Year: 1895

page_text: I EUGENIE VICTORIA GOAD of 68 Gladismuir Road Whitehall Park Highgate
in the County of Middlesex do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
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The object of this invention is to provide a vase or other receptacle for cut
flowers plants or the like so as to give them the appearance of growing flowers or
plants. For this purpose I provide a vase pot or other suitable receptacle to hold
place a
water sand moss or the like and on over or in this vase pot or receptacle
cover or inner vase pot or receptacle or a plate disc tray or other suitable arrange-
ment made of any suitable material having its surface covered wholly or in part
with earth cocoanut fibre moss cork or other suitable material and having in such
surface holes slots or apertures to admit of the passage through them of the stalks
of flowers or plants or the like into the vase pot or other receptacle for the water
sand moss or other contents already mentioned.
The object of the cover or inner vase pot or receptacle plate disc tray or other
suitable arrangement above described (hereinafter referred to as the cover) is to
hold in position flowers leaves plants fronds of ferns or the like as though the same
were growing plants or parts of growing plants and thus by giving possibility for
renewal as often as may be thought necessary to provide a continuance of apparently
growing plants with less trouble and expense than usually attend the growing of
such plants. The cover may be of any suitable material and may be either of one
piece or of two or more pieces pierced or cut with holes slots or apertures or may
be woven or plaited or otherwise constructed so as to be furnished with the
necessary holes slots or apertures or in any other way spaces may be made or left
for the passage of the stalks or stems of flowers leaves fronds or the like for the
purposes aforesaid. The invention may of course be used for artificial as well as
for natural flowers leaves or plants.
Dated this Twenty-second day of April 1895.
I, EUGENIE VICTORIA GOAD, formerly of 68 Gladismuir Road, Whitehall
Park, Highgate, but now of Cessknock Bank, Hornsey, both in the County of
Middlesex, 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 :-
The object of this invention is to provide a vase or other receptacle for cut
flowers plants or the like, so as to give them the appearance of growing flowers or
plants. For this purpose I provide a vase, pot or other suitable receptacle to hold
water, sand, moss or the like, and on, over, or in this vase, pot or receptacle I place
a cover or inner vase or receptacle or a plate disc tray or other suitable arrangement
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page_text: made of any suitable material having its surface covered wholly or in part
with earth, cocoanut fibre, moss, cork or other suitable material and having in
such surface, holes, slots or apertures, to admit of the passage through them of the
stalks of flowers or plants or the like into the vase pot or other receptacle for the
water, sand, moss or other contents already mentioned. The object of the cover
or inner vase pot or receptacle, plate, disc, tray or other suitable arrangement
above described (hereinafter referred to as the cover) is to hold in position flowers,
leaves, plants, fronds of ferns or the like as though the same were growing plants.or
parts of growing plants and thus by giving possibility for renewal as often as may
be thought necessary to provide a continuance of apparently growing plants with
less trouble and expense than usually attends the growing of such plants. The
cover may be of any suitable material and may be either of one piece or of two or
more pieces pierced or cut with holes slots or apertures, or may be woven plaited
or otherwise constructed so as to be furnished with the necessary holes slots or
apertures or in any other way spaces may be made or left for the passage of the
stalks or stems of flowers, leaves, fronds or the like for the purposes aforesaid.
The invention may of course be used for artificial as well as for natural flowers
leaves or plants.
In order that my said invention may be fully understood and readily carried
into effect I will proceed to describe the drawings annexed.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a vertical section, and Figure 2 is a plan of a flower vase in
accordance with my invention.
Figure 3 is an elevation of the outer vase, and
Figure 4 is an elevation of the cover.
The cover as will be seen, fits into the mouth of the outer vase, and it presents a
horizontal surface a which being thinly coated with a suitable material such as
before stated, presents the appearance of earth contained in a pot. The surface a
is perforated at al, it may be with one hole or with a larger number.
The surface a is preferably of sheet india rubber and it is attached by cement
to the rim of the cover or that part of it which fits within the mouth of the vase.
By the stretching of the india rubber the holes a' can be opened to allow the
stalks or stems to be passed through them and afterwards the india rubber will
contract and grip the stalks or stems and hold them securely. Figures 5 show a
tool which I use to facilitate the insertion of the stalks or stems into the holes in
the india rubber. The tool is of metal, it is tubular and pointed at one end. The
stalk or stem of the flower, leaf or spray is inserted into the tubular opening in
the tool and this is then passed through one of the holes a' in the india rubber
sheet; it opens out the hole and when the tool is removed on the underside of the
surface a the flower, leaf or spray is left by the tool and is firmly embraced by
the india rubber which contracts around the stalk or stem as the tool leaves
the hole.
In some cases as when the flowers or fronds which are to be arranged are heavy
further support is necessary to keep them in place otherwise the weight of the
flowers or fronds would be liable to cause them to droop or fall into unnatural
positions. To prevent this I provide a second support for the stalks or stems
beneath the india rubber surface a; this second support may be formed in a variety
of ways; the support shown in the drawings Figure 6 is the simplest and it consists
of a metal plate b attached to the cover by arms 6'. The plate 6 is perforated all
over its surface with holes large enough for the stalks or stems to pass, freely.
When setting up the flowers or fronds the lower end of each stalk or stem is
placed in one or other of the holes and so is kept in the place desired. In place
of the plate helical coils of thin wire may be arranged to support the stalks or
stems at their lower ends.
Another convenient arrangement is illustrated by the Figures 7. The cover is

page_text: made in two parts a' and a³ which fit together and a wire support 63 is fixed to and
projects downwards from the part a³.
When the flowers, leaves, fronds or the like have been inserted through the
holes in the surface a and suitably arranged, the lower ends of their stems are
bound to the support 63 by passing the elastic cord c around them and the end of
the cord is secured by passing the button c¹ through the loop 6.
If desired water may be supplied to the stem from an india rubber bag enveloping
the parts 636 cc, the mouth of this bag being made to fit over and embrace the
cylindrical part of the piece a³:
Sometimes I provide the vase with a decorative openwork foot or base consisting
of leaflets of metal standing out radially from the bottom of the vase, they are
hinged so that they may be folded compactly against the sides of the vase
when out of use. So arranged they do not materially increase the space required
in packing.
In the development of my invention the forms of the parts I may much vary but
always consistently with the attainment of my object, which is, that flowers, leaves,
fronds, and the like, which have their stalks or stems inserted into the hole or
holes a¹ may have the appearance of growing plants.
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 :-
My new or improved flower vase substantially as described and consisting of an
outer vase and a cover, the latter fitting within the mouth of the outer vase and
presenting a surface made to resemble earth and perforated to receive the stalks
or stems of flowers, leaves, fronds and the like; the whole arrangement being such
that the appearance of growing plants may be obtained.
Dated this 2nd day of September 1895.