Apparatus and method for packaging a load having projections

A method for packaging a load having a projection comprising:

• providing a load having projections, the projections having a first surface and a second surface;
• interlacing an inverted inner U-board with an outer U-board, the inner U-board being separate and distinct from the outer U-board, wherein the inner U-board has a first surface, an inner wall, and an outer wall, wherein the outer U-board has a first surface, an inner wall, and an outer wall, the first surface of the inner U-board being substantially parallel to the first surface of the outer U-board, the inner and outer U-boards being substantially parallel to one another, each of the inner and outer U-boards having a height, the height of the outer U-board being sufficiently greater than the height of the inner U-board to accommodate the projection therebetween, wherein a space is defined between the inner wall of the inner U-board and the inner wall of the outer U-board and wherein the first surface of the inner U-board is configured to support the load projection and the inner wall of the inner U-board is configured to protect the projection by supporting the first surface of the projection.