A New or Improved Stake for Supporting Plants and Shrubs of all kinds.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Sept., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Nov., 1892-Accepted, 3rd Dec., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Stake for Supporting Plants and Shrubs of
all kinds.
JOHN BROOKS 3 Brixton Terrace Exmouth Devon Engineer do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my said invention is to provide a cheap and efficient stake for
supporting plants and shrubs of all kinds, and my intention is to make these stakes
of iron and iron tubing, which will be stronger than the wooden ones generally in
use, much neater in appearance and far more durable. The utility of my invention
will be easily understood by the following explanation and reference to drawings
and it is manifest that a stake made in the manner will be likely to stand firm in
the ground or flower pot. Made with the worm, there would scarcely be any limit
to the stability that could be given-by increasing the diameter of coil-while
with the casting, by increasing the length of tongues or projections, the same result
would be gained.
I
Figure 1 shows the stake as I intend to make them for outdoor use generally.
Figures 2, 3, 4, and 5 show a section. of the part I intend to bury in the earth or
mould to stand the strain of the plant or shrub when swayed by the wind.
propose to cast or press on the stakes hubs as shown by sectional drawings which
being put a suitable distance from the end-as shown in Figure 1-will from their
peculiar shape be likely to hold the stake firmly in the ground or mould. Figure
5 shows a section of the stake as I intend to make them for tall plants or shrubs
such as standard roses, hollyhocks and plants of a like character. I mean to make
Figure 6 shows my idea of a stake for small plants, and plants in pots. This
stake I mean to form on the bottom in the shape of a coil or worm, so that it can
be screwed in and out of the soil, and the worin, from its surface hold in the earth
will keep the stake firm and rigid.
this stake of tubing.
I intend to make all my stakes for large plants with castings as shown by Figures
4 and 5 but show Figures 2 and 3 as 1 think they would answer the same
purpose but not so well as the other shapes.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Stake for Supporting Plants and Shrubs of
all kinds.
JOHN BROOKS 3 Brixton Terrace Exmouth Engineer 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 my said invention is to provide a cheap and efficient stake for
supporting plants and shrubs of all kinds, and my intention is to make these stakes
of iron and iron tubing; which will be stronger than the wooden ones generally in
use, much neater in appearance, and far more durable.
The utility of my invention will be easily understood by the following explanation
and reference to drawings-left with Provisional Specification-and it is manifest
that a stake made in this manner will be likely to stand firm in the ground. Made
with the worm there would scarcely be any limit to the stability that could be given,
by increasing diameter of coil-while with the castings, by increasing the length of
tongues or projections the same result would be gained..

page_text: Figure 1 shows the stake as I intend to make them for outdoor use generally.
Figures 2, 3, 4 and 5 show a section of the part I intend to bury in the earth, or
mould, to stand the strain of the plants or shrubs when swayed by the wind.
I propose to cast or press on the stakes, hubs as shown by sectional drawings,
which being put a suitable distance from the end-as shown in Figure 1-will from
their peculiar shape be likely to hold the stake firmly in the ground or mould.
Figure 5 shows a section of the stake as I intend to make them for tall plants or
shrubs, such as standard roses hollyhocks and plants of a like character. I mean
to make this stake of tubing.
Figure 6 shows my idea of a stake for small plants, and plants in pots. This
stake I mean to form on the bottom in the shape of a coil or worm, so that it can
be screwed in and out of the soil, and the worm from its surface hold in the earth
will keep the stake.firm and rigid.
I intend to make all my stakes for large plants with castings as shown by Figures 4
and 5, but I show Figures 2 and 3 as I think they would answer the same purpose
but not so well as the other shapes.
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 1
claim is-
A stake having one or more projectious at or near the lower end, and a stake
with coil or worm, substantially as described, and to be used for and in the manner
indicated.
Dated this 2nd day of November 1892
JOHN BROOKS.