Improvements in Packing Cases for Eggs and other Fragile Articles with Liquid or Semi-liquid Contents.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Sept., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 19th June, 1891-Accepted, 25th July, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Packing Cases for Eggs and other Fragile Articles
with Liquid or Semi-liquid Contents.
We, FRANCIS HABGOOD FREETH, and SIDNEY JOB Pocock, trading as
Freeth & Pocock, of Victoria Works, Wandsworth Road, in the County of Surrey,
Dairy Utensil Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:
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The object of this invention is to produce a packing case for eggs and other
fragile articles with liquid or semi-liquid contents, which, while offering sufficient
protection to the eggs and other articles during transit, is at the same time so made
that its interior will not he permanently soiled or damaged by the liquid, or semi-
liquid, or viscous substance from an egg or other fragile article broken in the
packing case.
For the purpose of separating the articles from each other in packing cases of
this character, and to afford a surface of a resilient or springy nature to minimise
or absorb the effects of concussion, the materials hitherto used have always been
more or less absorbent. Thus when for example an egg was broken in the case,
the material absorbed the sticky liquid, which, besides producing an unpleasant
smell, rendered the material more or less hard, so that its resilient or springy nature
was, in a great measure, destroyed or neutralised.
Now according to this invention we propose to use a material which is at once
resilient and non-absorbent. For this purpose we prefer to use the material
commonly known as "American cloth " or "leather cloth," as stains such as are
produced by the white or yolk of egg, can be easily removed from it by sponging
or washing, it is moreover comparatively cheap and is well adapted for the purpose,
but we may use other resilient and non-absorbent material if desired.
The "American cloth" or "leather cloth" is used for the linings and partitions
of the case and of the trays where such are used, and is attached in any suitable
manner.
Dated this 20th day of September 1890.
CASTLE SMITH,
Invention" Office, 54, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Packing Cases for Eggs and other Fragile Articles
with Liquid or Semi-liquid Contents.
We, FRANCIS HABGOOD FREETH, and SIDNEY JOB Pocock, trading as
Freeth & Pocock, of Victoria Works, Wandsworth Road, in the County of Surrey,
Dairy Utensil Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement. :-
The object of this invention is to produce a packing case for eggs and other
fragile articles with liquid or semi-liquid contents which, while offering sufficient
protection to the eggs and other articles during transit, is at the same time so made
that its interior will not be permanently soiled or damaged by the liquid, semi-
liquid or viscous substance from an egg or other fragile article broken in the
packing case.

page_text: For the purpose of separating the articles from each other in packing cases of
this character and to afford a surface of a resilient or springy nature to minimise
or absorb the effects of concussion the materials hitherto used such as hair felt and
cloth have always been more or less absorbent. Thus when for example an egg
was broken in the case the material absorbed the sticky liquid which besides
producing an unpleasant smell, rendered the material more or less hard, so that
its resilient or springy nature was in a great measure destroyed or neutralised.
Now according to this invention we propose to use a material which is at once
resilient and non-absorbent. For this purpose we prefer to use the material
commonly known as "American cloth " or "leather cloth " as stains such as are
produced by the white or yolk of egg and the substance deposited by the broken
article such as the white or the yolk, or both white and yolk of the egg, can be
easily removed from it by sponging or washing, it is moveover comparatively_cheap
and is well adapted for the purpose, but we may use other resilient and non-
absorbent material if desired.
The "American cloth" or "leather cloth" or other resilient and non-absorbent
material is used for the linings and partitions of the case and of the trays where
such are used, and may be placed loosely in the box or case or in divisions of the
box or case, or it may be attached in any suitable manner to the interior of the box,
to the partitions, trays, or to the other divisions.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
The use of a resilient and non-absorbent material, such as "American cloth" or
"leather cloth" as a packing for cases containing eggs and other fragile articles
with liquid, semi-liquid, or viscous contents substantially for the purpose herein-
before set forth.
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CASTLE SMITH,
"Invention " Office, 54, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicants.