Packaging assembly for appliance

An appliance packaging assembly, comprising:

• a base tray assembly configured to receive a bottom of an appliance, the base tray assembly including:
• a base tray having a bottom panel and sidewalls extending from the bottom panel;
• and
• a perimeter support disposed on the bottom panel, wherein the perimeter support is formed of support boards stacked on one another, and wherein the perimeter support defines locating apertures and a central opening;
• a cover tray configured to be disposed over a top of the appliance;
• and
• corner supports extending between the base tray and the cover tray.

An appliance packaging assembly, comprising:

• a base tray assembly configured to receive a bottom of an appliance, the base tray assembly including:
• a base tray having a bottom panel and sidewalls extending from the bottom panel;
• and
• a support disposed on the bottom panel, wherein the support is formed of support boards stacked on one another;
• a cover tray configured to be disposed over a top of the appliance;
• first and second corner supports extending between the base tray and the cover tray, wherein each of the first and second corner supports defines a receiving space;
• and
• a cross brace having a first end extending into the receiving space of the first corner support and a second end extending into the receiving space of the second corner support.

An appliance packaging assembly, comprising:

• a base tray assembly configured to receive a bottom of an appliance, the base tray assembly including:
• a base tray having a bottom panel and sidewalls extending from the bottom panel;
• and
• a perimeter support disposed on the bottom panel, wherein the perimeter support is formed of support boards stacked on one another, and wherein the perimeter support defines locating apertures and a central opening;
• a cover tray assembly configured to be disposed over a top of the appliance, wherein the cover tray assembly includes:
• a cover tray;
• and
• an upper protector coupled to an inner surface of the cover tray, wherein a space is defined between the upper protector and a sidewall of the cover tray to receive an upwardly extending portion of the appliance;
• and
• corner supports extending between the base tray and the cover tray.