An Improved Apparatus for Storing and Packing of Eggs, Choice Fruits, and the like.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Oct., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 6th Apr., 1891-Accepted, 9th May, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Apparatus for Storing and Packing of Eggs, Choice
Fruits, and the like.
I, JAMES SMITH of Ward Street & 16 Haydon Place Guildford Surrey do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
The outside case to be composed of wood, the sides & ends of same to be fixed
with the grain of the wood running vertical to the bottom. After being secured
on the bottom the top part is surrounded with a fillet securely fixed to the sides
& ends & from which the lid is hung & fastened, & the handles secured. The
inside sections are made into trays containing from one to three dozen recepticals
for eggs &c., each egg &c. has a complete hammock like pocket to rest in, formed
by perforating the sides of the trays in the form of an egg &c.-& passing thro
these holes & thence through perforated leather or other discs (in the form of an
egg &c.) parellel lines of string secured at a proper tension from side to side. Two
transverse strings are also passed thro from end to end & laced to the leather discs
& the bottom parellel string.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Apparatus for Storing and Packing of Eggs, Choice
Fruits, and the like.
I, JAMES SMITH, of Ward Street and 16 Haydon Place, late 45 Church Road,
Guildford, in the County of Surrey, Builder, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention relates to an improved apparatus for storing and packing of eggs,
choice fruits and the like, which consists of an outside case to be composed of
wood, the sides and ends of same to be fixed with the grain of the wood running
vertical to the bottom. After being secured to the bottom, the top part is
surrounded with a fillet securely fixed to the sides and ends and from which the lid
is hung and fastened and the handles secured. The inside sections are made into
trays (with or without a glass top) containing from one to three dozen receptacles
for eggs, fruit and the like, which has a complete framework like pocket to rest in,
formed by perforating the sides of the trays in the form of an egg, fruit and the
like, and passing through these holes and thence through perforated leather or
other discs (in the form of an egg, fruit and the like) parallel lines of string
secured at a proper tension from side to side. Two longitudinal strings are also
passed through from end to end, and laced to the leather discs and the bottom
parallel string.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed
to describe the accompanying drawings thereof, reference being had to letters and
figures marked thereon. Like letters represent like parts.
Fig. 1 is an elevation of the outside case;
Fig. 2 is an isometrical perspective view of one of the trays;
Fig. 3 is the end elevation of the tray..
This invention is constructed with a wood frame herein termed the tray d with a
series of perforations e¹ in each of the sides, and perforations e² at each end.
Through the perforations e¹ I lace parallel transverse strings e (or any other

page_text: suitable material), and thence through perforated leather or other discs c (in the form
of an egg, fruit and the like), secured at a proper tension; and from end to end of
the framed through the perforations e² I pass the longitudinal strings g which are
laced to each of the discs c at the top and bottom (or nailed to wood work) of
the said discs, thus forming thirty-six receptacles in which I can place eggs, fruit
and the like.
At each end I fix a handle f of leather or otherwise in order to lift the tray
in and out of the case a. I do not particularly bind myself to any number of
trays a case may contain, but I usually adopt four trays to each case which fit
exactly into the inside of the case and is secured therein when the lid is closed.
The object of my invention is to provide a ready means for the safe transit of
eggs, fruit and the like.
It will be understood that the foregoing is given by way of illustration, and
that the shapes, materials and proportions of any of the parts may be varied in many
ways within the scope of my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that, what I
claim is :-
1. The combination of two or more trays in a case for storing and packing eggs,
choice fruits and the like, substantially as herein described and according to the
accompanying drawings.
2. The combination of the tray or trays, with the transverse and longitudinal
strings or cords and the perforated leather or other discs and the perforations in
the tray to form receptacles for eggs, choice fruits and the like, substantially as
herein described and according to the accompanying drawings.
3. The combination of the trays with any number of discs, perforations and
strings, to be constructed in any shape or of any material, substantially as herein
described and for the purpose specified.
Dated this 6th day of April 1901
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.