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Year: 1885

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I, THOMAS BRADFORD, of 140, to 143, High Holborn, in the County of
Middlesex, Laundry and Dairy Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this
Invention, to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to certain improved means applicable to boxes or
receptacles for the safe deposit and carriage or transmission of eggs, or of eggs
conjointly in a composite package with butter lard or other like materials of
domestic use.
The present improvements are especially applicable to boxes, or containers of the
construction described in the Specification of Letters Patent, N° 3712, bearing date
the 23rd day of March, 1885, and granted to me, and in the Specification of my
Application for Letters Patent, N° 8474, bearing date the 13th day of July, 1885;
though they may also be applied with advantage to boxes or like containers of an
ordinary formation.
The present improvements consist essentially in improved means of isolating
each egg and of separately holding and retaining the same in such a manner as to
prevent all contained eggs from coming into concussive contact either laterally or
endwise with each other or with any part of the outer box or container or with
any part or hard substance of their respective cells or containers, which would be
likely to crack their shells or otherwise damage them.
In carrying out the present improvements according to a modification which
possesses important advantages as regards simplicity of construction and efficiency
in use, I bore or otherwise form in a block of cork or of any suitable light wood or
other suitable material (of lateral dimensions convenient for insertion into the
intended box or other container, and of a thickness slighty exceeding the usual
length of the kind of eggs for which the container would be intended,) one or
more holes apertures or cells of a diameter slightly exceeding the usual diameter of
Buch kind of eggs and so as to admit of the same being inserted therein endways,
one in each such hole, making such cells nearly but not quite through the said
block, (say, for example, just so that the point of a centre-bit used in boring them
can be felt coming through the other side) and after reversing the said block in

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the lathe, I bore quite through the remaining disc or diaphragm with a centre-bit of
smaller diameter, thereby forming an opening in such disc or diaphragm of
sufficient size to permit of the finger being inserted to push out or displace the egg,
and leaving a rim for preventing the egg from falling through. I then remove the
greater part of the solid wood between and surrounding such cells, by boring
completely through the same or by sawing away or otherwise suitably removing
such solid parts of the said block, thus leaving the latter of a honey-combed
formation very light but of all sufficient strength.
Or the same formation of egg holder or container may be formed by moulding
the same in any suitable plastic or other material such for instance as india-rubber
or papier-maché.
The container is thus formed capable of receiving eggs of various lengths and
diameters and for the purpose of securely holding such eggs in such cells adapted
to receive them, and in such a manner as to prevent them from coming into
concussive contact with the sides of such containing cells, and also for protecting
the ends of the eggs from similar concussive contact, in whatever position the outer
box case or container may be placed, I cause each egg to be separately wrapped up
in a piece of paper preferably of ordinary crispness and sufficiently large to envelop
the egg, twisting round and pinching each end of the paper so as to form a small
bunch of paper at each end of the egg to act as a cushion or buffer for the
protection thereof;-I then further roll up each egg in one or more long strips of
paper (newspaper by preference) of suitable width until the diameter of the rolled
up egg is about equal to or large enough to fill that of the cell formed to receive
it, and secure the paper upon the rolled up egg by an india rubber ring or elastic
band at each end, and these parts constitute an elastic yielding and safe holding
envelope for the egg, and also serve the additional purpose of firmly holding the
rolled up egg in the cell, thus forming a cushion which presses gently upon every
part of the egg, and possesses this important advantage over existing methods in
which the egg is held by wire springs or by india rubber rings only, which, when
the egg box is subjected to concussive force by a fall or violent handling, exercise a
catapult-like action which is very destructive to the contained eggs.
Or in lieu of such means of enveloping and securely retaining the eggs in
position in the said cells, I line the latter with felt or other suitable soft material
by cutting a piece thereof of a length slightly less than that of the circumference
of the said cell and adapt the same thereto, and use other small circular pieces of
such material about equal to the diameter of the unoccupied space of the cell when
the lining of felt is inserted, inserting one of such small pieces of felt in each of
such cells and then gently pressing down an egg therein, thin end first, so that the
egg is thus cushioned all round and at the thin end, completing the cushioning of
the egg, by inserting another piece of such felt or material at the top of the now
occupied cell; or, in lieu of using pieces of felt for protecting the ends of the egg
I attain the same object by encircling the ends of the circumscribing felt with
india rubber bands in such a manner as to cause the felt to completely envelope
and securely hold the egg and prevent any movement thereof laterally or endwise.
When the improved egg container is fully charged with eggs protected in the
manner referred to, it is ready for inserting into the outer box or receptacle
designed to receive it, and which renders the transit safe for any distance.
The outer box or container may be wholly filled with such improved egg holders,
or it may be partly filled with butter lard or other like substances in the improved
manner described in my above referred to Specifications.
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I, THOMAS BRADFORD, of 140 to 143, High Holborn, in the County of Middlesex,
Laundry and Dairy Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of the said 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 certain improvements applicable to boxes or receptacles
for the safe deposit and carriage or transmission of eggs, or of eggs conjointly in a
composite package with butter, lard or other like materials of domestic use.
The present improvements are especially applicable to boxes, or containers of
the construction described in the Specification of Letters Patent, granted to me,
No 3712, dated the 23rd day of March, 1885: though they may also be applied
with advantage to boxes or like containers of an ordinary formation.
The present improvements consist essentially in improved means of isolating
each egg and of separately holding and retaining the same in such a manner as to
prevent all the contained eggs from coming into concussive contact either laterally
or endwise with each other, or with any part of their respective cells or containers,
or with any part of their outer box or container, or with any hard substance which
would be likely to crack their shells or otherwise damage them.
The accompanying drawings represents in plan view in Fig. 1: and in sectional
elevation in Fig. 2: a modification of the present improvements which possesses
important advantages as regards simplicity of construction and efficiency in use.
1, represents a block of cork or of any suitable light wood or other suitable
material (of lateral dimensions determined by the number of eggs it is intended to
carry, and of a thickness or height slightly exceeding the usual length of the kind
of eggs, 2, for which the container would be intended), and in which block. I bore
or otherwise form one or more holes apertures or cells, 3, of a diameter exceeding
the usual diameter of such kind of eggs and so as to admit of the same being
inserted therein endways, one in each such hole, making such cells nearly but not
quite through the said block (say, for example, just so that the point of a centre
bit used in boring them can be felt coming through the other side), and after
reversing the said block in the lathe, I bore quite through the remaining disc or
diaphragm, 4, with a centre bit of smaller diameter, thereby forming an opening, 5,
in such disc or diaphragm of sufficient size to permit of the finger being inserted
to push out or displace the egg, and leaving a rim for preventing the egg
from falling through, I then remove the greater part of the solid wood between
and surrounding such cells, by boring completely through the same or by sawing
away or otherwise suitably removing such solid parts of the block, as indicated
at, 7, thus leaving the latter of a honey-combed formation very light but of
sufficient strength for its intended use.
Or the same formation of egg bolder or container may be formed by moulding
the same in any suitable plastic or other material such for instance as india-rubber
or never-manhá

page_text: The container is thus formed capable of receiving eggs of various lengths and
diameters, and for the purpose of securely holding the eggs in the said cells in such
a manner as to prevent them from coming into concussive contact with the sides or
perforated end thereof, in whatever position the outer box case or container may
be placed, I cause each egg to be separately wrapped up in any suitable soft and
yielding substance.
In one modification, represented in Fig. 2, which possesses important advantages,
I wrap each egg in a strip of felt, 8, securing the ends of the felt about the ends of
the egg by encircling rubber rings or elastic bands, 9, in such a manner as to cause
the felt to completely envelop and securely hold the egg and prevent any movement
thereof laterally or endwise when placed in its cell: or as an equivalent method,
I firstly wrap each egg in a piece of crisp paper sufficiently large to envelop it
twisting round and pinching each end of the paper so as to form a small bunch
thereof at each end of the egg to act as a cushion or buffer for the protection
thereof, and in such modification I further roll up each egg in one or more long
strips of soft paper (newspaper by preference) of suitable width until the diameter
of the rolled up egg is about equal to or large enough to fill that of the cell formed
to receive it, and secure the paper upon the rolled up egg by india rubber rings or
elastic bands as aforesaid. Such arrangements constitute elastic yielding and safe
holding envelopes for the eggs, and also serve the additional purpose of firmly
holding the eggs in their cells, and each form a cushion which presses gently upon
every part of its contained egg and possesses this important advantage over existing
methods in which the egg is held by wire springs or by india rubber rings only,
either of which latter arrangements when the egg box is subjected to concussive
force by a fall or violent handling, exercise a catapult-like action which is very
destructive to the contained eggs.
Or in lieu of such means of enveloping the eggs prior to their being placed in
the separate cells, I line the latter with felt or other suitable soft material, 10, as
also illustrated in Fig. 2, by cutting a piece thereof of a width about equal to the
length or depth of the cell and of a length slightly less than that of the cir-
cumference of the said cell and adapt the same thereto as a removable lining, and
use other small circular pieces, 11, of such material about equal to the diameter of
the unoccupied space of the cell when the lining, 10, of felt is inserted, inserting
one of such small pieces, 11, of felt in each of such cells and then gently pressing
down an egg therein, thin end first, so that the egg is thus cushioned all round and
at the thin end, completing the cushioning of the egg, by inserting another of such
pieces, 11, of felt or material at the top of the now occupied cell. When the
improved egg container is fully charged with eggs protected in the manner referred
to, it is ready for inserting into the outer box or receptacle designed to receive it,
and which renders the transit safe for any distance.
The outer box or container may be wholly filled with such improved egg holders,
as illustrated in Fig. 3, or it may be partly filled therewith and partly filled with
butter lard or other like substances, 6, in the improved manner described in my
above referred to Specification, as illustrated in Fig. 4.
In both of such Figs. 12, represents the outer casing open at both ends and
adapted to receive an inner container, 13, open at two sides, in such a manner as
to perfectly enclose such open sides thereof; and, 14, represents removeable slides
or shelves adapted to grooves, 15, in the ends of such container, 13, in the manner
set forth in my said Specification;-but as herein before referred to the improved
egg containers may be also applied with advantage to boxes or like containers of
an ordinary formation.
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 :-
1. The hereinbefore described improved formation of egg holder; the same
consisting of a cellular or honey-combed block of wood or other suitable material.

page_text: in which separate egg receiving cells are formed with a bottom rim having a
through aperture, all as and for the purpose herein before described; and in which
the eggs are held and retained substantially in the manner herein before described,
that is by wrapping or enclosing them singly in felt or other suitable yielding
material in such a manner as to prevent them from coming into concussive contact
with any part of their said containing cells.
2. The application of such improved egg containers to boxes or containers of the
special construction herein before referred to, as means for the convenient and safe
deposit and carriage or transmission of eggs or of eggs conjointly in a composite
package with butter lard or other like materials of domestic use.
8. The like application for the like purpose or purposes to boxes or containers of
an ordinary formation.
DAY, DAVIES & HUNT,
Agents for the Applicant.