An Appliance for Storing Eggs.
Year: 1899

page_text: An Appliance for Storing Eggs.
I, MATTHEW, GREEN, of 247, North Queen Street, Belfast Ireland, Egg
Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
It is found that eggs remain fresh for a long period if they are from time to
time caused to revolve on their longitudinal axes, thus preventing the yoke from
settling against the shell on one side. My invention relates to an appliance for
storing eggs so arranged that a number of eggs can be turned simultaneously
without handling any of them, this appliance affording also facilities for ascer-
taining whether any of the eggs are bad, in the known way by passing light
through them.
For this purpose, I make a tray with a grated bottom the slats of the grating
being such that eggs can rest on them with their longitudinal axes lying trans-
versely to the slats. I make also an open frame divided by longitudinal and
transverse partitions into compartments each to contain one egg, and I make this
frame shorter than the grated tray. I lay the frame on the tray and in each com-
partment of the frame" place an egg which rests on the slats of the grating.
I cover the whole with a lid which is also a grating and serves to keep the
eggs in place, so that the tray, frame and lid constitute a complete receptacle for
eggs, which can be moved or carried without disturbing its contents.
As the
frame is shorter than the tray it can from time to time be moved longitudinally
so that the eggs are made to roll on the slats of the tray and are thus kept fresh.
In order to ascertain their condition the receptacle above described containing
them can be placed on a glass plate or table having below it a strong light which
shines through the eggs.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.
I, MATTHEW GREEN, of 247, North Queen Street, Belfast Ireland, Egg
Merchant, 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:
It is found that eggs remain fresh for a long period if they are from time to
time caused to revolve on their longitudinal axes, thus preventing the yoke from
settling against the shell on one side. My invention relates to an appliance for
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page_text: storing eggs so arranged that a number of eggs can be turned simultaneously
without handling any of them, this appliance affording also facilities for ascer-
taining whether any of the eggs are bad, in the known way by passing light
through them.
I construct an appliance for this purpose as I shall describe referring to the
accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section, Fig. 2 is a transverse section and Fig. 3 is a
plan of the whole appliance.
Fig. 4 is a plan of the tray, Fig. 5 is a plan of the rack and Fig. 6 is a plan
of the cover.
The tray has two sides a, and one end b, and three cross slats e on which are
fixed parallel longitudinal slats & forming a grating on which eggs can rest with
their longitudinal axes lying transversely to the slats d and therefore parallel
to the end b.
The rack is an open frame shorter than the tray. It has sides and ends e and
partitions crossed by wires the rack is laid on the tray an egg can be placed
in each compartment.
The cover consists of three slats h crossed by slats i constituting a grating
which, after the eggs have been placed in the compartments of the rack, constitutes
with the tray and rack a complete receptacle for a known number of eggs which
can be moved about and carried without disturbing its contents.
As the rack and cover are shorter than the tray, they can from time to time
be moved to and fro on the tray, causing the eggs to roll along its slats by which
movement they are kept fresh.
In order to ascertain the condition of the eggs the receptacle above described
with its charge of eggs can be placed on a glass plate or table having below it a
strong light which shines through the eggs so that their condition can be seen.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed. I declare that what
I claim is:-
An appliance for storing eggs, consisting of a tray, a rack and a cover arranged
and operating substantially as described.
Dated this Sth day of November 1899.
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TIT
Agents for the Applicant.