Cross-brace assembly and method of assembling and use

A method of assembling a household appliance in a package, comprising:

• providing a holder having a planar body comprising a first side, spaced from a second side, and a first outer tab extending from the first side and a second outer tab extending from the second side;
• bending a first inner tab and a second inner tab formed in the planar body, wherein the first inner tab is spaced from the first outer tab and the second inner tab is spaced from the second outer tab, and wherein the first inner tab comprises a first aperture and the second inner tab comprises a second aperture;
• inserting a brace through the first and second apertures to form a cross-brace assembly, such that a first end of the brace is disposed between the first inner and outer tabs and a second end of the brace is disposed between the second inner and outer tabs;
• and
• bending the first outer tab toward the first end of the brace and bending the second outer tab toward the second end of the brace;
• disposing the household appliance within a container comprising at least a first wall and a second wall, opposite the first wall;
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• placing the cross-brace assembly within the container, above the household appliance, such that the first outer tab is disposed adjacent to the first wall and the second outer tab is disposed adjacent to the second wall.