Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 7th June, 1886.
Complete Left, 5th Mar., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 5th Apr., 1887
I, EDWIN GEORGE WASHINGTON PACKER, 62 Arthur Road, Holloway in the
County of Middlesex, Clerk do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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The object of my invention is to provide a method of packing eggs for transport
which will be more secure than any method at present in use, and also be cheap and
easy of construction.
My method consists of a set of hexagonal cells constructed of pasteboard or other
light and strong material. These cells are attached to one another laterally in any
required number by paste or glue, or by any other suitable means. The whole set
thus attached together is further fastened to a flat base board composed of similar
materials to the cells. This base may be turned up at any or all of the sides to give
additional strength to the whole frame. If only one set is transmitted a similar paste-
board constructed separately to take on or off can be placed over the top, but if several
sets are packed one over the other, the covering need only be placed over the highest
one. In use the eggs are placed singly in the cells, which by their construction
combine great strength with lightness and economy of space. If necessary stuffing
or packing can be placed in the cells to secure the eggs still more.
This method of packing may be adopted for other small articles as well as eggs.

page_text: I, EDWIN GEORGE WASHINGTON PACKER, 62 Arthur Road, Holloway, in the
County of Middlesex, Clerk, 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 :-
The object of my invention is to provide a method of packing eggs for transport,
which will be more secure than any method at present in use and also be cheap and
easy of construction.
I construct a set or tier of hexagonal cells of pasteboard or other light and strong
material, which cells are attached to one another laterally in any required number by
paste, glue, or other suitable means. The whole set thus fastened together is further 1
fastened in a similar way to a flat base board composed of similar materials as the
cells. This base board may be turned up at any or all of the sides to give additional
strength to the whole frame. If only one set is required for use, a covering con-
structed similarly to the base board can be simply placed over the top of the cells, but
if several sets are packed one over the other, the covering need only be placed over 1
the highest tier.
The eggs are placed singly in the cells, which, by their construction combine great
strength with lightness and economy of space. If necessary stuffing or packing can
be placed in the cells to secure the eggs still more.
This method of packing may be adopted for other small articles as well as for eggs. 2
In order to show more clearly how my invention is carried into effect I furnish
drawings in which similar letters represent corresponding parts throughout.
Fig. 1 is a representation of one tier of cells with base board having its edges
turned up.
Fig. 2 represents two tiers of cells each with its base board. A covering is on the 2
top tier only. The base boards are in this case flat without turned edges, but the
covering has its edges turned down.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is,
A method of packing eggs and other small articles for transport substantially as a
described and shown in the drawings.
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W. H. MUNNS,
Agent for the Applicant.