Improvements in Packing Cases for Eggs, Fruit, Glass, China, Delph, and such like Goods.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Mar., 1898-Accepted, 30th Apr., 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Packing Cases for Eggs, Fruit, Glass, China, Delph,
and such like Goods.
I, GEORGE PERRY, of Camden Row, Dublin, Ireland, Packing Case Manufacturer,
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:.
This invention has reference to improvements in packing cases for eggs, fruit,
glass, china, delph, and such like fragile or perishable goods, whereby the same
may be packed for storage or transit in a simpler, and safer manner than hitherto,
so far as I am aware.
I will describe the nature of the said improvements with the assistance of the
accompanying drawings, assuming for purposes of illustration and description that
the improved packing case is intended for the storage or transport of eggs.
I first prepare in the manner shewn in Figs. 1 and 2 a number of strips or bands
of wood, mill-board, card-board, straw-board, corrugated paper, or other suitable
material of suitable length, depth, and thickness according to the class of goods for
which the case may be intended.
These strips or bands are then dovetailed into each other at right angles, by
means of the vertical half cuts shewn, whereby a frame of nests or compartments
is formed as illustrated in Fig. 3.
This frame is then dropped into a tray constructed as shewn in Figs. 4 and 5,
consisting simply of a light bottom A, and two sides B, B, a layer of felt C, or
other soft material having first being placed on the bottom.
It will be observed that the frame is held securely in the tray by the free ends of
the cross strips or divisions entering tightly the vertical grooves formed on the
inner surface of the sides B, 13, which latter are provided with curved apertures to
correspond with those along the upper and lower edges of the strips or divisions.
The tray with its frame of nests or compartments is then lowered into a wooden
box or case 1, D, Fig. 6, which is prepared to receive a specific number; one being
placed over the other in regular order, and care being taken to arrange a layer of
felt or other suitable material over each tray in the act of packing.
According to this arrangement it will be observed that each tray is complete in
itself and may be removed from the outer case with its complement of eggs or other
goods and moved about safely and independently.
It will also be observed that owing to the curved apertures along the upper and
lower edges of the strips or divisions thorough ventilation is ensured, an advantage
which is especially desirable in the case of packing eggs, fruit and such like perish-
able goods.
Here I would have it expressly understood that this feature of ventilation consti-
tutes an essential part of my invention.
It is obvious that these apertures may be V shaped or of other suitable shape or
configuration so long as the object in view is attained, ridz. a thorough circulation
of air through the contents of each tray.-I prefer however the shape of the aperture
as shewn, being more convenient to cut and more graceful in apprarance.

page_text: 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: 11
First: In the packing of eggs, fruit, glass, china, delph, and such like goods, the
use and application of a packing case consisting of frames formed of strips or
divisions of wood, mill-board, card-board, corrugated paper, or other suitable
material provided with apertures on their upper and lower edges for ventilation
purposes substantially as herein described and illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 of the
accompanying drawings.
Second: In the packing of eggs, fruit, glass, china, delph, and such like goods,
the use and application of a packing case consisting of frames formed of strips or
divisions as claimed in Claim one, in combination with a tray of two sides and
bottom as illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5 and an outer case as shewn in Fig. 6, substan-
tially as herein specified and set forth.
Third: In the packing of eggs, fruit, glass, china, delph, and such like goods,
the use and application of a packing case constructed, and arranged substantially
as herein described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 8th day of March 1808
J. K. FARIE & SON,
Agents for Applicants, 9, Westland Row, Dublin.
J. K. FARIE & SON,
Agents for Applicants, 9, Westland Row, Dublin.