Patent ID: 7543703

Claim:
A positioning and retaining assembly for securing an appliance in a carton comprising: a. a top cap including at least two corrugated boards which are secured together and at least three top clips secured to the boards and arranged to engage the appliance at spaced apart locations around the periphery of the top of the appliance, each said top clip having two legs with a foot on each leg that projects outwardly from the legs, each foot being sandwiched between two corrugated boards in the cap to hold the top clip in position; and b. a bottom pad including at least two corrugated boards which are secured together and at least three bottom clips secured to the pad and arranged to engage the appliance at spaced apart locations around the periphery of the bottom of the appliance, each said bottom clip having two legs with a foot on each leg that projects outwardly from the legs, each foot being sandwiched between two corrugated boards in the pad to hold the bottom clip in position.