An Improved Box for containing Eggs and the like.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Aug., 1898
Complete Specification Loft 00th
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Box for containing Eggs and the like.
I, ROBERT BAKER, of Elmswell, near Wetherden, Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk,
Miller and Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as
follows:-
My invention has for its object an improved box for containing eggs and the like
by which I am enabled to pack a number of eggs or other fragile articles for
transit in a small compass without the risk of being broken or damaged.
In carrying my invention into practice I construct the framework of my box
from wood or other material or metal in any ordinary manner and in the bottom.
of this box I fix a tray divided into a number of compartments or pockets formed
from, canvas sacking or other like material. The bottom of this tray upon which
the pockets rest is preferably formed from corrugated cardboard or like material.
Fitting loosely into this box on the top of the fixed tray is another tray or any
number of loose trays fitting one on the top of each other may be used and these
trays are formed with a number of compartments or pockets in a like manner as
the fixed tray. The interior of the lid of the box is padded so that when closed
it fits firmly against the uppermost tray and thus prevents the eggs from being
displaced during transit. Fitted into the top of the lid so as to come flush with
the surface is a sliding bolt or bolts for securing the lid when closed & this bolt
or bolts may be concealed from view during transit by gumming or pasting or
otherwise fixing a label over them.
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GEORGE BARKER,
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents,
Agent for Applicant, 77, Colmore Row, Birmingham.
I, ROBERT BAKER, Elmswell, Bury St. Edmunds, in the County of Suffolk, Miller
and Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention, and in what
manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement;-
My invention has for its object an improved box for containing eggs and the like
by which I ant enabled to pack a number of eggs or other fragile articles for
transit in a small compass without the risk of being broken or damaged.
In carrying my invention into practice I construct the framework of my box
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page_text: from wood or other material or metal in any ordinary manner and in the bottom
of this box I fit a tray divided into a number of compartments or pockets formed
from. canvas sacking or other like material. The bottom of this tray upon which
the pockets rest is preferably formed from corrugated cardboard or like material.
Fitting loosely into this box on the top of the fixed tray is another tray or any
number of loose trays fitting one on the top of each other may be used and these
trays are formed with a number of compartments or pockets in a like manner as
the fixed tray. The interior of the lid of the box is padded so that when closed
it fits firmly against the uppermost tray and thus prevents the eggs from being
displaced during transit. Fitted into the top of the lid so as to come flush with
the surface is a sliding bolt or bolts for securing the lid when closed and this bolt
or bolts may be concealed from view during transit by gumming or pasting or
otherwise fixing a label over them.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practical effect I have appended hereunto two sheets of drawings upon which
I have shewn my improved box.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of my egg box with the lid open shewing the
eggs fitted into the pockets or compartments.
Figure 2 is a plan view of my box with the lid shut shewing the bolt or catch
for securing the lid.
Figure 3 is a sectional elevation of the box as shewn at Figure 2.
Figure 4 is a plan view of one of the loose trays shewing the various pockets into
which the eggs are placed.
Figure 5 is an enlarged cross sectional view of Figure 4 taken on the line ry.
In carrying my invention into practice I construct the framework of my box A
from wood or other material or metal and when made of wood I prefer to finish
the corners with the metal plates as shewn at Figure 1. In the bottom of this
box I fix the tray B which is divided into a number of compartments or pockets b
These compartments divisions or pockets 61 are formed from a piece or pieces of
canvas sacking or other like material folded into a number of folds in the following
manner. The edges of the canvas nearest the sides of the tray B are fixed or
attached at 6 to these sides by tacks rivets or the like at suitable intervals leaving
the canvas between the tacks or rivets loose or baggy. These edges are also
attached at their ends to the ends of the tray. The first fold on each side is now
attached at 3 by sewing or otherwise to the edges of the canvas centrally between
the tacks or rivets 6 and then each succeeding fold is attached, in a similar manner
centrally between where the preceding fold is attached thus drawing or uniting
the loose or baggy portions of each fold together thereby making a number of
diamond shaped pockets or compartments as clearly shewn at Figures 1 and 4.
Fitting loosely in the box A on the top of the fixed tray B is another tray E
divided into a number of compartments or pockets made from canvas sacking or
the like material in a similar manner as previously described and on the top of the
loose tray E is another loose tray Falso having a number of compartments or
pockets made from canvas sacking or like material similar to the other loose tray.
The bottoms or bases 1) of the loose trays are preferably formed of corrugated card-
board or like material or they may be formed of thin wood. Although I have only
shewn two loose trays it will be evident that any number of these loose trays may
be used according to the depth of the box and each tray is preferably provided with
felting or other soft material on the underside and a beading around the edges for
resting upon the top edge of the under tray so as to raise the underside of each
tray a certain distance above the under tray upon which it rests. The interior of
the lid a² of the box is padded so that when closed it fits firmly against the upper-
most tray thereby preventing the eggs from being displaced during transit. Fitted
into the top of this lid a² so as to come flush with the upper surface is the sliding
bolt or bolts which slides into a hole or socket formed in the front end of the
box, and this bolt is concealed from view during transit by gumming or pasting or
otherwise fixing the address label over it as shewn in dotted lines Figure 2.

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In some cases I may dispense with the fixed tray B and secure projections
around the inner sides of the box for the movable, tray E to rest upon thus leaving
a space at the bottom of the box for packing fowls fruit butter or the like.
a space may be left at one or both ends of the box for the same purpose.
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
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CLAIMS.
First The improved box for containing eggs and the like having a number of
movable or loose trays and either with or without a fixed tray each divided into
a number of compartments or pockets constructed from canvas sacking or other
like material in the manner and for the purpose substantially as herein set forth
and as shewn upon the accompanying drawings.
Second-In egg boxes forming the pockets or compartments for containing eggs
from canvas sacking or other like material in the manner and for the purpose
substantially as herein set forth and as shewn.
Dated this 23rd day of March 1899.
ROBERT BAKER,
By George Barker,
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents,
Agent for Applicant, 77, Colmore Row, Birmingham.