Patent ID: 6988615

Claim:
A shipping package for appliances for use with clamp material handling equipment comprising: one or more skids attached to the bottom of said appliance extending along and beyond opposite sidewalls of said appliance and extending beyond the front and rear sides of said appliance; four elongated blocks, each of said elongated blocks extending from one end of one of said one or more skids to the top of said appliance and engaging the adjacent vertical surfaces at one corner of said appliance; one or more pads positioned on the top of said appliance along the same opposite sides of said appliance as said skids; a fiberboard top cap overlying said pads and enclosing the upper ends of said elongated blocks; and shrink wrap film enveloping and shrunk to engage said top cap, said elongated blocks and said skids for holding said elongated blocks and fiberboard top cap securely in position on said appliance.