Improvements in Portable Green-houses.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 9th June, 1892-Accepted, 6th Aug., 1892
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Portable Green-houses.
I, CHARLES HAMLIN, of The Palace, Salisbury, Inventor, 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:―
This my invention relates to improvements in portable green-houses and my
invention consists in certain novel features of construction and in the combination of
the detail of the same hereinafter described and set forth.
My improvements are devised with the object of facilitating the construction of a
portable green-house and to this end construct the framework in such a manner that
it may be readily and easily taken apart when so desired. The green-house is
supported upon a bed or base having suitable wheels thereon, the said base being
adapted to form a hand-cart for the transport of soil, manure &c. from one place to
another.
In order that my invention may be easily understood, reference is made to the
accompanying drawings in which like letters indicate corresponding parts through-
out the figures.
Fig. 1. is a side elevation of a portable green-house constructed in accordance with
my invention mounted upon its base.
Fig. 2. is an end view partly in section of the same and Figs. 3 and 4 are
respectively side and end views of the base adapted for transporting soil or the
like.
The base "A" is formed of wood or other material and is mounted upon wheels a
for the purpose of transport. Upon the said base is fitted a frame B preferably
secured upon the base with wooden pins or dowels so as to be easily taken apart.
The end of the frame is provided with a door 6 so as to facilitate the removal of the
contents.
The height of the sides of the frame may be increased as shewn in dotted lines in
Fig. 3. when the base is used as a hand cart by the addition thereto of an additional
board thereby affording extra depth and greater capacity.
The bottom portion may be used entirely separately from the framing of the
green-house and will be found useful for growing mushrooms seakale or other
vegetables.
The framing D of the green-house is carried upon brackets C which clamp upon
the sides of the base framing B. The framing D may be made with sliding
windows at the sides and ends or the said windows may be made to open at will.
The sides and ends are preferably made in four pieces bolted together in any
convenient manner.
The roof E made in one part so as to lift on and off being preferably fastened to
the sides and ends by screws. The sashes in the roof are preferably hinged or are
adapted to be taken away when desired.
Struts F are secured to the ends of the green-house being secured thereto by
screws or other means. Upon the struts are shelves fcarried by brackets fixed to
the said struts, the said shelves preferably having circular apertures cut therein for
the reception of pots of various sizes.
A zinc dish or tray y is carried upon the lower part of the struts F to catch or
intercept water dripping from the pots upon the shelves f
As shown in Fig. 3. the end of the lower carriage has a platform G attached
thereto by any suitable means the said platform being readily detached when not
required for use. It will form a convenient support for a portable boiler for heating
the green-house.

page_text: The under carriage has suitable brackets attached thereto for the support of the
hot water pipes.
Various modifications may be made in the details of construction without departing
from the spirit of my invention.
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 :-
In a portable green-house the combination of a transportable base having wheels
thereon of a green-house supported on the said base the said green-house being
adapted to be readily taken apart, the whole being constructed and arranged
substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 8th day of June 1892.
REGINALD W. BARKER.
Per A. S.,
Applicant's Agent.
REGINALD W. BARKER.
Per A. S.,
Applicant's Agent.