Improvements in or Applicable to the Formation of the Staging, Flooring, and like Parts of Hot-houses, 'Greenhouses, Conser- vatories, and Analogous Erections or Places.ING ANDIKETS
Year: 1884

page_text: Improvements in or Applicable to the Formation of the Staging,
Flooring, and like Parts of Hot-houses, 'Greenhouses, Conser-
vatories, and Analogous Erections or Places.
I, BENJAMIN TREETON, of Colchester Street, Leman Street, Whitechapel,
Engineer, % Day, Davies & Hunt, Patent Agents, 321, High Holborn, both in
the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN OR APPLICABLE ΤΟ THE FORMATION OF THE STAGING
FLOORING AND LIKE PARTS OF HOT-HOUSES, GREENHOUSES, CONSERVATORIES, AND
ANALOGOUS ERECTIONS OR PLACES to be as follows:-
"
This Invention relates to certain improvements in or applicable to the formation
of the staging flooring and like parts of hot-houses greenhouses conservatories and
analogous erections or places, the especial object of the Invention being to provide
means especially suitable for the formation of such parts and which will at the
same time serve the manifold purposes of supporting the pots vases or other
articles containing the plants, of serving as a receptacle for the water draining
from such pots so as to dispense with the need of separate saucers or other
receptacles for such water, of containing water for supplying the requirements of
the plants and for giving when required a moist atmosphere within the structure,
and which will permit of efficient circulation and of the access of the heated air
arising from the hot-water pipes or other heating apparatus not only around the
pots but also under and.in contact with the bottoms thereof.
To this end the Invention consists in the formation of the said staging flooring
and like parts of such structures with the upper surface formed with a series of
communicating ducts which may be of a V-shape or semicircular or of any other
suitable shape in section, and may traverse the said surface (leaving intervening
ridges) in a rectilineal, curvilineal or other desired manner, and at the lowest part
of such communicating ducts the substanco of the staging is pierced with one or
more escape outlets which are or may be closed by any suitable removable plugs or
stops. Through the substance of the staging there is formed a series of holes or
openings which are preferably countersunk on the under side so that they are there
of the largest diameter or area and gradually taper up through the staging and
open out through the top surface thereof at the highest parts or ridges thereof,
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page_text: These holes or openings may be made of an oval or other suitable formation ;—
The said staging or flooring or other like parts is for convenience of construction
preferably formed of slabs, tiles or other separately formed parts which may be of
a square rectangular or other suitable shape, and of any suitablo size, and are
preferably made of imperishable material such as earthenware, or galvanized iron,
but may be made of any suitable material.
By the combination of the said communicating ducts, intervening ridges, and
through openings in such parts, suitable staging or flooring for such places is made
which combines all the requirements needed for the successful cultivation of exotics
and other choice plants, and for the cultivation under glass of plants generally.
Dated this 18th day of November 1884.

page_text: Improvements in or Applicable to the Formation of the Staging,
Flooring, and like Parts of Hot-houses, Greenhouses, Conser-
vatories, and Analogous Erections or Places...
I, BENJAMIN TREETON, of Colchester Street, Leman Street, Whitechapel,
Engineer, Day, Davies & Hunt, Patent Agents, 321, High Holborn, both in
the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN OR APPLICABLE TO THE FORMATION OF THE STAGING,
FLOORING AND LIKE PARTS OF HOT-HOUSES, GREENHOUSES, CONSERVATORIES AND
ANALOGOUS ERECTIONS OR PLACES," and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statemont:
This Invention relates to certain improvements in or applicable to the formation
of the staging, flooring, and like parts of hot-houses, greenhouses, conservatories
and analogous erections or places; the especial object of the Invention being to
provide means especially suitable for the formation of such parts and which will
at the same timo serve the manifold purposes of supporting the pots, vases or other
articles containing the plants, of serving as a receptacle for the water draining
from such pots so as to dispense with the need of separate saucers or other
receptacles for such water, of containing water for supplying the requirements of
the plants and for giving when required a moist atmosphere within the structure,
and which will permit of the access and efficient circulation of the heated air
arising from hot water pipes or other heating apparatus not only around the pots
but also under and in contact with the bottoms thereof, and as regards the flooring
will also give an elevated and dry treading surface.
The Invention is illustrated on the accompanying drawings in two modifications
of carrying it into effect, and which are respectively illustrated in Figs. 1, to, 3,
and in Fig. 4. and of which Figures, Fig. 1, represents a plan view. Figs. 2 and 3,
cross sections thereof respectively through the lines ab, and c-d, and Fig. 4, a
plan view.
The modification illustrated in Figs. 1, to, 3,-is especially applicable for staging,
and that illustrated in Fig. 4, is more especially applicable for flooring.
The Invention consists, essentially, in the formation of the said staging, flooring
and like parts of such structures, with the upper surface, 1, formed with a series of
ducts, 2, which may be of a V-shape as shown in Figs. 1, to, 3, or semicircular as
shown in Fig. 4, or of any other suitable shape in section, and may traverse
the said surface (leaving intervening ridges or raised parts, 3,) in a rectilineal,
curvilineal or other desired manner, and at the lowest part of such ducts the
substance of the staging or flooring is or may be pierced with one or more
escape outlets, 4, which is or are or may be closed by any suitable removable plugs
or stops. Through the substance of the staging there is also formed a series of
holes or openings, 5, which are preferably countersunk on the underside as shown
in Fig. 2, so that they are there of the largest diameter or area and gradually taper

page_text: up through the substance of the staging or flooring and open out through the top
surface thereof at the highest part or ridges thereof. These holes or openings, 5,
may however be made of an oval or of any other suitable formation. The said
staging or flooring or other like part is for convenience of construction preferably
formed of slabs, tiles or other separately formed parts as illustrated on the
accompanying-drawings, and which may be of a square, rectangular or other
suitable shape, and of any suitable size, a convenient size being about 3 feet long
by 2 feet wide, and they are preferably made of imperishable material such as
earthenware, portland cement, or galvanized iron, but may be made of any other
suitable material.
":
By the combination of the said ducts, 2, intervening ridges or raised parts, 3,
and through holes or openings, 4, 5, in such parts, suitable staging or flooring for
such places is made, which combines all the requirements needed for the successful
cultivation of exotics and other choico plants, and for the cultivation under glass
of plants generally.
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
The herein before described improvements in or applicable to the formation of
the staging, flooring and like parts of hot-houses, green-houses, conservatories, and,
analogous erections or places, such improvements consisting in the formation of
such parts with ducts, 2, intervening ridges, 3, and through holes or openings, 4, 5,
substantially as hereinbefore described, with reference to the accompanying
drawings.
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