Improvements in the Packing of Eggs.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Sept., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Oct., 1897-Accepted, 27th Nov., 1897...
Improvements in the Packing of Eggs.
I, LEBRECHT JULIUS WILHELM RICHTER, of 13, Shopenstehl, Hamburg,
Germany, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The so-called American or Canadian packing for eggs, which has been known
during about the last 10 years, and is generally used, has given very good results
in practice in the respect that the eggs do not get crushed. But as regards the
keeping of the eggs, that packing is very deficient because the intermediate layers
consisting of paper-board do not allow of sufficient access of air to the eggs packed
in the cells, the result being that the eggs are very liable to become musty and to
acquire an unpleasant flavour. Therefore there is often the risk that the eggs will
go bad if kept too long in that packing. Therefore there is often the risk that
the eggs will go bad if kept too long in that packing.
The improvements subsequently made in this respect according to which wood-
wool or like material has been placed between the several layers of eggs, have
prevented the eggs from becoming musty, but have not ensured that each egg will
receive a sufficient access of air.
The packing according to the present invention entirely obviates all those
drawbacks. It is illustrated in Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings. in front
elevation and partly in vertical section, and in Fig. 2 in plan and partly in hori-
zontal section.
The usual distance is left between all the boards of all the sides of the box so
that air can enter the interior of the box a from all sides. There are then placed
to the box the well known cells 6 composed of separate strips of paper-board or
thick paper, and between the several layers of cells there are placed intermediate
layers c of rushes, reeds, straight or long straw ("langem oder geradem Stroh ")
or the like, the several stalks or stems of which are arranged loosely side by side.
One layer, or at most two layers, of this tubular material is or are sufficient to
render the packing suitable for transport. The air is afforded free access to the
eggs both through the several stalks and also around the same. Eggs packed in
this manner cannot possibly become musty or bad within the ordinary period.
The intermediate layers are cut to suit the length of the box, and are laid between
the several layers of eggs, and also at the bottom of the box and underneath the
lid.

page_text: manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement: _
The so-called American or Canadian packing for eggs, which has been known
during about the last 10 years, and is generally used, has given very good results
in practice in the respect that the eggs do not get crushed. But as regards the
keeping of the eggs, that packing is very deficient because the intermediate layers
consisting of paper-board do not allow of sufficient access of air to the eggs packed
in the cells, the result being that the eggs are very liable to become musty and to
acquire an unpleasant flavour. Therefore there is often the risk that the eggs will
go bad if kept too long in that packing.
"
The improvements subsequently made in this respect according to which wood-
wool or. like material has been placed between the several layers of eggs, have
prevented the eggs from becoming musty, but have not ensured that each egg will
receive a sufficient access of air.
"The packing according to the present invention entirely obviates all those draw-
backs. It is illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings filed with my Provisional
Specification in front elevation and partly in vertical section, and in Fig. 2 in plan
and partly in horizontal section.
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The usual distance is left between all the boards of all the sides
of the box 80 that air can enter the interior of the box from
all sides. There are then placed into the box the well known cells 6 com-
posed of separate strips of paper-board or thick paper, and between several layers
of cells there are placed intermediate layers c of rushes, reeds, straight and long
straw or the like, the several stalks or stems of which are arranged loosely side
by side. One layer, or at most two layers, of this tubular material, is or are
sufficient to render the packing suitable for transport. The air is afforded free
access to the eggs both through the several stalks and also around the same.
Eggs packed in this manner cannot possibly become musty or bad within the
ordinary period. The intermediate layers are cut to suit the length of the box,
and are laid between the several layers of eggs, and also at the bottom of the box
and underneath the lid.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that
I claim is:
Cellular packing for eggs with intermediate layers, highly pervious to air,
composed of rushes, reeds, long and straight straw, or the like, substantially as
described and shown.
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Dated this 22nd day of October 1907.
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F. WISE HOWORTH,
46 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.