ToOL FOR PLANTING FLOWERS OR OTHER PLANTS
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
I, ROBERT TAYLOR, of Trinity Cottage, Woodburn Rutherglen in the County of
Lanark, Gardener, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for A ToOL
FOR PLANTING FLOWERS OR OTHER PLANTS, to be as follows (See the drawing
herewith):-
The parts A. A. thereon represent two thin metal plates each curved half round
(as a trowel) so that when brought together they form a circular figure which is
slightly narrower at the bottom than the top.
Affixed to them at K are two bars-formed similar to B-and riveted together
at the centre C which forms a joint similar to that in an ordinary pair of scissors.
These bars are fitted with sharp points which are driven into two shafts
strengthened with ferrules at the parts H. the shafts are fitted with handles
as at D.
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To one of these shafts is affixed an arrangement as E by which with a small
screw peg F a measure (for the distance required between each plant) is kept in
its place.
The foregoing description together with drawing referred to explains the general
principle of the construction of the Tool,-The following describes the working
thereof;
When the shafts (held by the handles D,) are drawn slightly outwards the two
curved plates (which are hereinafter termed the mouth of the Tool,) then open,
they are then pressed into the ground simply by the bands (or if necessary with
the foot placed on the cross bars B,) the handles are then brought towards each
other and the mouth lifted out of the ground full of earth, there is thus a pit
opened (similar in shape to an ordinary flower pot) in which the plant is put.
The measure is to be used to guide the distance between each pit and may be
altered as desired by simply screwing in a piece of thin stick (as G) the length of
the distance required.
The Tool described above will be about two and a half feet long-from the top
of the handles to the bottom of the mouth-which may be made different sizes in
order to suit the sizes of plants.
Dated this fourth day of February 1884.

page_text: I, ROBERT TAYLOR, of Trinity Cottage, Woodburn, Rutherglen, in the County of
Lanark, Gardener, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for A TOOL FOR
PLANTING FLOWERS, OR OTHER PLANTS, and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement, See the drawing herewith :-
The parts A. A. thereon represent two thin metal plates, each curved half round
(as a trowel) so that when brought together they form a circular figure which is
slightly narrower at the bottom than at the top.
Affixed to A. A. at K are two bars formed similar to B. and rivetted together at
the centre C which forms a joint similar to that in an ordinary pair of scissors,
these bars are fitted with sharp points turned upwards which are driven into two
shafts strengthened with ferrules, at the parts H, the shafts are fitted with handles
as at D.
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To one of these shafts is affixed an arrangement-as E by which with a small
screw peg F a measure for the distance required between each plant is fixed.
The foregoing description together with drawing referred to explains the general
principal of the construction of the tool, the following describes the working
thereof,
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When the shafts (held, with the hands by the handles D) are drawn slightly
outwards the two curved plates (which are hereinafter termed the mouth of the
tool) then open, the mouth is then pressed into the ground simply by the hands or,
if necessary, by the foot placed on the cross bars B, the bandles are then brought
towards each other-closing the mouth which is lifted out of the ground full of
earth, there is thus a pit opened (similar in shape to an ordinary flower pot) for
putting the plant into: The measure is to be used to regulate the distance (between
each pit), which may be altered as desired by simply screwing in a piece of thin
stick as G the length of the distance required..
The tool described in the foregoing will be about two and a half feet.long from
the top of the handles to the bottom of the mouth and may be made different sizes
in order to suit the sizes of plants,, it may also be made with or without the
measure arrangement E F as desired.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is,
1st The novelty of my method of combining the two curved metal plates A, A,
with the joined cross bars B, and the shafts H, D, (as shewn in the drawing and
described in the specification herewith.).
2d The novelty of my measure arrangement E, F, as shown in the drawing and
described in the specification herewith.
3d The novelty of my combination of the Planting and Measuring apparatus
described in the foregoing Specification, and illustrated in the accompanying
drawing.
Dated this 20th day of October 1884.