A New or Improved System of Collecting New Laid Eggs, and Apparatus therefor.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Aug., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 7th May, 1891-Accepted, 13th June, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved System of Collecting New Laid Eggs, and
Apparatus therefor.
I, JOHN LAVIN, of Castlerea in the County Roscommon, Ireland, Egg Exporter
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
According to the present system of collecting new laid eggs, the usual practice
consists in the dealer, or wholesale purchaser receiving the eggs from the producers,
on whose statements as to freshness he has no alternative but to rely, thus he
frequently finds that instead of the eggs being what they are represented, they
sometimes turn out to be old, and his trade is thereby injured accordingly-and
this is especially the case at a period when the price of these articles exhibit an
upward tendency.
Now the object of my invention is to obviate this injurious practice, and to this
end I propose to supply the producers with a suitable box or receptacle as herein-
after described, in which it is assumed the eggs shall be laid and over which the
producers shall have no control, it being secured under lock and key, the latter
being held by the dealer, or wholesale purchaser.
The receptacle herein referred to consists in the formation of a rectangular
box of suitable dimensions, with a hinged lid secured by ordinary lock and key.
Within this box are arranged a number of suitable compartments for the accom-
modation of the hens individually and in front is a suitable aperture for their
passage to, and from the interior of the box.
By this system it will be obvious that the dealer, or wholesale purchaser may
feel assured that the eggs which he collects from a box of this kind, have been laid
since the date of the last collection, or clearance of said box and such clearance, or
collection may be made daily, or otherwise according to arrangement.
For the purpose of preventing the introduction of eggs into the box otherwise
than by the legitimate depositing by the hens, I introduce a diaphragm or partition
within the front entrance and exit aperture whereby the hand, or any instrument
cannot reach the laying compartments.
Dated this 4th day of August 1800
J. K. FAHIE & SON,
9, Westland Row, Dublin, Agents for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved System of Collecting New Laid Eggs, and
Apparatus therefor.
I, JOHN LAVIN of Castlerea, in the County Roscommon, Ireland, Egg
Exporter, 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 :-
According to the present system of collecting new laid eggs, the usual practice
consists in the dealer or wholesale purchaser receiving the eggs from the producers,
on whose statements as to freshness he has no alternative but to reply; thus he
frequently finds that instead of the eggs being what they are represented, they
sometimes turn out to be old, and his trade is thereby injured accordingly-and
this is especially the case at a period when the price of these articles exhibit an
upward tendency.

page_text: Now the object of my invention is to introduce a system of collecting the eggs,
which will obviate this injurious practice, and to this end I propose to supply the
producers with a suitable box, or receptacle as hereinafter described, in which it is
assumed the eggs shall be laid, and over which the producers shall have no control,
it being secured under lock and key, the latter being held by the dealer or wholesale
purchaser.
The receptacle herein referred to consists in the formation of a rectangular box
of suitable dimensions with a hinged lid secured by ordinary lock and key. Within
this box a number of suitable compartments are provided for the accommodation
of the hens individually, and in front is a suitable aperture for their passage to and
from the interior of the box.
By this system it will be obvious that the dealer, or wholesale purchaser may
feel assured that the eggs which he collects from a box of this kind, have been
laid since the date of the last collection or clearance of said box, and such clearance
or collection may be made daily, or otherwise, according to arrangement.
For the purpose of preventing the introduction of eggs into the box, otherwise
than by the legitimate depositing by hens, a diaphragm or partition is arranged
within the front aperture, whereby the hand or any instrument cannot reach the
laying compartments.
In order that my said invention may be more readily understood, I attach a
drawing, showing in perspective, or rather a birds eye view of the box or receptacle
complete.
The box can of course be made to any dimensions and provided with any number
of laying compartments according to circumstances.
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
In the collection of eggs, the use and application of a box or receptacle,
constructed, arranged, and dealt with in the
herein described and
set forth.
Dated this 2nd day of May 1891.
manner
J. K. FAHIE & SON,
9, Westland Row, Dublin, Agents for Applicant.