Patent ID: 8701884

Claim:
A shipping container for bottles having a body portion of a first size, a neck portion of a reduced size, and a shoulder portion defining a transition between the body portion and the neck portion, the shipping container comprising: a lower tray, the lower tray comprising: a lower receptacle for receiving the bottom of a bottle; and an upper tray, the upper tray comprising: an upper receptacle for receiving the shoulder of the bottle such that the receptacle extends around the shoulder of the bottle to the bottle body; and a support wall attaching the upper receptacle to the upper tray, wherein the support wall is attached to the top of the upper tray, to a distal end of the upper receptacle, and to an outer portion of the upper receptacle around a circumference of the upper receptacle adjacent an outer diameter of the bottle such that the support wall attaches to the upper receptacle adjacent to the body portion of the bottle and the shoulder portion of the bottle; and wherein the upper tray lacks a support wall attached around the neck of the bottle.