Patent ID: 7370761

Claim:
A container package assembly comprising: a first support member and a second support member, each of the first support member and second support member having a front side, a back side, a right side and a left side, the first support member and the second support member being arranged along a common plane wherein one of the sides of the first support member is held immediately adjacent to one of the sides of the second support member by at least one adhesive, the first support member further comprises at least one wall, the at least one wall having a wall Length and a wall height, the at least one wall being substantially perpendicular to a support surface of the first support member, the at least one wall defining at least a portion of at least one of the front side, back side, right side and left side of the first support member, the second support member further comprises at least one wall, the at least one wall having a wall length and a wall height, the at least one wall being substantially perpendicular to a support surface of the second support member, the at least one wall defining at least a portion of at least one of the front side, back side, right side and left side of the second support member, the support surface of the first support member and the support surface of the second support member defining a total support area; a plurality of containers, the plurality of containers positioned on the support surface of the first support member and the second support member; a top pad, the top pad positioned on top of the containers, the top pad extending over at least a portion of each of the containers, the top pad having a pad surface oriented substantially parallel to the support surface of the first support member, the pad surface having an area that is less than the total support area; and a film: the support members, the plurality of containers and the top pad comprising an assembly, the assembly at least partially encapsulated by the film.