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A bottle support is shown in the form of a double bottle enclosure, a single bottle enclosure and a triple bottle enclosure. Each enclosure embodiment includes an outer box having an orthorhombic shape. A lower retainer fits within a lower portion of the outer box. The lower retainer includes a top

A bottle support is shown in the form of a double bottle enclosure, a single bottle enclosure and a triple bottle enclosure. Each enclosure embodiment includes an outer box having an orthorhombic shape. A lower retainer fits within a lower portion of the outer box. The lower retainer includes a top deck with holes therein to receive lower ends of bottles spaced from walls of the outer box. An upper retainer also fits within the outer box near an upper end of the outer box. The upper retainer includes a main panel with holes therein which are sized to receive necks of bottles passing therethrough. The main panel keeps the necks of the bottles from impacting the upper end of the box and centered within the outer box. The retainers are preferably formed of planar panels of rigid material, such as corrugated paperboard, cut and folded to form the retainers.

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1. An enclosure for containing at least one bottle therein, the enclosure comprising in combination: an outer box substantially completely enclosing an interior space;said outer box having an orthorhombic shape including a substantially planar front wall opposite a substantially planar rear wall, wi

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An enclosure for containing at least one bottle therein, the enclosure comprising in combination: an outer box substantially completely enclosing an interior space;said outer box having an orthorhombic shape including a substantially planar front wall opposite a substantially planar rear wall, with side walls extending between said front wall and said rear wall, and with upper and lower end walls adapted to enclose upper and lower ends of said box;a lower retainer adapted to reside within said interior space adjacent said lower end wall;said lower retainer having a top deck held by said lower retainer in a position spaced from said lower end;said top deck including at least one hole therein, said hole adapted to receive a bottle having a similar diameter to said at least one hole;an upper retainer adapted to reside within said interior space adjacent said upper end wall;said upper retainer having a main panel held by said upper retainer in a position spaced from said upper wall;said main panel having at least one hole therein, said hole adapted to receive a neck of the bottle passing therethrough;said upper retainer including at least one spacing panel abutting said main panel, said at least one spacing panel adapted to space said main panel sufficiently from said outer box to keep an upper end of the bottle out of contact with said outer box, said at least one spacing panel abutting said main panel at a point on said main panel closer to said hole in said main panel than to edges of said main panel; andsaid at least one spacing panel connected on at least a portion thereof to a front panel which is connected in fixed position to at least a portion of said main panel, said front panel extending from said main panel non-parallel with said main panel, and said at least one spacing panel oriented non-parallel with both said main panel and said front panel, and said at least one spacing panel oriented non-perpendicular to said front panel, such that said at least one spacing panel is to some extent held in position relative to said main panel by said front panel therebetween. 2. The enclosure of claim 1 wherein multiple holes are provided in said top deck and said main panel, such that a plurality of bottles can be supported within said outer box with each of the bottles supported by both said lower retainer and said upper retainer. 3. The enclosure of claim 2 wherein said multiple holes in said top deck and said main panel are each aligned vertically and spaced from walls of said outer box to position bottles spaced from said walls of said box when the bottles are located passing through said holes. 4. The enclosure of claim 1 wherein said top deck of said lower retainer includes a pair of side legs extending down from said top deck, said side legs adapted to space said top deck away from said lower end of said outer box. 5. The enclosure of claim 4 wherein at least one of said side legs includes a flap therein bent away from a plane in which other portions of said side leg is oriented, said flap adapted to further support said top deck spaced from said lower end wall of said outer box. 6. The enclosure of claim 4 wherein said lower retainer includes a bottom deck parallel with said top deck and spaced from said top deck by a height of said side legs, said bottom deck adapted to be located abutting said lower end of said outer box. 7. The enclosure of claim 6 wherein said lower retainer includes an under layer oriented parallel with said top deck and closer to said top deck than to said bottom deck, said under layer coupled to said top deck, said under layer having a hole therein aligned with said hole in said top deck and sized similar to said hole in said top deck. 8. The enclosure of claim 7 wherein a mid layer is oriented adjacent said under layer and said top deck, said mid layer having a hole therein similar to said hole in said under layer and said hole in said top deck. 9. The enclosure of claim 1 wherein said top deck has a width and a depth similar to a distance between said side walls and said rear wall and said front wall, such that said top deck is prevented from substantial lateral movement by said outer box. 10. The enclosure of claim 9 wherein said hole in said top deck includes a plurality of fingers radiating toward a center of said hole, said fingers having an inside edge defining a circle having a diameter less than the diameter of the bottle adapted to be enclosed within said enclosure, said fingers adapted to flex sufficiently to allow the bottle to pass into the hole with said fingers engaging the bottle. 11. The enclosure of claim 1 wherein said upper retainer includes at least one panel perpendicular to said main panel, said at least one panel extending up from said main panel to said upper end wall of said outer box. 12. The enclosure of claim 11 wherein said at least one panel of said upper retainer includes both a front panel and a diagonal panel, said front panel and said diagonal panel each oriented perpendicular to said main panel, said front panel adapted to be located adjacent said front wall of said outer box and said diagonal panel extending rearwardly from said front panel, said diagonal panel coupled to said front panel. 13. The enclosure of claim 12 wherein a reinforcing panel is located adjacent said main panel, said reinforcing panel bonded to said main panel, said reinforcing panel having a hole therein aligned with said hole in said main panel. 14. The enclosure of claim 13 wherein said diagonal panel has a length greater than a depth of said outer box, said diagonal panel bent away from said front panel an amount greater than 90°, with said diagonal panel having sufficient resiliency to be biased toward returning toward a planar orientation along with said front panel, said length of said diagonal panel sufficient to keep said diagonal panel oriented away from planar with said front panel due to said length of said diagonal panel being greater than a depth of said outer box. 15. The enclosure of claim 1 wherein multiple holes are provided in said top deck and said main panel, such that a plurality of bottles can be supported within said outer box with each of the bottles supported by both said lower retainer and said upper retainer; and said at least one spacing panel abuts said main panel adjacent each of said multiple holes in said main panel. 16. A bottle enclosure comprising in combination: an outer box formed of a plurality of thin planar walls;a lower retainer;said lower retainer adapted to fit within said outer box;said lower retainer adapted to support a lower end of a bottle adjacent thereto;an upper retainer;said upper retainer adapted to fit within said outer box;said upper retainer adapted to support a neck of a bottle adjacent thereto;said upper retainer having a substantially planar main panel with a hole sized to receive the neck of the bottle passing therethrough;said upper retainer including at least one spacing panel abutting said main panel, said at least one spacing panel adapted to space said main panel sufficiently from said outer box to keep an upper end of the bottle out of contact with said outer box, said at least one spacing panel abutting said main panel at a point on said main panel closer to said hole in said main panel than to edges of said main panel; andsaid at least one spacing panel connected on at least a portion thereof to a front panel which is connected in fixed position to at least a portion of said main panel, said front panel extending from said main panel non-parallel with said main panel, and said at least one spacing panel oriented non-parallel with both said main panel and said front panel, and said at least one spacing panel oriented non-perpendicular to said front panel, such that said at least one spacing panel is to some extent held in position relative to said main panel by said front panel therebetween. 17. The bottle enclosure of claim 16 wherein said at least one spacing panel includes a diagonal panel oriented perpendicular to said main panel and extending between opposing thin planar walls of said outer box in a direction neither parallel nor perpendicular relative to said walls of said outer box. 18. The bottle enclosure of claim 17 wherein said upper retainer includes said front panel extending upward from said main panel, said diagonal panel coupled to said front panel at one end thereof, with said diagonal panel extending away from said front panel in a direction neither parallel nor perpendicular from said front panel. 19. The bottle enclosure of claim 18 wherein said main panel includes at least two holes passing therethrough, said upper retainer including at least two diagonal panels oriented perpendicular to said main panel, said upper retainer adapted to hold two bottles with necks thereof passing through said at least two holes. 