US1508084A - Egg gauge - Google Patents

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Patented Sept. 9, 1924i.

n istanti OLIVER D. COLLS, 0F CLINTON, IOWA, ASSIGNOR TO THE GOLLIS COMPANY, OIFkk CLINTON, IOWA, A CORPORATION OF IOWA.

EGG GAUGE To all wzlom it may conce/m:

Be it known that I, OLIVER D. CoLLIs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Clinton, in the county of Clinton and State of Iowa., have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Egg Gauges, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a gauge by which to determine the number of eggs con tained within a case of standard dimensions at any stage during the packing operation. Y

In the handling of eggs on a commercial basis it is customary to use shipping cases of certain standard dimensions having a capacity of, say, thirty dozen. To prevent breakage the eggs are commonly placed in fillers which are arranged in layered formation usually sixteen lin the bottom layer, twenty-five ,in the next, and soon alternately to the top.` During the operation of packing it is diiiicult to ascertain the number of egg layers that have been placed in the container, and also the total number of eggs that are packed therein. lt is accordingly with the purpose in view of providing a gauge which may be employed inconnection with standard egg cases and lillers therefor that the present invention. has been devised. y

In the accompanying drawing is represented an embodiment of my invention in the manner following:

Figure 1 is a side elevation through an egg case of standard construction, portions of the proximate wall being broken away to exhibit the contents thereof` and also the egg gauge in operative relation therewith;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged Jfragmentary view in plan showing the gauge in operative posif tion; and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view thereof.

The case A is shown to be divided by a central partition 5 into two compartments each adapted for receiving egg illers arranged layer on layer. For purposes of convenience, it will be assumed that the capacity of the lowermost filler is 16, the one above 25, and so on, in alternation, nine layers having a total capacity of 180 eggs being the usual arrangement in each compartment. The approximate levels of the several egg layers when arranged in this manner are indicated by the letters a, l), c, etc.l

lsnugly embrace the post.

With aycase-wherein'eggs are packed in lthis manner, the present gauge is adapted `for use. As shown, this` comprises a rectangular base plate B near one corner of which is an upstanding post C whose upper end is preferably `formed to provide a handle 6. ln cross section the post may be square, and slidably arranged'thereon is a cross 'head D consisting of a 'pair of horiyZontal arms 7 and 8 having complementary notches in their intermediate'portions to As by means of screws 9 extending from the one arm lto the` other,.both are held together as a unit in i clampingrelation, to the post. The cross head extends laterally from the post in a direction which aligns with the vertical plane extending through two ofits opposite Upon the gauge post are a seriesI of graduations which may be duplicated or varied, if desired. on each side thereoi'.'v These graduations include horizontal lines Ca', b',

c', etc., corresponding to the levels of the respective egg layers a, o, c, etc., also a vertical line 7i. which extends for substantially the length of the post. Bv some such markings as these .l define as series of spaces in two columns in one of which is recorded the number of eggs in a given layer and in the other the total number of eggs fin the crate up to a given level. In the layer column, commencing with lthe top space, appear the numerals 16 and 25 in alterna'- tion, whereas in the crate column, cornmencing with the top, appears irst the numeral 16; inthe next Space the numeral 4:1 which represents an addition of 25; in the next space therebelow the numeral 57 which represents a urtheraddition of 16; and in the next succeeding space the numeral 82 which represents the preceding total with 25 added thereto; and so on to the bottom space in the column where a grand total of 180 is recorded. lt will thus be observed 1 thatin the layer column appear the nubase is then rested upon thevtopmost eggsj as at the leve-l (Z (see Fig. l).` Vl`his baseplate is tit-ted into the cornen of the case, the gauofe post also lying in proximity thereto so that the transverse arms will point `Jbliquely and rest upon the upper edges of the case when moved to a lowered position. As shown in Fig. l the arms will lie within a'pair of the spaces which are marked off on the post, and the figures in these spaces will afford the desired reading both as to the number of eggs in the 'filler last packed and as to the total number et eggs in all the fillers thus far packed. It will thus be apparent that the gauge may be readily adapted for the taking of a count at any stage during the packing operation.

I claim:

l. A gauge for. determining the 'number of eggs contained in a case, said eggs being arranged in layers, .alternate ones of which have each the same number ot eggs therein, which number differs from the number in the intermediate layers, said gauge comprising posthaving means at its lower end adapted to rest upon the topmost layer of eggs contained within the case, and a cross head eX- tending laterally from the post and adjustable thereupon for resting upon. the upper edge ot the case, there being spaced graduations on the post adjacent one ot which the cross head will lie when rested upon the case edge, the spacing and marking of the graduations being such as to indicate both the number of eggs contained in the topmost layer during any stage of the packing operation,

and also the total number of eggs contained in all. off the layers below the gauge, substantially as described.

2. An egg gauge comprising a rectangular base plate` a post upstand'ing therefrom from a peint close to one corner thereof. a

incense l tion which is obluque to the base plate edges7 the base plate being adapted to tit into A n case and to rest upon the topmwost layer of contained therewithin and the cross head o rest upon two adjacent top edges of the case there being spaced upon the topmost layer of eggs contained' within a case, a cross head extending laterally from the post and adjustable thereupon for resting upon the upper edge of the egg ij case, there being double columns of numerals on the post arranged in pairs and spaced vertically a distance equal to the height of one egg layer, the numerals in one column indicating the number of contained in each layer and the numerals in the other column indicating the total number of eggs contained in the layers beneath the gauge, the cross head when resting upon the case edge lbeing disposed adjacent a pair of numerals which afford an indication of the number of eggs contained in the topmost layer and the total number in that layer and in the several layers therebelow, substantially as described.

@LIVER D. COLLIS.

Witness r M. C. Sfeer-Hans,

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