Wedge carton and insert assembly

A packaging assembly for packaging and transporting an article, the assembly comprising:

• a collapsible outer carton being comprised of a unitary sheet of cardboard with a first rectangular section, a second rectangular section, a first trapezoidal section, a second trapezoidal section, and a joint flap, said first trapezoidal section being located between said first and second rectangular sections opposite said second trapezoidal section being located between said first and second rectangular sections opposite said first trapezoidal section with first fold lines at junctions between said rectangular and trapezoidal sections, said first and second trapezoidal sections having second fold lines longitudinally therealong and said joint flap being fixed to said first rectangular section such that said outer carton can have at least two configurations, a first configuration with said outer carton bent at said second fold lines such that said outer carton has a substantially flat profile and, a second configuration with said outer carton bent at said first fold lines such that said outer carton has a substantially wedge shaped profile;
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• a stiffening insert having a general wedge shaped profile, said insert being located inside said outer carton and suitably sized and shaped to substantially prevent said outer carton from collapsing along said second fold lines to thereby retain said outer carton wedge shaped profile during shipment of the assembly and an article packaged therein, said insert being comprised of at least two pieces of interlocked cardboard that form at least one chamber therein.