Improvements in Egg Cases.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Feb., 1893.
Complete Specification Left, 28th Sept., 1893-Accepted, 28th Oct., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Egg Cases.
I, JOHN HAMILTON, of 17 Bank Street, Dumfries, Grain Merchant and
Commission Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in egg cases, and consists of a box of any
convenient size or shape, inside of which there are a series of movable trays. These
trays consist of a frame of wood, or other suitable material, which is lined with felt,
or other such soft material. This tray has also a felt bottom, and it is divided into
squares or cups by cardboard or other such material, each of which is of sufficient
size to hold an egg. Over each row of squares or cups I have a tape, one end of
which is fastened to the side of the frame, while the other is loose. As the eggs are
placed in these squares or cups the tape is borne to the bottom of the trays, and this
acts as a double protection to the eggs. In unpacking or emptying the case the loose
end of the tape is slightly drawn, and the eggs are individually elevated into the
hand, thus also avoiding any risk of breakage in unpacking.
I also have a padding of felt in the inside of the lid of the box as a protection to
the eggs.
Dated this 20th day of February 1893.
BOTTOMLEY & LIDDLE,
154, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Egg Cases.
I, JOHN HAMILTON, of 17 Bank Street, Dumfries, Grain Merchant and
Commission Agent, 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 :-
My invention relates to improvements in egg cases, and consists of a box of any
convenient size or shape, inside of which there is a series of movable trays. These
trays consist of a frame of wood or other suitable material, which is lined with felt
or other such soft material. This tray has also a felt bottom, and it is divided into
squares or cups by cardboard or other such material, each of which is of sufficient
size to hold an egg. Over each row of squares or cups I have a tape one end of
which is fastened to the side of the frame while the other is loose.
In order that my invention may be properly understood and readily carried into
effect I have hereunto appended an explanatory sheet of drawings which I will now
proceed to describe.
Figure 1 is a plan of the case showing one of the rows of squares or cups packed
with eggs.
Figure 2 is a section of the same.
A is the box, while B is the movable tray, the bottom of which is composed of
felt H, and the inside thereof is also lined with felt so as to act as a cushion and
protection for the eggs. These trays are divided into squares or cups C by lengths
of cardboard I placed at right angles and notched so as to dovetail securely at the
points of intersection. The use of cardboard dispenses with the necessity of having
the sides of the cells padded and gives the lightest possible tray. Fixed by means
of nails e or other convenient manner to one side of each row of cups there is a
tape D the other end being loose. As the eggs E are placed in these squares or
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page_text: cups C the tape D is borne to the bottom of the trays and thus acts as a double
protection to the eggs, as seen more particularly in Figure 2. In unpacking or
emptying the case the loose end d of the tape D is slightly drawn, and the eggs E
are individually elevated into the hand, thus also avoiding any risk of breakage in
unpacking. I also provide a padding of felt in the inside of the lid of the box as a
protection to the eggs. I also provide. small catches F on each side of the trays
for lifting them, out of the box.
It is to be understood that the cases can be made of any size and with any
number of trays.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In cases for carrying eggs, constructing the trays substantially as and for the
purposes herein before described and shown on the drawings.
2. In cases for carrying eggs, the tape D over each row of squares or cups.)
substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore described and shown on the
drawings.
Dated this 27th day of September 1893.
BOTTOMLEY & LIDDLE,
154, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.