Improvements in Flower Pots.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 20th June, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 8th Oct., 1895-Accepted, 9th Nov., 1895
Improvements in Flower Pots.
I, REUBEN BOW of Gadara Cottage, Cobourg Road, Bristol, Gardener and
Florist do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in flower pots, for preventing the roots of
the plants in the pots growing through the drainage holes into the earth, and also
for preventing worms from getting into the pots from the earth when the pots are
placed on the ground.
An ordinary flower pot has a flat bottom in which the drainage hole is made, my
improved pot has a concave or dome shaped bottom, with a suitable number of holes
at the sides, the bottom rising in a dome towards the centre as before mentioned,
thus providing perfect drainage and preventing the plaut roots being drawn through
the holes in the pots, as with the old style of pot, and also prevents worms from
getting through the hole when the pot is placed on the ground.
Dated this 19th day of June 1895.
Improvements in Flower Pots.
I, REUBEN Bow, of Gadara Cottage, Coburg Road, Montpelier, Bristol,
Gardener and Florist do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement:-
My invention relates to improvements in flower pots, and has for its objects to
prevent the roots of plants from growing through the drainage holes into the earth,
to prevent worms from getting into the pots from the earth when the pots are
placed on the ground, and altogether to provide improved drainage for the plants.
The ordinary flower pot has a flat bottom with the drainage hole in the centre,
through which the water soaks and keeps the under surface of the pot and the
shelf or staging on which it is placed in a damp and unhealthy condition, and tends
to rot or destroy the shelves and the paint thereon; my improved pot has a concave
or domed shape bottom, with a suitable number of drainage holes at the sides; the
bottom rising in the centre allows all superfluous water to drain away in the readiest
manner, leaving only a narrow circular edge at the foot of the pot to come into
contact with the shelf or ground.
My invention, and the means employed for carrying it into effect, will be readily
understood from the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a section
of a flower pot, and Fig. 2 a perspective view of the same.
In making the pots, the clay is conveniently worked into shape on a convex
wheel, or convex plate attached to the centre of the wheel, which gives the concave
shape a, leaving a narrow ring b on which the pot rests; a suitable number of
holes c are made in the sides, close to the internal periphery of the convex
bottom a', to allow the water to drain away as required; and to permit a more

page_text: rapid and effective drainage, the bottom a¹ may be coated with ordinary potters'
gloss, and glazed in firing.
By this means, a perfect system of drainage will be maintained, and the roots of
growing plants will not be drawn through the holes into the ground, nor will worms
be able to get into the pots when placed on the ground, while a very small portion
of the base of the pot, will come into contact with the ground or shelf.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
The construction of flower pots with convex or dome shaped bottoms as herein
described, for the purpose of providing a more perfect drainage, and preventing
worms from getting into the pots, or the roots of growing plants being drawn
through the drainage holes into the earth, substantially as set forth, and illustrated
in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 4th day of October 1805
J. G. WESTLAKE,
2, John Street, Bristol, Applicant's Agent.