Improvements in Means or Apparatus for Carrying Opened Oysters.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Már., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 12th Dec., 1391-Accepted, 23rd Jan., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means or Apparatus for Carrying Opened
Oysters.
I, WALTER B. SMITH Fishmonger, of 50 High Street Southampton in the
County of Hants do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of the invention is the safe and convenient carriage of oysters in thei
shells after the shells have been loosened and the fish released from the connection
thereto.
The carrier is of any suitable form dimensions and material so arranged as to
support within a removeable cover or bottomless box a series of spring clips of
sizes each pair to admit of an oyster being held placed between them, and when so
placed (deep shell downwards) the oysters are held firmly and conveniently for
removal when the cover is off. The whole formas a convenient package for carriage
by hand or otherwise.
Dated the 12th day of March 1891.
WM. BROOKES & SON,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means or Apparatus for Carrying Opened
Oysters.
I, WALTER B. SMITH, Fishmonger, of 50 High Street, Southampton, in the
County of Hants, 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 the invention is the safe and convenient carriage of oysters in their
shells after the shells have been loosened and the fish released from the connection
thereto.
The carrier is of any suitable form dimensions and material so arranged as to
support within a removable cover or bottomless box a series of spring clips of sizes
each pair to admit of an oyster being held placed between them and when so placed
(deep shell downwards) the oysters are held firmly and conveniently for removal
when the cover is off. The whole forms a convenient package for carriage by hand
or otherwise.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a vertical section
Fig. 2 is a transverse section and
Fig. 3 is a plan view of an oyster carrier according to my invention without a
cover.
Fig. 4 indicates a side view of such a carrier as it appears when within a cover.
This cover is shewn separately by side view in Fig. 5 and plan view in
Fig. 6.
a is the stem or centre piece here shown made of wood with grooves vertically
at a to receive portions of the wire loops and springs bb. c is a handle to facilitate
carriage.
The oyster with its deep shell downwards is rested on the wire support or bowl b
and with the arm resting on the covering shell so as to keep it closely held

page_text: together. The dotted lines d indicate such a position of an oyster. The carrier
filled with oysters may then be placed within a removable cover a convenient form
of which is indicated in Figs. 5 and 6. This may be made of any convenient
material, but I have found in practice that a case of brown paper, e, made by
folding and pasting the sides and bottom much as paper bags are usually made, but
with the top or cover formed of wings e', capable of being folded over onto and
around the handle e, said handle passing through the slots e cut in the paper for
the purpose.
The removable cover then presents the appearance indicated by
Fig. 4.
In Figs. 1 and 4 I have shewn the central stem or pillar with only three tiers of
oyster holders, a portion of the pillar being broken away for convenience of the
drawings but by lengthening the pillars and increasing the number of clipping
parts any convenient number of oysters may be carried on the one carrier and
within one removable cover. The carrier or portion of carrier shewn being adapted
to carry one dozen, but other number may be provided for.
For transport when empty, a number of carriers may be packed interlocking and
the removable covers folded much as heavy paper bags are folded and laid beneath
the carriers in a suitable box or case. If desired other form of cover may be used
such as a bottomless box with a slit to drop over the handle, but this has the
disadvantage of allowing liquor from the oysters, which might escape to drop about
whereas the cover e intercepts and holds drops of such liquor.
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
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1: An oyster carrier embodying a central stem or pillar supporting spring clips
adapted to hold the loosened oyster shells closely together during transport and a
handle or holder for same either combined or not with a removable cover as e
substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
2: The combination or arrangement and use of means or apparatus for carrying
opened oysters or oysters the shells of which have been loosened substantially as
and for the purposes set forth.
Dated the 12th day of December 1891.
WM. BROOKES & SON,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.