Combined Egg Cup or Stand and Receptacle for Condiments.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Apr., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 27th Dec., 1898-Accepted, 25th Mar., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Combined Egg Cup or Stand and Receptacle for Condiments.
I, EDGAR WILLIAM THORPE, of Crown Dairy, Llewell Street, Brynmill,
Swansea, in the County of Glamorgan, Wales, Dairyman, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to egg cups or stands such as are used for supporting
boiled eggs at table before or while they are being eaten; and consists in forming
either in the base of the cup or stand, or in any other suitable part, a receptacle
or receptacles for containing salt or other condiment eaten with the eggs.
The receptacle may be of any suitable and convenient shape and be formed
either in the stand or base, or in the bowl of the egg cup or stand; or a projec-
tion may be formed upon the stem, and a recess hollowed therein.
The receptacle may if necessary surround the base, stem, or bowl forming an
annular cavity.
D
10tL
A1 1000
Combined Egg Cup or Stand and Receptacle for Condiments.
I, EDGAR WILLIAM THORPE, of Crown Dairy, Llewell Street, Brynmill,
Swansea, in the County of Glamorgan, Wales, Dairyman, 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 :-
This invention relates to egg. cups or stands such as are used for supporting
boiled eggs at table before or while they are being eaten, and consists in forming
either in the base of the cup or stand, or in any suitable part of same, a receptacle
or receptacles for containing salt or other condiment or condiments eaten with
the eggs.
The receptacle or receptacles may be of any suitable and convenient shape and
be formed either in the stand or base, or in the bowl of the egg cup or stand; or
a projection may be formed upon the stem and a recess hollowed therein.
The receptacle may if necessary surround the base, stem or bowl forming an
annular cavity.
In order that my invention may be fully understood and ascertained I append
drawings, in which :-
Fio represents one form of egg cup according to my invention.

page_text: Figs. 2 and 3 shew modifications of same.
Referring now particularly to Fig. 1, A indicates the bowl of an egg cup of
the ordinary pattern. B the stem, and C base of same. Formed in the base C
is a recess or concavity D which may be of any convenient shape and size, for
containing salt or other condiment intended to be eaten with the egg.
In Fig. 2 the base C of the egg cup is hollowed out so as to form an annular
recess or cavity 1), which entirely surrounds it, and forms a receptacle for contain-
ing the required condiments.
In Fig.
a shelf or flange E here shewn annular, is formed around the stem B
of the egg cup, and this flange is hollowed out to form a recess or concavity D
for containing the required condiment.
As before stated many modifications in the positions and shape of the recep-
tacle D are possible without departing from the principle of the invention.
If necessary the receptacles may be divided into two or more compartments so
as to be used for containing any number of condiments; or two or more separate
receptacles may be arranged around the egg cup or stand.
In some cases when the egg cups are formed separately from the stand the
receptacles for the condiments may be hollowed out of the stand.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. An egg cup or stand which has one or more receptacles formed in it for
containing condiments to be eaten with the eggs, substantially as described and
shewn.
2. An improved egg cup and salt cellar, consisting essentially of a cup for
supporting the egg whilst being eaten, and a receptacle or receptacles for con-
taining salt or other condiments formed integrally therewith, substantially as
described and shewn.
3. In an improved egg cup and salt cellar, the combination with an egg cup,
of a receptacle or receptacles for containing salt or other condiment or condiments
substantially as described and shewn.
4. A combined egg stand and salt cellar or the like consisting essentially of a
stand for supporting the eggs before or while being eaten and one or more recep-
tacles formed in the same for the purpose of containing salt or other condiments
eaten with the eggs, substantially as described and shewn.
Dated this 27th day of December 1898.
WILLIAM J. MUNDEN,
75, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.