US1168917A - Egg-carrier. - Google Patents

Description

M. W. STOREY.

EGG CARRIER.

APPUCATION FILED JAN.31, 1914.

Patented Jan. 18, 1916.

ATTORNEY.

THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAFH 50., WASHINGTON, D. c.

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MILTON W. STOREY, 0F INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

EGG-CARRIER.

Application filed January 31, 1914.

To all whom it may concern:

7 Be it known that l, MiL'roN W. STOREY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful EggCarrier, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to appliances in which eggs, ripe or delicate fruit, or other articles may be carefully supported and carried or shipped, the invention having reference more particularly to means for carrying eggs, especially by parcel post, and without liability to be damaged under the usual conditions entailed by transportation facilities.

An object of the invention is to provide improved means for carrying eggs or other articles, more particularly in boxes, crates, or other shipping packages, and which shall be so constructed as to prevent breakage or serious injury to the contents of the carriers during rough or careless handling.

A further object is to provide a carrier of the above mentioned character that shall be so constructed as to permit ventilation and not tend to cause the contents thereof to become injuriously heated or warmed, more particularly in case eggs are shipped and permitted to remain in the carrier by the consumer until required for use.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an egg carrier that shall be so constructed as to be adapted to protect eggs against breakage when being handled either in preparation for shipment or by the retail dealer or the consumer, and which shall be so constructed asto be adapted to be returned to the producer in knock-down condition, and so that the carrier may be readily set up again repeatedly for reshipment.

With the above mentioned and other objects in view, the invention consists in a hammock and support therefor adapted for suspending an egg or other article, and novel means for supporting a plurality of hammocks and their contents, the invention consisting further in the parts and combinations and arrangements of parts as hereinafter particularly described and further defined in the accompanying claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a fragmentary top plan of the improved egg carrier in which a number of hammocks are represented as being occupied, other ham- Specificaticn of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 18, 191%.

Serial No. 815,630.

mocks being arranged as when placing eggs therein or removing them therefrom; Fig. 2, an end elevation of the carrier partially broken away; Fig. 3, a fragmentary sect-ion approximately on the line A A in Fig. 2; Fig. 4-, a. section, omitting the bottom of the package, on the line B B in Fig. 1, but with the hammocks in normal position; Fig. 5, a fragmentary section on the line C C in Fi 2, and Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective view of one of thecasing members or hammock supports.

Similar reference characters in the different figures of the drawings indicate corresponding elements or features of construction herein referred to.

In practically carrying out the ob1ects of the invention, the carrier is made in various sizes and of diiferent capacities, a relatively small portion of a carrier of large capacity being illustrated as sutlicient for a description' of the invention, the numeral 1 indicatlng the bottom of a box, crate or other package, or a horizontal divisional board which may be used in connection with a carrier of large capacity, and on which compartment walls are supported. I v i The walls of the compartments in which the eggs are to be carried may be composed of any suitable material, such as strawboard,

scribed group or series of walls preferably have slots 11, 11', extending upward from their lower edges, the walls of the last described group having slots 12, 12, extending downward from their upper edges, to receive the transversely arranged strips or walls, so that the walls are conveniently crossed and connected together at their intersections. It is to be understood, however,that the compartment wallsmay be variously formed and connected together as may be desired. The normal upper edges of the end walls 2 and 3 have recesses 18 and llbtlisI'BlIi, the intermediate Walls having recesses 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 therein respectively, all the recesses being in alinement and midway betweenthe walls 8 and 9. The walls 2 and 3 have also oth r recesses 20 and 21, the intermediate walls having also recesses 22, 23, 24:, 25 and arranged in alinement and midway between the walls 9 and 10, each series of recesses being adapted to receive rods for supporting hammocks m a novel manner. Each recess preferably has undercut opposite sides, so that the entrance to the recess is less in width than the bottom of the recess.

The hammocks are arranged or grouped in series, there being preferably six hammocks in each series. A main rod 27 is provided which has two arms 28 and 29 on opposite ends respectively thereof, the rod extending from the wall 2 to the wall 3, the arms extending downward adjacent to the outer sides of thewalls and being connected thereto by means of suitable pivots 30 and 31 respectively, the pivots being arranged at a suitable distance below the top of the walls and on one side of the partition 9, so as to permit the rod to swing into or out of the recesses of the series. A similar rod 32 having arms 33 and 3a is provided for another series of hammocks, the arms being connected also to the end walls 2 and 3 by means of pivots 35 and 36 respectively, the pivots being on the opposite side of the wall 9 and arranged so as to permit the rod 32 tosw-ina into or out of the other series ofrecesses. The pivots may be variously constituted so that they may be applied to the walls by the shipper when setting up the carrier for use.

