Improvements in and relating to Frames or Cases for Packing Eggs and other Fragile Articles.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
|| Improvements in and relating to Frames or Cases for Packing Eggs
and other Fragile Articles.
I, HARRY JOSEPH Cook, of 31, Warbeck Road, Shepherd's Bush, in the County
of London, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
My present invention consists of improvements in and relating to frames or
cases for packing eggs and other fragile articles. According to my invention, I
pack the eggs or other articles individually in small pockets or bags suspended
upon a frame or within a case, in such a manner that they cannot, when packed,
come into violent contact with one another or with anything that would cause
them to become broken or cracked.
In carrying out my invention, I may construct a cage or double frame of
wirework, bamboo or any suitable material, preferably of rectangular shape, and
divided by cross bars into compartments, or wire netting of sufficiently large
mesh may be used each compartment intended to receive a bag or pocket made
of network, felt or the like, for containing one egg or other article. The bottom
of each bag or pocket may be secured to the lower frame; for instance, the bars
of the lower frame may be alternate with those of the upper and pass through
the lowermost end of each bag or pocket or be otherwise attached thereto. The
mouths of the bags or pockets may be woven upon or otherwise secured to the
dividing bars of the upper frame. I provide strings or the like for drawing
or closing the mouths over the eggs or other articles, the strings when drawn
remaining in a state of tension so as to hold the bags or pockets stretched between
the two frames.
The cage or double frame may be carried for transport purposes in a “tin” or
cardboard box or other convenient casing.
Instead of employing a cage or double frame, I may carry out the objects of
my invention by mounting a single frame within or upon a shallow box in the
bottom of which are secured some hooks or other fastening devices for holding
the lower ends of the bags or pockets in position.
I provide a special means for closing a number of bags or pockets simultane-
ously as follows. Each bag or pocket may have a string or the like threaded
around its mouth, one end of the string being secured to a portion of the frame
and the other end (after the string has been threaded around the mouth of the
bag or pocket) being continued to the side or end of the frame where I provide
a loose rod to which the ends of several strings are attached. Before being
secured to the rod, the strings may be passed underneath the outermost bar of
the frame, the latter forming as it were a pulley on which the strings work when
drawn tight by the rod aforesaid. I prefer to employ two of such rods, one at
each end (or at opposite sides) of the frame, and I apportion, say, half of the
strings to one rod, and the remaining half to the other, whereby, upon the two
rods being pulled simultaneously, all the pockets or bags are drawn tightly in

page_text: suspension and the mouths closed sufficiently to hold in place the eggs or other
articles. The two rods may then be tied together or fastened in any desired
manner.
Several frames or cases can be conveniently packed together in groups for
packing or transporting a large number of eggs or other articles. The latter
being always suspended are equally secure from injury, no matter in what position
the frame or case may be placed.
Instead of making or weaving the bags or pockets independently of each other,
I may find it convenient in some instances to stretch tubular woven or other
soft material between the sides or ends of a frame and divide it into nests or
compartments each provided with a suitable opening at top, the means for
closing the same being similar to that described herein in connection with the
bags or pockets.
STANLEY, POPPLEWELL & Co.,
61 and 62, Chancery Lane (7 and 8, Southampton Buildings),
London, W.C., Chartered Patent Agents, Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in and relating to Frames or Cases for Packing Eggs
and other Fragile Articles.
I, HARRY JOSEPH COOк, of 31, Warbeck Road, Shepherd's Bush, in the County
of London, 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:-
My present invention consists of improvements in and relating to frames or
cases for packing eggs and other fragile articles. According to my invention, I
pack the eggs or other articles individually in small pockets or bags suspended
upon a frame or within a case in such a manner that they cannot, when packed,
come into contact with one another or with any thing in such a manner as,
would cause them to become broken or cracked.
On the accompanying sheet of drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my
frame for carrying the eggs or other articles withdrawn from its containing
box and in which for the sake of clearness I have shown only one row of bags
or pockets containing eggs, and Figure 2 shows more clearly a bag or pocket
with the string or equivalent for drawing the mouth of same together as herein-
after described.
I carry out my invention as follows. Referring to Figure 1, I may construct
a cage or double frame of wirework A, or bamboo or any suitable material, prefer-
ably of rectangular shape, and divided by cross bars B into compartments-or
wire netting of sufficiently large mesh may be used each compartment intended
to receive a bag or pocket C made of network, felt or the like, for containing
one egg or other article D. The bottom of each bag or pocket O may be
secured to the lower frame; for instance, the bars of the lower frame may alter-
nate with those of the upper frame and may be looped as at E, at which point
the lowermost end of each bag or pocket C may be attached. The mouths of the
bags or pockets C may be laced or otherwise secured upon the bars B of the
upper frame by strong twine C¹ or the like. I provide strings or the like F

