Improvements in Baskets, Hampers, or the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Nov., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 28th July, 1896-Accepted, 29th Aug., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Baskets, Hampers, or the like.
FREDERICK PEARSON Junior 12 Angel Row Market Place Nottingham do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
I cover rods of cane, wood or other suitable material by placing a strip of hide
or suitable material round the rod or rods such peice of hide being wider than the
circumference of the rod or rods, thereby leaving about one inch of hide over-
hanging on each side. Along the overhanging peice of hide I make holes at
suitable distances through which I pass the stakes or wicker rods of the basket
thus attatching the hide & rod to the basket or hamper.
These rods may be attatched to the top sides, ends or bottoms of hampers baskets
or the like.
Dated this 26th day of November 1895.
Improvements in Baskets, Hampers, or the like.
I, FREDERICK PEARSON Junior, trading as Pearson & Son, of 12 Angel Row,
in the Borough of Nottingham, Basket and Perambulator Manufacturer, 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 invention relates to the manufacture of wicker work baskets, hampers or
the like, and it has for its object to provide improved means for securing raised
protecting rods or ribs to the wicker work, and also securing a protecting covering
on the said rods or ribs.
The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying
drawings in which :—
Figs. 1 and 2 are sectional views of a piece of wicker work showing protecting
rods or ribs secured according to my invention.
The section shown in Fig. 2 is taken at right-angles to that shown in Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a plan.
Like letters indicate like parts throughout the drawings.
In carrying out this invention the raised rods or ribs A which are employed for
protecting the face of the wicker work from wear, are placed at convenient
intervals and preferably at right-angles to the stakes or wicker rods B of the
wickerwork as shown.
The rods or ribs A are covered with raw bide, leather, or other suitable
protecting material C. The two edges C¹ of this covering material C are formed
with holes, the position of which corresponds to the position of the stakes B of the
wicker work, and the said stakes are passed through these holes after the covering
material C has been passed round or over the rods or ribs A. With this
arrangement the protective covering material C is secured round the rod or rib A,
and both to the wicker work, at one operation.

page_text: Rods or ribs A may be secured at intervals to the top, sides, ends, bottom or
other part of a wicker work hamper basket or the like in the manner described in
order to protect the wicker work from wear.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In a wicker work hamper basket or the like attaching at intervals raised rods
or ribs such as A covered by a protecting material such as C for protecting the
wicker work from wear substantially as described.
2. In a wicker work hamper basket or the like securing the covering material C
on the rod or rib A and both to the wicker work by passing the stakes B through
holes in the said covering material substantially as described.
Dated this 27th day of July 1895
FREDERICK PEARSON, JUNIOR.
Boult & Wade,
Agents for the Applicant.