Package assembly and cushion

Claim 1

A PACKAGE ASSEMBLY FOR COMMODITIES COMPRISING A CONTAINER HAVING TOP, BOTTOM AND SIDE WALLS, AND A CORNER POST MADE OF SOLID RESILIENT ENERGY-ABSORBING MATERIAL, SUCH AS EXPANDED POLYETHYLENE FOAM, DISPOSED IN EACH SPACED OPPOSED CORNER OF SAID CONTAINER, EACH OF SAID CORNER POSTS HAVING A LENGTH NORMALLY GREATER THAN THE LENGTH OF SAID CORNER WHEREBY THE POSTS ARE COMPRESSED BY ENGAGEMENT WITH THE TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS OF SAID CONTAINER AND THE SIDES OF THE POSTS ENGAGE THE SIDE WALLS OF THE CONTAINER, SAID POSTS INCLUDING A CUT-OUT INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS TO PROVIDE UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES FOR ENGAGING THE ASSOCIATED PORTIOS OF THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE COMMODITY SUPPORTED THEREIN TO PROVIDE A CONTACT AREA SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE AREA OF SAID SURFACES, AND SIDE SURFACES FOR ENGAGING THE ASSOCIATED PORTIONS OF THE