page_text: for drawing or closing the mouths over the eggs or other articles, the strings
when drawn remaining in a state of tension so as to hold the bags or pockets C
stretched between the two frames. With the object of giving rigidity to the
frame, I prefer to provide upright bars B connecting the upper and lower frames.
The cage or double frame as above described may be carried for transport
purposes in a "tin," cardboard or other box such as G, or other convenient
casing, provided with holes H, if desired, for ventilation.
Instead of employing a cage or double frame, I may carry out the objects of
my invention by mounting a single frame within or upon a box of suitable
depth, in the bottom of which are secured some hooks or other fastening devices
for holding the lower ends of the bags or pockets in position.
I provide a special means for closing a number of bags or pockets simul-
taneously as follows. Strings or the like FF are arranged in pairs, one pair being
assigned to each series of pockets C, the strings or the like being threaded
individually through the tops of said pockets (as more clearly shown in Figure 2,
which represents a pocket opened) and being attached at their ends to a pair of
rods II, suitably shaped so as to hook one with the other. The strings F F
are adapted to pass around the end wires of the top frame, when the two rods I I
are brought over on to the top of the frame or case A. Upon the rods I being
simultaneously drawn together the strings F close the mouths of the bags or
pockets C around the contained articles, at the same time drawing them tightly
in suspension. The ends of the rods I may then be made to engage with one
another as shown in Figure 1, or may be otherwise suitably secured. If preferred,
elastic or other material may be used in the place of string. The strings KK,
shown upon the drawing, are for the purpose of keeping the threaded portion
of strings F sufficiently low down beneath or within the frame or casing, as to
prevent the tops of the articles in the pockets from accidentally knocking against
or being struck by any hard substance.
Several frames or cases constructed as hereinbefore described can be con-
veniently packed together in groups for transporting a large number of or
eggs
other articles. The latter being always suspended are equally secure from injury,
no matter in what position the frame or case may be placed.
My invention is therefore applicable not only for carrying eggs but also for
carrying any other fragile articles, such as electric light bulbs, and either one
or any desired number of pockets or bags may be used without departing from
the spirit of my invention.
Instead of making or weaving the bags or pockets independently of each
other, I may find it convenient in some instances to stretch tubular woven or
other soft material or netting between the sides or ends of a frame and divide
it into nests or compartments each provided with a suitable opening at top, the
means for closing the same being similar to that described herein in connection
with the bags or pockets.
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
1. The improvements in and relating to frames or cases for packing eggs or
other fragile articles, consisting of a framework divided up into compartments,
each compartment containing a bag or pocket attached to said framework, the
mouths of said bags or pockets being adapted to be closed by strings or the like
threaded through them, said strings being attached to a locking bar or bars all
substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth with reference to the
accompanying drawings.
2. For packing eggs and other fragile articles, the employment of pockets
or bags (or a single pocket or bag) suspended upon a frame or within a case,
together with means whereby the mouth of the pocket or bag may be opened
or kept closed when desired substantially as herein before described.

page_text: 3. In combination, a framework divided up into compartments, each compart-
ment containing a bag or pocket for receiving and holding in suspension an
egg or other fragile article, together with an outer box or casing for containing
said framework, substantially as herein before described with reference to the
accompanying sheet of drawings.
STANLEY, POPPLEWELL & Co.,
61 and 62, Chancery Lane (7 and 8, Southampton Buildings),
London, W.C., Chartered Patent Agents,