US1699935A

US1699935A - Holder for eggs

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Publication number: US1699935A
Application number: US257970A
Authority: US
Inventors: Warnes Ernest Edward
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1927-03-03
Filing date: 1928-02-29
Publication date: 1929-01-22
Anticipated expiration: 1946-01-22

Description

Jan. 22, 1929.

E. E. WARNES Filed Feb. 29, 1928 Patented Jan. 22, 1929.

ERNEST EDWARD WARNES, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

V HOLDER FOR noes;

Application filed February 29, 192 8 This invention relates to an improved holder for eggs,-the said holder being primarily intended to support the eggs during cooking.

According to this invention the improved egg holder comprises a handle and a plurality of substantially concave beds or pockets of wire or sheet metal associatedtherewith, the said beds or pockets being adapted to support the eggs in a horizontal position.

The invention will now be described more fully, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying diagrammatic drawings, in which 1'- Figure l is a perspective view of a holder embodying the invention, and

Figures 2 and 3 are similar views to Figure 1 but showing modifications.

Like reference characters denote similar parts in all the figures of the drawings.

Referring first more particularly to the construction shown in Figure 1, which is adapted for two eggs, the holder comprises a handle I) and a carrier.. The handle is formed from a single length of wire doubled upon itself and having the terminal portions of the side members o'll'set in opposite directions and attached to the carrier in any determinate way. The carrier is formed from a length of wire opposite end portions of which are bent to define loops 0 which con stitute receivers for the eggs. These loops or receivers are elongated to approximate the outline of an egg.

In order to prevent any risk of the eggs slipping through these loops, a transverse bar of wire or strip of metal 6 passes across both loops, the ends of the bar being clipped over the outer portions of the loops and suitable recesses being formed in the loops to en gage the inner sides of the transverse bar.

A suit-able extension or foot 7 is provided beneath the handle portion so as to support the holder firmly on a fiat surface, for instance, in conjunction with the said transverse bar or strip 6. This extension or footmay be provided by means of a U-shaped piece of wire extending downwardly and secured at the ends thereof around the main wire;

The two portions of the wire forming the handle I) are shown connected together by means of a metal strip 9 having the ends thereof looped round the said portions and serving to retain them at the correct distance apart. A name or any other mark may be stamped on the said strip. Alternatively,

as for example,

Serial No. 257,970, and in Great Britain March a, 1927.

the said wire portions may be twisted together if desired.

Two or more such pairs of loops may be connected to a single handle or the handles of two complete holders may be connected together. Two pairs connected together would form a holder capable of supporting four eggs, whilst three such pairs would be capable of supporting six eggs.

The construction shown in Figure 2 is substantially the same as that above described with reference to Figure 1, except that the holder is adapted to support six eggs and the handle 6 is arranged centrally and formed separately from the loops 0, which are made from a single length of wire, each loop having associated therewith a transverse bar of wire or strip of metal 6, the lower edge of each of the latter serving to gupport the device on any desired fiat surace.

The construction shown in Figure 3 is also adapted to support six eggs, but is made by pressing or stamping from sheet aluminum or other suitable material, the handle shown being made of twisted wires having the loose or free ends thereof passed through holes at the central part of the holder and secured to the bottom thereof in any appropriate manner. It will be obvious, however, that any other form of handle may be employed, such a handle having a screwthreaded portion at the lower end thereof secured by a nut to the holder.

With the improved holder the eggs are supported in a horizontal position and when placed in a pan for boiling will require a lesser depth of water than if supported with their axes vertical, thus saving time and economizing in the cost of cooking.

The eggs may be lifted out of the pan and served directly from the holder.

What I claim is 1. An egg holder ineludinga loop-shaped receiver, and a strip extendingacross the loop and attached to the sides thereof and deflected downwardly between its ends.

2. An egg holder including a handle, elongatedloops projecting outwardly from the handle and constituting egg receivers, and a strip extending across each of the loops and attached to opposite sides thereof and deflected downwardly between its ends.

3. An egg holder including a centrally disposed handle, elongated loops grouped about the handle and arranged with their major axes radiating therefrom, and a strip extending across each of the loops and attached to opposite sides thereof and deflected clownwardly between its ends. a

4. An eg holder including a centrally disposed hand e, elongated loops grouped about the handle and arranged with their major axes radiating therefrom, and a strip connecting all the loops in series and deflected downwardly opposite each loop to provide a foot and an egg support.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed 111 name.

El tNEST EDWARD WARNES.