20. The bottle enclosure of claim 16 wherein said lower retainer includes a top deck, said top deck adapted to be spaced from portions of said outer box by side legs, said side legs extending substantially perpendicularly from said top deck, said top deck including a hole therein adapted to receive a portion of the bottle passing therethrough. 21. The bottle enclosure of claim 20 wherein said lower retainer includes an under layer coupled to said top deck, said under layer including a hole therein aligned with said hole in said top deck, said lower retainer adapted to be folded to align said under layer with said top deck. 22. The bottle enclosure of claim 21 wherein at least one of said side legs includes a flap formed therein, said flap adapted to be flexed away from adjacent portions of said side leg to a position underlying said main panel and substantially perpendicular to said main panel and non-parallel with said side legs. 23. The bottle enclosure of claim 16 wherein multiple holes are provided in said top deck and said main panel, such that a plurality of bottles can be supported within said outer box with each of the bottles supported by both said lower retainer and said upper retainer; and said at least one spacing panel abuts said main panel adjacent each of said multiple holes in said main panel. 24. A bottle protective enclosure comprising in combination: an outer box formed of a plurality of thin planar walls spaced from each other and surrounding an interior space;a first retainer;said first retainer adapted to fit within said outer box;said first retainer adapted to support a lower end of a bottle adjacent thereto;a second retainer;said second retainer adapted to fit within said outer box;said second retainer adapted to support a neck of a bottle adjacent thereto;said second retainer having a substantially planar main panel with a hole sized large enough to receive the neck of the bottle passing therethrough and small enough to prevent passage of the lower end of the bottle therethrough;said second retainer including at least one spacing panel abutting said main panel, said at least one spacing panel adapted to space said main panel sufficiently from said outer box to keep an upper end of the bottle out of contact with said outer box, said at least one spacing panel abutting said main panel at a point on said main panel closer to said hole in said main panel than to edges of said main panel; andsaid at least one spacing panel connected on at least a portion thereof to a front panel which is connected in fixed position to at least a portion of said main panel, said front panel extending from said main panel non-parallel with said main panel, and said at least one spacing panel oriented non-parallel with both said main panel and said front panel, and said at least one spacing panel oriented non-perpendicular to said front panel, such that said at least one spacing panel is to some extent held in position relative to said main panel by said front panel therebetween. 25. The enclosure of claim 24 wherein said at least one spacing panel is located on a side of said main panel adapted to be closest to the upper end of the bottle when the upper neck of the bottle is oriented within said hole in said main panel, at least one said spacing panel sized to extend further from said main panel than a portion of the bottle adjacent the upper end of the bottle extending beyond said hole in said main panel, such that said at least one spacing panel keeps the upper end of the bottle out of contact with said outer box when said outer box is adjacent an end of said at least one spacing panel opposite said main panel. 26. The enclosure of claim 25 wherein said at least one spacing panel includes a diagonal panel oriented perpendicular to said main panel and extending away from said main panel to one of said walls of said outer box, with said diagonal panel oriented in a plane non-parallel with each of said walls of said outer box. 27. The enclosure of claim 24 wherein said first retainer includes an arcuate edge adapted to support at least a portion of the lower end of the bottle. 28. The enclosure of claim 27 wherein said arcuate edge has a diameter adapted to match a diameter of the bottle below the neck of the bottle and with the arcuate edge oriented in a plane substantially perpendicular to a long axis of the bottle. 29. The enclosure of claim 24 wherein said first retainer includes an arcuate edge adapted to support a portion of the lower end of the bottle, with said arcuate edge including at least one finger adapted to flex out of a plane in which remaining portions of said arcuate edge are oriented, with a tip of said finger adapted to be in contact with a surface of the bottle. 30. The enclosure of claim 24 wherein said second retainer includes a reinforcing panel located adjacent said main panel and extending parallel with said main panel, said reinforcing panel having a hole therein aligned with said hole in said main panel. 31. The bottle protective enclosure of claim 24 wherein multiple holes are provided in said top deck and said main panel, such that a plurality of bottles can be supported within said outer box with each of the bottles supported by both said lower retainer and said upper retainer; and said at least one spacing panel abuts said main panel adjacent each of said multiple holes in said main panel.