Paperboard platform for packaging fragile items

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A FLAT PAPERBOARD BLANK FOR FOLDING INTO AN ARTICLESUPPORTING BOX INSERT COMPRISING A CENTRAL FLOOR PORTION, SIDE PANELS FOLDABLY CONNECTED TO THE OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID FLOOR PORTION, SAID SIDE PANELS EACH HAVING TAB PORTIONS PROJECTING ENDWISE THEREOF AND PARTIALLY SEVERED BY A SLIT, INNER END WALLS FOLDABLY CONNECTED WITH THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID FLOOR PORTION, SAID FLOOR PORTION AND INNER END WALLS HAVING OPENINGS THEREIN TO RECEIVE AND SUPPORT AN ARTICLE, TOP WALLS FOLDABLY CONNECTED TO AND EXTENDING ENDWISE FROM SAID INNER END WALLS, OUTER END WALLS FOLDABLY CONNECTED TO AND EXTENDING ENDWISE FROM SAID TOP WALLS, END CLOSURES FOLDABLY CONNECTED TO AND EXTENDING LATERALLY FROM THE SIDE EDGES OF EACH OUTER END WALL, LOCKING TABS FOLDABLY CONNECTED TO THE OUTER LATERAL EDGES OF SAID END CLOSURES ADAPTED TO COACT WITH THE SLITS OF SAID SIDE PANEL TAB PORTIONS UPON ERECTION OF THE BLANK, AND AN ARTICLE SECURING FLAP FOLDABLY CONNECTED TO AND EXTENDING ENDWISE FROM ONE OF SAID OUTER END WALLS AND INCLUDING A SHELF PANEL ADJOINING SAID OUTER END WALL, A LOCKING FLAP FOLDABLY EXTENDING ENDWISE FROM SAID SHELF PANEL, AND LOCKING EARS EXTENDING FROM THE LATERAL SIDE EDGES OF SAID LOCKING FLAP ADAPTED FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SIDE PANEL TAB PORTIONS UPON ERECTION OF THE BLANK.