A packaging or container system can include a cradle portion and/or a handle engaging portion. The cradle portion can include a plurality of panel configured to form a cradle for an article to be packaged. The cradle portion can be made monolithically with an outer container portion from a single piece of corrugated cardboard. The handle engaging portion can be formed of a foldable panel with at least one aperture configured to engage a protruding portion of an article to be packaged, such as the handle of a coffee mug. The handle engaging portion can also be made monolithically with an outer container portion from a single piece of corrugated cardboard.

A packaging or container system can include a cradle portion and/or a handle engaging portion. The cradle portion can include a plurality of panel configured to form a cradle for an article to be packaged. The cradle portion can be made monolithically with an outer container portion from a single piece of corrugated cardboard. The handle engaging portion can be formed of a foldable panel with at least one aperture configured to engage a protruding portion of an article to be packaged, such as the handle of a coffee mug. The handle engaging portion can also be made monolithically with an outer container portion from a single piece of corrugated cardboard.

The disclosure is directed to a package for containing a plurality of substantially rectangular assay plates, each plate having a peripheral flange. In one embodiment, the package comprises a cavity having extending therein one or more sloped buttress elements spaced across at least a portion of a top corner, and one or more adjacent protrusions extending from the bottom and at least partially up one or both sidewalls, each set of protrusions forming grooves therebetween into which fit the flanges of respective assay plates. The package can comprise a transparent polymer through which product information located on the assay plates can be read or scanned.

The disclosure is directed to a package for containing a plurality of substantially rectangular assay plates, each plate having a peripheral flange. In one embodiment, the package comprises a cavity having extending therein one or more sloped buttress elements spaced across at least a portion of a top corner, and one or more adjacent protrusions extending from the bottom and at least partially up one or both sidewalls, each set of protrusions forming grooves therebetween into which fit the flanges of respective assay plates. The package can comprise a transparent polymer through which product information located on the assay plates can be read or scanned.