A New Block or Stand for Supporting and Draining a Flower Pot.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 18th June, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 16th Mar., 1897-Accepted, 1st May, 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New Block or Stand for Supporting and Draining a
Flower Pot.
I, JOHN WILLIAM RAWLINS Gardener, of Blyth Hall Gardens Rotherham
Notts, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object the prevention of saturated soil, through
absorption, of pot plants standing in saucers and fancy pots which contain surplus
water; this saturation causing sourness of the soil and making it an unsuitable
compost for the healthy action of the roots of land plants.
The invention takes the form of a small round stand, slightly concave on the
upper side and standing on three or more feet, with a hole in the centre for drainage
and three or more grooves running from the sides to it. The slightly hollow
surface is to allow pots with uneven bottoms to stand firmly, and the same hollow
top with the grooves will prevent water standing on its surface.
A general size is 4 inches in diameter, hole in centre 1 inch in diameter,
thickness of stand of an inch, and height of feet of an inch. The feet are
placed a short distance from the edge on the lower side and alternate with the
grooves on the upper side.
The article may be made of ordinary flower pot material etc.
JOHN WILLIAM RAWLINS.
A New Block or Stand for Supporting and Draining a
Flower Pot.
I, JOHN WILLIAM RAWLINS Blyth Hall Gardens near Rotherham Nottingham,
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 has for its object the prevention of saturated soil through
absorption of pot plants standing in saucers and fancy pots which contain surplus
water, this saturation causing sourness of the soil and making it an unsuitable
compost for the healthy action of the roots of land plants.
The invention takes the form of a small round stand, slightly concave on the
upper side and standing on three or more feet, with a hole in the centre for
drainage and three or more grooves running from the sides to it. The slightly
hollow surface is to allow pots with uneven bottoms to stand firmly, and the same
hollow top with the grooves will prevent water standing on its surface. A general
size is 4 inches in diameter hole in centre 1 inch in diameter, thickness of
stand of an inch, and height of feet of an inch. The feet are placed a short

page_text: distance from the edge on the lower side and alternate with the grooves on the
upper side.
The article may be made of ordinary flower pot material.
In order that my invention may be fully understood I will now refer to the
annexed drawings in which :-
Figure 1. is a plan view of my invention.
Figure 2. sectional elevation through line x-y in Figure 1.
The stand is shaped as shown having the concave top a and grooves or channels b
which communicate with the concentric groove c and aperture d. e are feet or
supports for supporting the stand upon any desired surface being formed integrally
with or attached to the concave surface.
The concave surface ensures a flower pot standing more firmly upon same and at
the same time any surplus water will drain away through the central aperture
through the medium of the grooves or channels aforesaid which causes the water to
drain towards the central aperture.
It will be seen that although I have shown one form or shape of my stand that
this may be varied without departing from my invention and also that I may vary
the number of grooves or channels upon the concave surface. This concavity may
be varied to suit the flower pot to be supported.
By the use of this stand it will be seen that the saturation of the soil at the
bottom of the flower pot is prevented as any surplus water will drain away.
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,
1. A stand for flower pots and the like having a concave supporting surface
provided with grooves or channels leading to a central aperture, said stand being
carried or supported upon suitable feet or legs formed integrally with or attached
to same.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.