Improvements in and connected with Means for Packing Eggs.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Means for Packing Eggs.
We, ALFRED LYONS, JAMES LYONS, and GEORGE LYONS, trading as Lyons
Brothers, of 18 and 20, Oak Street, Shudehill, Manchester, in the County of
Lancaster, Provision Merchants, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:
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Hitherto eggs have been packed into cases or crates by rolling the same from
trays on which they are piled, into the case or crate and afterwards spreading
same out in even layers or by placing the eggs by hand two by two into the
case or crate so as to interlock.
This method of packing eggs on the whole is very labourous and in rolling
same off the tray into the case or crate a great many eggs break and the space is
not utilized to advantage.
The object of this invention is to provide a form of tray whereby the said dis-
advantages are overcome, that is to say, whereby the packing of eggs into cases
or crates is greatly accelerated, breakages of eggs minimized and the whole of the
available space utilized.
To this end our invention consists in forming a tray like receptacle open at
one end and having a grooved or corrugated bottom, the grooves or corruga-
tions in the said bottom being of such a section and width that the eggs placed
into the tray will take up their position side by side row wise in the said grooves
or corrugations and when reciprocating the tray slightly will interlock with
each other in uniform rows.
To the open end of the tray we hinge a rail adapted to close the respective end
and to be swung back when required.
This rail has projections which enter the ends of the said grooves or corruga-
tions in alternate order and are adapted to ensure the interlocking position of
the eggs in the tray, when the eggs are moved against it by tilting, rocking or
reciprocating the tray.
The eggs are deposited into the case or crate by placing the open end against
ne end of the case or crate, lifting back the said adjustable rail and with-
rawing the tray in a tilted position.
The said grooved or corrugated tray bottom may be formed straight or curved.
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page_text: Lancaster, Provision Merchants, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly d
described
and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
Hitherto eggs have been packed into cases or crates by rolling the same from
trays on which they are piled, into the case or crate and afterwards spreading
same out in even layers or by placing the eggs by hand two by two into the
case or crate so as to interlock.
This method of packing eggs on the whole is very labourous and in rolling
same off the tray into the case or crate a great many eggs break and the space is
not utilized to advantage.
The object of this invention is to provide a form of tray whereby the said dis-
advantages are overcome, that is to say, whereby the packing of eggs into cases
or crates is greatly accelerated, breakages of eggs minimized and the whole of the
available space utilized.
And in order that our invention may be more fully understood we have caused
to be appended hereunto one sheet of drawings marked with letters of reference
indicating like parts in the various figures.
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Fig. 1 is a side view, Fig. 2 a longitudinal section, Fig. 3 a plan, Fig. 4 an
end view, and Fig. 5 a cross section of an empty tray constructed in accordance
with our invention, and Fig. 6 a plan of a tray shown partly filled with eggs.
In carrying out our invention and referring to the figures generally, our
improvements consist in forming a tray like receptacle a open at one end and
having a grooved or corrugated bottom b, the grooves or corrugations c in the
said bottom being of such a section and width that the eggs placed into the
tray will take up their position side by side row wise in the said grooves or
corrugations and when reciprocating the tray slightly by hand, will interlock with
each other in uniform rows, as shown in Fig. 6.
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To the open end of the tray we may however hinge a rail d adapted to close
the respective end and to be swung back when required, see dotted lines Fig. 2.
This rail has projections e which enter the ends of the grooves or corrugations c
in alternate order and are adapted to ensure the eggs in the tray interlocking, with
each other more readily when tilting, rocking or reciprocating the tray.
The eggs are deposited into the case or crate by placing the open end against
one end of the case or crate, lifting back the said adjustable rail d (when used)
and, withdrawing the tray in a tilted position.
The said grooved or corrugated tray bottom may be straight, as shown in
-dotted lines or curved as shown in full lines, see Fig. 1.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and' in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that
what we claim is:
1st. A tray or receptacle for packing eggs having a grooved or corrugated
bottom 6 and both sides and one end closed, all substantially as and for the
purpose set forth..
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2nd. In a tray or receptacle for packing eggs, such as specified in the preceding
claim, in combination with the open end thereof, a rail or movable end à furnished
with projections e which protrude into the grooves or corrugations c in alternate
order, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
rated Tuins sun day of rebruary 1500.
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F: BOSSHARDT & Co.,
Corporation Street, Manchester,
Agents to Applicants.