Shipping protector for bottles or the like

A wine bottle shipping tray for receiving and protecting wine bottles during shipping comprising:

• a bottle shoulder receiving cradle having left and right side curved bottle shoulder receiving portions for receiving and cradling a first wine bottle therein, a spaced region between said left and right side portions defining an absence of said bottle receiving shoulder portions;
• a bottle shoulder engaging member positioned in the spaced region having a portion for contacting a shoulder portion of a second wine bottle.

A bottle shipping protector having a first and second faces at opposite sides thereof, for engaging and protecting plural bottles during shipping, comprising:

• at least one arcuate cradle member for receiving a bottle body portion therein at a first face of said shipping protector;
• a hollow member formed in said arcuate cradle member, extending away from said cradle member in a direction away from said first face, wherein said hollow member thereby defines a bottle top stop member at said second face, said bottle top stop member providing a surface against which a top face of a bottle will engage to inhibit movement of the bottle in a lateral direction beyond said stop member.

A bottle shipping protector having a first and second faces at opposite sides thereof, for engaging and protecting plural bottles during shipping, comprising:

• at least one bottle receiving member for receiving a bottle body portion therein at a first face of said shipping protector;
• a hollow well member formed in said shipping protector relative to the first face thereof and extending in a direction away from said first face toward said second face, wherein said hollow well member defines a bottle top stop member at said second face, said bottle top stop member providing a surface against which a top face of a bottle will engage to inhibit movement of the bottle in a lateral direction beyond said stop member.

A bottle shipping protector having an upper and lower face, for engaging and protecting plural bottles during shipping, comprising:

• a bottle receiving portion defined relative to the upper face for receiving a bottle body portion of a first bottle therein;
• a bottle receiving portion defined relative to the lower face for receiving a bottle body portion of a second bottle therein;
• a downwardly extending well portion formed relative to said upper face defining a stop member relative to said lower face, said bottle top stop member providing a surface against which a topmost portion of the second bottle will engage to inhibit movement of the second bottle beyond said surface in a lateral direction relative to the length of the bottle.

A bottle shipping protector according to 33, further comprising a channel member extending beyond an end of said bottle top cradle in a direction away from said bottle receiving portion.