Year: 1895

page_text: 1, THEODORE RUDOLPH CESAR CHRISTIANSON, of Quality Lane, Leith,
Scotland, Produce Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows.-
This invention relates to an egg show case and consists of a case having a series
of diawers or trays, each tiny to contain a number of eggs say from 60 to 120
number. The said case is particularly useful for the display and sale of eggs in
shops, and to prevent the eggs from getting chipped, broken or cracked, and also
for the purpose of quickly and unmistakably counting quantities of eggs. The
trays may be of wood or metal and they are perforated with holos for the eggs to
iest in. Each tray may be contained in au ordinary framing such as is used for an
ordinary drawer. The one thay may be withdrawn from the case and exposed to
view upon the top of the case, and when that tray is emptied it may be replaced by
a full tray and so on. A slope is preferably given to the top of the case for the
better display of the eggs.
Dated this 10th day of May 1895.
JOHNSONS,
115 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Petitioner's Agents.
I, THEODORE RUDOLPH CASAR CHRISTIANSON, of Quality Lane, Leith,
in the County of Midlothian, North Britain, Produce Merchant, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and what manner the saine
performed, to be particularly descubed and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
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This invention relates to an egg show case and is particularly applicable for the
display of eggs for sale, though it is also useful for preserving the eggs and
preventing them from getting chipped, broken or cracked. My invention also
forms an easy and practically unmistakable means for counting the eggs.
In carrying out my said invention as is illustrated in the accompanying diawings,
I proceed as follows.
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Figure 1 is a fiont view and Figure 2 an end view, some parts being shown in
section for the sake of clearness, of my egg show case.
Referring to the said drawings, I construct of wood or other material, a stand or
case A having means provided for carrying a number of trays or diawers B, which
are formed or provided with perforated bottoms or soles C for cariying the eggs;
said trays B being made to carry 60, 120 or any other desired number of eggs, and
the series of said trays B may be composed of 6, 12, or other number as desired.
The trays B slide horizontally in and out of the caso A on metal gmde pieces D
which are attached to the sides of the said case A; said guide pieces D being
provided at their front ends with a tail or bent portion d in which engages a stop
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page_text: or catch E, (preferably two for each tray) mounted at the back of the tray, in such
a manner, that when the tray is pulled out straight, the stop or stops prevent it
from falling. But when it is desired to remove one of the trays, for the purpose
of displaying a full one in lieu of an empty one on the top angled display portion F,
(or other wise), of the case A, the catches d and E, may be prevented from engaging
with each other when pulling out the tray by simply depressing the front end of
tray when starting to pull, so as to cause the catches E to slide on top of the
gundes Din lieu of underneath. The trays B are each provided with one or more
Bandles and the top display portion F is provided with a retaining ledge or
ledges f.
Also if desued I may employ the base G of the case for the purpose of
containing ice, water or other cooling materials so as tend the better to preserve
the eggs, in which case the top of the base would preferably be a perforated sheet
of metal g, whilst the inside might be lined with sheet metal Also in order to
prevent articles or broken eggs on the top display tray falling down and damaging
those underneath, I may provide a perforated guard portion on shelf H.
Also as a modification I may dispense with some of the lower diawers and employ
the space as a butter on such like display receptacle and provide it with a glass
front on door
The whole thus forms an efficient egg display case, in which the attractiveness,
preservation and display of eggs is very efficiently carried out, also the easy and
quick method of counting will be of great benefit to the egg merchant, grocer,
farmer, dealer or other user
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what mannor the same is to be performed, I declare that what
1 claim 15.
1st. The general aangement, construction and combination of the various parts,
Constituting my egg show case, substantially as and for the purposes herein before
described and shown in the accompanying drawings.
2nd. Constructing and arranging egg show cases, of a stand or case having a
series of removable trays, any one of which may be displayed on the top of the case
at will, substantially as bereiubefore described and shown in the accompanying
diawing
3rd. In egg show cases providing the removable trays or drawers B with stops
or catches E and d, substantially as, and for the purposes, herein before described
and shown in the accompany ing drawings
Dated this 31st day of January 1896,
JOHNSONS,
115 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.