Packaging assembly for an appliance

A packaging assembly for an appliance, comprising:

• a first shock-absorbing member defining a cavity to receive a top of said appliance, wherein the first shock-absorbing member defines a first groove and a second groove, each of the first groove and the second groove defined in a top surface of the first shock-absorbing member and extending along a length thereof;
• a second shock-absorbing member defining a recess to receive a bottom of said appliance, wherein the first shock-absorbing member and the second shock-absorbing member are configured to retain said appliance;
• a first support feature disposed within the first groove of the first shock-absorbing member;
• a second support feature disposed within the second groove of the first shock-absorbing member, wherein each of the first support feature and the second support feature is constructed of a wood plastic composite, defines a hollow interior, and has elongated ribs extending along a length of an inner surface within the hollow interior, and wherein the elongated ribs are positioned at intervals around the hollow interior and extend toward a center of the hollow interior with distal ends of the elongated ribs spaced from the inner surface, each of the first and second support features having a plurality of planes of symmetry along a cross-section and crossing through at least one elongated rib;
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• elongated support members extending along an outer surface of the second shock-absorbing member from a first corner to a second corner and perpendicular to the first and second support features.