One series of hammocks, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 4-2, is provided and each hammock may suitably be composed of muslin, canvas, or other suitable fabric or paper, and of suitable width and length to permit it to be arranged in either compartment and em brace an egg or such article as it may be designed to carry. Une end of each hammock of the series is connected to the rod 27, so as to turn on the rod, and therefore when the rod is moved out of the series of recesses it is swung back toward the adjacent wall and leaves the tops of the compartments unobstructed. Another series of similar hammocks l3, 44, 45, 46, 47, l8, is provided, one end of each hammock being connected to the rod 32. It will be understood that the capacity of the complete carrier may be extended in like manner so that many dozens of eggs may be carried in a single shipment. The opposite end of each hammock of the first, described series is connected to a controlling and supporting rod 49, the remaining hammocks being similarly connected to a similar rod 50, one rod vhaving stop rings 51- and 52 formed on op posite ends thereof, the remaining rod having similar rings 53 and 54 formed on opposite ends thereof, the two rings of a rod being adapted to engage the end walls 2 rod and 3 to prevent relatively longitudinal movement of the rods, the rods being normally seated adjacent to the rods 27 and 32 respectively in the recesses therewith.

The complete carrier includes a cover 55, or a plurality of covers, one for each horizontally arranged group of compartments. In practical use, a series of hammocks is opened out and arranged as a number appear in Fig. 1, or as shown in broken lines in Fig. at, so that the eggs 56, 57, 58 and 59 may be carefully placed on the hammocks, each hammock receiving an egg, after which the shipper takes hold of the rod L9, or the ends of the hammocks connected therewith, and controls the operation of lowering the hammocks with their contents into the compartments, it being preferable to first place the rod 49 in the series of recesses provided therefor, after which the rod 27 is brought over into the recesses, the weight of the eggs having a tendency to hold the rod 27 down upon the rod 49 so that in case the carrier is inverted or falls from the hands of the attendant it is not probable that the rods could accidentally escape from the recesses, so that the eggs must be retained in the hammocks and proper compartments and thereby be guarded against accidental injury. The remaining series of hammocks are similarly handled and provided with eggs 59, as will be seen. After the rods 32 and 50 areplaced in position in the recesses, the end portions of the rods adjacent its arms are held adjacent the farther walls of the recesses in the end walls 2 and 3 while the weight of the eggs tends to slightly spring the rod 32 and draw it to the'undercut near side of the recesses in the intermediate walls, thus tending to lock the rod in the recesses. It will be apparent also that while the rod 27 or the rod 50 is in its series of recesses, the eggs approximatelyfilling the hammocks completely, the controlling rod cannot be removed from the recesses except through the exertion of some for e, even though not retained by the main rod, so that a. series of compartments might be carelessly carried and even turned over without spilling the eggs from the hammocks.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. A carrier appliance including a plurality offcompartments arranged in series, opposite walls of the compartments having each a recess in the top thereof, two rods removably supported in each ofthe recesses,

and a plurality of flexible hammocks spaced apart, one for each compartment, and connected at one end to one of the rods and at 1ts opposite end to the other one of the two 2. A carrier appliance including a main rod having two supporting arms, a plurality of flexible hammocks spaced apart and connected at one end to the main rod, a controlling rod connected to the opposite end of each of the hammocks, two Walls pivotally supporting the arms of the main rod and removably supporting the controlling rod, and partitions supporting both the main rod and the controlling rod between the hammocks.

3. A carrier appliance including ,a plurality of supporting Walls having each a recess in the top thereof, a main rod having two arms pivotally connected to the Walls to permit the rod to be moved into or out of the recesses, a flexible hammock connected at one end to the rod, and a controlling and supporting rod connected to the opposite end of the hammock and movable into or out of the recesses.

at. A carrier appliance including a compartment comprising four connected Walls, two opposite Walls having each a recess in the top thereof, the sides of the recesses being undercut, tWo stifi? rods removably supported in the recesses of the two opposite Wall, a flexible hammock removably arranged in the compartment and connected at one end to one of the rods, the opposite rods, a bottom for supporting all the Walls, and a cover for the Walls and thehammock.

5. An egg carrier including a plurality of compartments arranged 111 series, a main rod having arms pivotally connected to the outer compartment Walls, the rod being MILTON WV. STOREY.

Witnesses E. T. SiLvius, J. H. GARDNER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G.

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