An Improvement in Boxes for Holding or Packing Eggs, Bottles, Lamps, and such like.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Nov., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 17th Aug., 1899—Accepted, 30th Sept., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Boxes for Holding or Packing Eggs, Bottles,
Lamps, and such like.
I, JAMES DUNN, of Mount Blow, Dalmuir, in the County of Dumbarton, North
Britain, Joiner, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to an improvement in boxes for holding or packing
eggs, bottles, lamps, and such like, and has for its object to construct these
in such a manner that in transit the contents will be quite free from risk of
breakage and in the case of eggs they will be kept quite fresh.
In carrying out my invention, I construct the box of any convenient shape and
size or depth and in which are placed frames or trays so crossed or laced by rope,
cord, or other suitable pliable material as to form squares, and also to form a
cushion for insides of frames. In packing the box with eggs I first lay at bottom
of box a layer of felt and then place in position one of the frames or trays. The
eggs are placed into these squares, when another layer of felt is placed on top
of the frame or tray and in the case of deep boxes I prefer to cover this over
with a layer of straw board or cardboard having a suitable opening in centre for
lifting it out when un-packing. Another layer of felt is then placed on top
of this and the next frame or tray inserted and packed with eggs in a similar
manner until the box is filled.
The squares of the frame or tray being made up of cord, rope, or such like
yielding material, it will be obvious that they are capable of taking in hens,
ducks, geese, or in fact any class of fowls' eggs.
I may also have the front or sides of the box made up of strips of wood spaced
at suitable distances apart it I may have suitable openings to allow the air to get
into box. In such case the sides of the frame or fray would likewise have little
perforations or openings to allow of the air to circulate among the eggs.
In using the box for bottles or lamps, the squares would be made of such a size
to suit these and only one layer would be placed in one box.
Dated this 16th dor of November 1908
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Boxes for Holding or Packing Eggs, Bottles,
Lamps, and such like.
I, JAMES DUNN, late of Mountblow, Dalmuir, in the County of Dumbarton,
North Britain, Joiner, but now of The Castle, Castlelary, in the County of
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page_text: Stirling, 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:-
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My invention relates to an improvement in boxes for holding or packing
eggs, bottles, lamps and such like, and has for its object to construct these in
such a manner that in transit the contents will be quite free from risk of breakage
and in the case of eggs they will be kept quite fresh.
In order that my invention may be properly understood and readily carried
into effect, I have hereunto appended one sheet of drawings of which
Figure 1 is a front elevation of box showing my improvements.
Figure 2 is a transverse section of same.
Figure 3 is plan of tray.
Figure 4 is view of different construction of box, partly in section and partly
in elevation, and showing in this case bottles carried therein.
In carrying out my invention, I construct the box A of any convenient shape
and size or depth and in which are placed frames or trays B so crossed or laced
by rope, cord, C, or other suitable pliable material as to form squares, and also
to form a cushion for insides of frames, as seen more particularly in Figures 2
and 3. In packing the box with eggs, I first lay at bottom of box a layer of
felt D and then place in position one of the frames or trays B. The eggs E are
placed into these squares, when another layer of felt is placed on top of the
frame or tray and in the case of deep boxes I prefer to cover this over with a
layer of straw-board or cardboard having a suitable opening in centre for lifting
it out when un-packing. Another layer of felt is then placed on top of this, and
the next frame or tray inserted and packed with eggs in a similar manner until
the box is filled.
The squares of the frame or tray being made up of cord, rope, or such like
yielding material and being loose it will be obvious that they are capable of
taking in hens, ducks, geese, or in fact any class of fowl's eggs
I may also have the front or sides of the box A made up of strips of wood F
spaced at suitable distances apart. In such case the sides of the frame or tray
would have little perforations or openings G to allow the air to circulate among
the eggs, as seen more particularly in Figure 1.
In using the box for bottles H, or lamps, the squares are made of such a size to
suit these and only one layer placed in each box, as seen in Figure 4.
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:
Boxes for holding or packing eggs, bottles, lamps, and such like, constructed
substantially as and for the purposes herein before described and illustrated in
the companying sheet of drawings.
1000
Daten
this 10th day of August
3000
1030.
BOTTOMLEY & LIDDLE,
154, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Patent Agents.