Improvements in connection with Wickered and similarly Protected Bottles, Jars and other Receptacles.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Aug., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 8th May, 1900-Accepted, 28th July, 1900
Improvements in connection with Wickered and similarly Protected
Bottles, Jars and other Receptacles.
I, FREDERIC HUGHES, of 20, Paget Road, West Dulwich, Engineer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows: -
My invention relates to improvements in connection with wickered and simi-
larly protected bottles, jars and other receptacles. The invention is more
particularly but not exclusively intended for use with wickered jars for holding
wines. The bottoms of the wickers at present in use become rotten and drop
out together with the jar and thus cause much annoyance and loss of money.
In order to avoid these inconveniences I provide rings of wire, cane or other
suitable material and of a diameter suited to that of the bottom of the wicker.
At intervals round the periphery of each ring are downward bends, loops or
other formations which when the ring is wired or otherwise attached to the
wickerwork form feet to support the wicker and its jar so that there is an air-
space between its bottom and the surface on which it is stood.
Hated this 3rd day of August 1899.
HUGHES & YOUNG,
Agents, 23, Coleman Street, E.C.
Improvements in connection with Wickered and similarly Protected
Bottles, Jars and other Receptacles.
I, FREDERIC HUGHES, of 20, Paget Road, West Dulwich, Engineer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement
This invention relates to improvements in connection with wickered and simi-
larly protected bottles, jars and other receptacles, and though more particularly
is not exclusively intended for use with wickered jars for holding wines. The
bottoms of the wickers at present in use become rotton and drop out together
with the jar, and thus cause much annoyance and loss of money. In order to
avoid these inconveniences I provide rings of wire, cane or other suitable material
and of a diameter size or shape most suited to that of the bottom of the wicker.
At intervals round each ring are downward tending bends loops or other forma-
tions attached to or integral with the rings. The said rings are attached in any
suitable manner to the bottom or lower part of the wickering so that the bends
or the like will form feet to support the wicker and its jar above the surface on

page_text: which the said feet are stood and thus provide an air space between the bottom
of the wicker and the said surface.
The
In further explanation of my invention I make reference to the accompanying
drawing wherein is shown a side view. a. represents the lower part of the wicker-
ing and the ring having at intervals the loops or other formations c.
ring is held to the wickering by staples or other suitable means. By the use
of these rings b with their loops or other downward projections c, an air space e
is provided between the bottom of the wickering and the surface f on which it
is stood.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is―
1. For the purpose of keeping the bottoms of wickered and similarly protected
bottles, jars and other receptacles above the surface on which they are stood and
providing an air-space between the said bottoms and the said surface, rings of
wire, cane or other suitable material attached in any suitable manner to the bottom
or lower part of the wickering, the said rings having attached or integral down-
ward tending bends, loops, or other formations to act as feet for supporting the
wicker and its receptacle substantially as described in the above specification
and exemplified by the accompanying drawing.
2. Suitably shaped rings of wire, cane or other suitable material for attaching
in any suitable manner to the bottom or lower part of the wickering of bottles,
jars and other receptacles, the said rings having attached or integral downward
tending bends, loops or other formations to act as feet for supporting the wicker
and its receptacle above the surface on which the feet are stood, substantially
as described in the above specification and exemplified by the accompanying
drawing.
3. The combination with wickered and similarly protected bottles, jars and
other receptacles of suitably shaped rings of wire, cane or other suitable material
attached to the bottom or lower part of the wickering, the said rings having
downward tending loops, bends or other formations to form feet to support the
wicker and its receptacle above the surface on which it is stood, substantially
as described in the above specification and exemplified by the accompanying
drawing.
Dated this 8th dow of Wa 1000