An Improved Spreader for Use in connection with Watering Cans and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Sept., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 27th May. 1895-Accepted, 29th June, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Spreader for Use in connection with Watering Cans
and the like.
I, WILLIAM EDWARD TIDY, of Brockhampton Nurseries, Havant, in the
County of Hants, England, Nurseryman, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows :-
My invention relates to an improved device for flattening and spreading the
volume of water discharged from a watering can spout or the like.
It is constructed in such a manner that it may be readily fitted to any size of
watering cans or pots, most commonly used, and owing to its convenient shape and
size it is not liable to get out of repair, also it is easily detached from the can or
pot when not required for use.
Now the invention consists in stamping or otherwise forming a metallic semi-
circular and slightly dished plate, termed the spreader, from which is extended
three or more suitably shaped stems, for the purpose of fitting into the spout of a
watering can, so as to hold the spreader in position.
These stems may be opened out or closed together, to adapt themselves to the
size of the spout into which they are inserted.
Dated the 18th day of September 1894
W. D. ROWLINGSON,
67-69 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for Applicant.
An Improved Spreader for Use in connection with Watering Cans
and the like.
I, WILLIAM EDWARD TIDY, of Brockhampton Nurseries, Havant, in the
County of Hants, England, Nurseryman, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the saine is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention relates to an improved device for flattening and spreading the
volume of water discharged from a watering can spout or the like.
It is constructed in such a manner that it may be readily fitted to any of the
ordinary watering cans or pots most commonly used, and owing to its convenient
shape and size, it is not liable to get out of repair, also it is easily detached from
the can or pot, when not required for use.
But in order that the invention may be better understood, reference is made to
the accompanying sheet of drawings in which Figures 1 and 2 illustrate the spreader,
and Figure 3 shews it in position in the spout of a watering can.
In the drawings (A) is a watering can, (B) the spout, and (C) the spreader.
Said spreader consists in stamping or otherwise forming a metallic semi-circular
and slightly dished plate, from which is extended three or more suitably shaped
stems for the purpose of fitting into the spout of a watering can, so as to hold the
spreader in position. The outer stems may be opened out, or closed in, to adapt
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page_text: themselves to the size of the spout into which they are inserted, whilst the inner
stem is bent back slightly, as shewn by dotted lines in Figure 1, to keep the
spreader rigid.
Said spreader may be made in various sizes to suit large and small watering
cans.
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 :-
Firstly. A detachable spreader consisting of a dished plate from which is
extended three or more stems, substantially as and for the purposes herein described
and as illustrated.
Secondly. The special construction of the spreader, substantially as and for the
purposes herein described and as illustrated.
Dated the 21st day of Mov 1805
W. D. ROWLINGSON,
172 Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C., Agent for the Applicant.