US732413A - Egg-case. - Google Patents

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' No. 732,413. PATENTED JUNE sq,"1903..

R. w. HURD. EGG CASE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 1. 1902. N0 MODEL.

mun 11k UNITED STATES Patented June 30, 1903.

RALPH W. HURD, OF MASON CITY, IOWA.-

EGG-CASE.-

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 732,413, dated June 30, 1903. Application filed November 1, 1902. Serial No. lZQ,718. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

I Be it known thatI, RALPH W. HURD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mason City, in the county of Cerro Gordo and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Case, of which the following is a specification.

My device consists of an improved packing and candling device for eggs,whereby the eggs may be more conveniently and rapidly handled than by the old system of crating the eggs in layers, necessitating the removal and examination of the eggs one at a time. In my device one dozen eggs may be candled at a time without removing the eggs from their package.

Another object of my invention is also to provide a strong durable package that will not take up more room than the present usual mode of packing and will permit the'usual number of eggs to be shipped in a crate;

My device is fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective View of my device. Fig. 2 is a similar View with the inner case or drawer partly withdrawn, Fig. 3 is a plan view of the inner section. Fig.4 is a section on or about the line 4: 4: of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a detail View of one of the divisional strips.

In carrying out my invention I employ two cases A, open at both ends and secured together by glue, cement, or other suitable means. The cases are oval'in cross-section, their vertical diameter being the longer after the cases are secured together. Along one side and adjacent the top of the cases are produced six rectangular openings; (Shown'at A.) Upon the other side of the casing and diametrically opposite area similar number.

of like openings A Fig. 4. As shown in Fig. 1, the upper series of openings are both produced on the forward side of the cases and I the lower series (not seen in this figure) are upon the rear side. It is obvious that by holding the cases so as to bring the rear open ings into the same plane as the front opening with which they register the user canlook through all the openings at practically the same time.

The drawer or inner case B is a half-seccase A, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. This inner section has produced in it a series of openings 13, which are adapted to register with the openings A The walls of this inner section are not of a sufficient height to obstruct the upper series of openings in the cases A. The two inner half-sections are connected together at one end by a strip B there being a sufficient space between the inner walls of the two sections to receive the inner walls of the two outer cases, as clearly shown at B in Fig. 3.

Between each of the openings B is secured an upright oval divisional strip C, the strips having lugs O projecting from their sides at right angles to the body of thestrip and by which they. may be secured, preferably by glue 'or cement,.to the bottom and walls of in the inner sections registerwiththe openings in the rear of the outers'ections and that these last in turn are adapted to register with the openings in the upper forward part of the outer case, by holding'the deviceup to a light all the eggs contained therein can be candled without opening the package or removing the eggs therefrom. It is also obvious that where each package carries twelve inner compartments one or more dozen eggs can be quickly and conveniently removed from the crateby lifting out the required number of packages,

I the term package as used herein being applied to the completedevice, as shown in Fi 1.

' l t is of course evident that any number of openings can be produced in the walls of the cases and any number of divisional strips.

used; but a package adapted to hold twelve eggs is most convenient. It is also obvious thatby changing the size of the cases my packages can be used for the transportation of fancy fruit, and when used for this purpose the openings will permit inspection of each piece of fruit without having to handle the fruit itself.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a device of the kind described, the combination of a casing oval in cross-section and having a series of openings produced along its side adjacent the top, a series of openings diametrically opposite the first-mentioned series, a similar casing secured to one side of the first-described casing, inner halfsections secured together by a cross-piece at one end, adapted to slide in the casings, respectively, and divisional strips carried by the half-sections adapted to divide the outer cases into separate compartments, said half -seetions having a plurality of openings produced tions secured together and adapted to slide into the cases, respectively, said sections having a series of openings adapted to register with the openings in the case in which the section slides, and divisional strips secured to the half-sections and adapted to divide each side of the package into a plurality of compartments.

RALPH \V. HURD.

Witnesses:

FLAVIUS F. HAYNEs, CHARLIE PRICE.

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