Improvements in Reservoir Flower Holders.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application. 24th Mar. 1893--Accepted. 13th May, 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Reservoir Flower Holders.
1, CARL KERER of Schrobenhausen in Upper Bavaria in the German Empire,
Gentleman 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 reservoir flower holders attached to the dress of the wearer hitherto made
consist of a simple cup or tube closed at the bottom end, from which during the
wearing, especially when the wearer bends or makes sudden movements, the water
is easily spilled, so that the object of the holder of keeping the flowers fresh is
frustrated, and the flowers themselves also easily fall out on such occasions. The
object of my invention is to prevent both these kinds of accidents, which I effect
by an improved construction or arrangement of the holder.
On the sheet of drawings appended hereunto,
Fig. 1, shows the holder represented by Fig. 2 filled with flowers and inserted
into a button hole.
Figs. 3 and 4, show a section, side view and cross section of cylindrical holders.
intended for button holes ;
Figs. 5 and 6 a heart shaped holder in section and side-view combined with a pin
for fixing the holder to the dress or in the hair; Fig. 7 showing another holder for
the latter purpose.
Fig. 8 shows the arrangement for preventing the flowers from falling out of the
holder.
My improved flower holder consists of a receptacle or reservoir a, open at the
top and closed at the bottom, into which a funnel or tube is inserted, extending
into the receptacle a for more than half its depth. The tube is open at the
bottom and connected at the top to the receptacle a on its entire circumference so
as to close the annular space between them. The holder is filled to about half its
depth with water, and it is evident that even if it is turned upside down, only a
small part of the water can flow out, while the greater part is retained in the
annular space between a and b. Consequently in wearing the holder no water or
only a trifling quantity can be spilled or lost, as in bending, for instance, it will
only assume an inclined position.
Into the tube or funnel 6 the flower stalks c are inserted, which thus will always
be supplied with water and kept fresh as long as possible.
In Fig. 2, the holder a is shewn formed with ornamental leaves d, Fig. 1 showing
the same inserted into the button hole of a coat f.
Fig. 7 shows a holder shaped as a butterfly for decorating the hair, the holder
being arranged on the underside of the butterfly.
For
Fig. 8, shows the arrangement for preventing the flowers from falling out.
this purpose a small extension or lug g is formed on or attached to the holder,.
round which and the stalks an indiarubber ring or its equivalent is placed, which
thus secures the flowers against tumbling out. This arrangement may be applied
to ordinary flower holders without the internal tube b.
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. The manufacture and use of reservoir flower holders consisting of an outer
receptacle a and an internal open ended tube connected at the top so as to close
the annular space between them, substantially as hereinbefore described and.
illustrated by the drawings and for the purpose set forth.

page_text: 2. In reservoir flower holders the arrangement of an extension or lug at the
upper edge thereof to which the flower stalks can be clipped by an indiarubber
ring or its equivalent substantially as herein before described with reference to
Fig. 8, of the drawings.
Dated this 22nd day of March 1902
R. J. URQUHART,
57, Barton Arcade, Manchester, 5, Clayton Square, Liverpool,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent.