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A beverage container packaging assembly is disclosed. The beverage container packaging assembly includes a bottom tray, center support, and a top tray. The bottom tray includes a plurality of cup-shaped elements each configured to accommodate a bottom portion of a beverage container. Each cup-shaped

A beverage container packaging assembly is disclosed. The beverage container packaging assembly includes a bottom tray, center support, and a top tray. The bottom tray includes a plurality of cup-shaped elements each configured to accommodate a bottom portion of a beverage container. Each cup-shaped element includes at least a first deformable element comprising one or more wide portions and one or more thin portions. The center support is disposed between the bottom tray and the top tray. The top tray includes bottle neck accommodating spaces each bounded by a set of vertical posts.

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1. A beverage container packaging assembly comprising: a bottom tray of molded paper pulp including a plurality of cup-shaped elements, the cup-shaped elements configured to accommodate a bottom portion of a beverage container, each cup-shaped element including one or more deformable elements formin

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A beverage container packaging assembly comprising: a bottom tray of molded paper pulp including a plurality of cup-shaped elements, the cup-shaped elements configured to accommodate a bottom portion of a beverage container, each cup-shaped element including one or more deformable elements forming a cross shape;a center support of molded paper pulp disposed between and in contact with the bottom tray and a top tray of molded paper pulp, the center support not extending to an outer edge of the beverage container packaging assembly, the center support including: a plurality of center support posts comprising at least one cross-shaped cavity;a plurality of beverage container support cavities bounded by the center support posts, the support cavities configured to surround at least a portion of the beverage container; andthe top tray of molded paper pulp including: a plurality of vertical members comprising at least one deformable element; anda plurality of bottle neck accommodating spaces each bounded by the at least one deformable element, the bottle neck accommodating spaces each configured to accommodate a neck portion of the beverage container. 2. The beverage container packaging assembly of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the bottle neck accommodating spaces are bounded by vertical members, the vertical members including the at least one deformable element. 3. The beverage container packaging assembly of claim 2, wherein at least one of the vertical members comprises a vertical post. 4. The beverage container packaging assembly of claim 1, wherein the at least one deformable element extends towards a center of the bottle neck accommodating space. 5. The beverage container packaging assembly of claim 1, wherein a cross-section of the cross-shaped cavities increases from a bottom end of the center support to a top end of the center support. 6. The beverage container packaging assembly of claim 1, wherein a cross-sectional area of the center support decreases between a top end of the center support and a bottom end of the center support. 7. The beverage container packaging assembly of claim 1, wherein one or more surfaces of the center support posts extend to a same height. 8. The beverage container packaging assembly of claim 1, wherein the beverage container support cavities include one or more of a quarter circle shape, a half circle shape and full circle shape. 9. The beverage container packaging assembly of claim 1, wherein the one or more deformable elements of the bottom tray comprise the cross shape. 10. The beverage container packaging assembly of claim 1, wherein at least one of the beverage container support cavities include a semi-circular shape and at least one of the beverage container support cavities include a fully circular shape. 11. The beverage container packaging assembly of claim 1, wherein each of the beverage container support cavities are configured to at least partially encapsulate a beverage container. 12. The beverage container packaging assembly of claim 1, wherein a first set of the beverage container support cavities are configured to fully encapsulate a beverage container and a second set of the beverage container support cavities are configured to partially encapsulate a beverage container. 13. The beverage container packaging assembly of claim 1, wherein the bottom tray, center support, and top tray are configured to contact the beverage container. 14. A beverage container packaging assembly comprising: a bottom tray of molded paper pulp including a plurality of cup-shaped elements, the cup-shaped elements configured to accommodate a bottom portion of a beverage container, each cup-shaped element including one or more deformable elements forming a cross shape;a top tray of molded paper pulp including a plurality of bottle neck accommodating spaces each bounded by at least one deformable element, the bottle neck accommodating spaces each configured to accommodate a neck portion of the beverage container; anda center support of molded paper pulp disposed between and in contact with the bottom tray and the top tray, the center support including at least one cross-shaped cavity and a plurality of beverage container support cavities bounded by a plurality of center support posts, the support cavities configured to surround at least a portion of the beverage container. 15. The beverage container packaging assembly of claim 14, wherein a cross-sectional area of the center support decreases between a top end of the center support and a bottom end of the center support. 16. The beverage container packaging assembly of claim 14, wherein one or more surfaces of the center support posts extend to a same height. 17. The beverage container packaging assembly of claim 14, wherein each of the beverage container support cavities are configured to fully encapsulate a beverage container. 18. The beverage container packaging assembly of claim 14, wherein the one or more deformable elements of the bottom tray comprise the cross shape. 19. The beverage container packaging assembly of claim 14, wherein a first set of the beverage container support cavities are configured to fully encapsulate the beverage container and a second set of the beverage container support cavities are configured to partially encapsulate the beverage container. 20. A beverage container packaging assembly comprising: a bottom tray of molded paper pulp including: a plurality of cup-shaped elements, the cup-shaped elements configured to accommodate a bottom portion of a beverage container, each cup-shaped element including at least a first deformable element comprising one or more wide portions and one or more thin portions; anda plurality of posts each comprising a plurality of deformable post elements;a center support of molded paper pulp disposed between and in contact with the bottom tray and a top tray of molded paper pulp, the center support including: a plurality of beverage container support cavities configured to surround at least a portion of a beverage container; anda plurality of star-shaped cavities that contact the deformable post elements of the bottom tray;the top tray of molded paper pulp including: a plurality of vertical posts comprising at least one deformable element; anda plurality of bottle neck accommodating spaces each bounded by a set of the vertical posts, the bottle neck accommodating spaces each configured to accommodate a neck portion of the beverage container.