Household appliance packaging assembly

A household appliance packaging assembly defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the household appliance packaging assembly comprising:

• a paper-based packaging container extending in the vertical direction between a bottom and a top, the paper-based packaging container defining a container interior for positioning a household appliance therein and a container exterior, the paper-based packaging container comprising:
• a paper-based flap rigidly attached over a portion of the container exterior, the paper-based flap and the container exterior defining a pocket therebetween for receiving a lifting hook therein for lifting the household appliance packaging assembly;
• a household appliance positioned within the paper-based packaging container;
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• a paper-based skid base attached to a bottom of the paper-based packaging container for supporting the paper-based packaging container, the paper-based skid base comprising:
• a plurality of paper-based boards extending across the bottom of the paper-based packaging container in the transverse direction and spaced apart from each other in the lateral direction,
• wherein, a lifting fork aperture is defined between each adjacent pair of paper-based boards of the plurality of paper-based boards for receiving one or more lifting fork extensions therethrough for lifting the household appliance packaging assembly.

A household appliance packaging assembly defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the household appliance packaging assembly comprising:

• a paper-based packaging container extending in the vertical direction between a bottom and a top, the paper-based packaging container defining a container interior for positioning a household appliance therein and a container exterior, the paper-based packaging container also defining a plurality of sides;
• a paper-based flap rigidly attached over a portion of the container exterior, the paper-based flap and the container exterior defining a pocket therebetween for receiving a lifting hook therein for lifting the household appliance packaging assembly;
• a paper-based skid base attached to a bottom of the paper-based packaging container for supporting the paper-based packaging container, the paper-based skid base comprising:
• a plurality of paper-based boards extending across the bottom of the paper-based packaging container in the transverse direction and spaced apart from each other in the lateral direction, wherein:
• a lifting fork aperture is defined between each adjacent pair of paper-based boards of the plurality of paper-based boards for receiving one or more lifting fork extensions therethrough for lifting the household appliance packaging assembly;
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• the paper-based flap and the lifting fork aperture are positioned on a first side of the plurality of sides.