can be repulverized into fragments which are then reconstituted together with a binder to form a new and different dunnage support assembly. As such, the dunnage support member is recyclable virtually indefinitely.