An Improved Holder or Support, applicable for Packing or Exhibiting Flowers.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 20th July, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 6th Apr., 1895-Accepted, 15th June, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Holder or Support, applicable for Packing or
Exhibiting Flowers.
I ALVA JOHN HALL Florist 19 Ashfield Terrace Harrogate Yorks, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
Invention consists of a tapering metal tube hinged on the side to permit of
being opened and fastening at opposite side with a hasp, catch, or screw, thumb-
screw or otherwise.
At the top or one end of tube teeth are formed to give grip, which may also be
obtained by a rubber collar fitting round top of tube on the two sections. The
tube is fitted upon either a triangular, square or other suitable shaped block of
wood, with a cross piece, or foot of metal pierced with holes for thumb or ordinary
screws, for attachment to box for travelling.
The tube is also made with metal leg, and foot, or base, in place of wooden block,
and when so made, has a screw underneath tube to permit of being adjusted at any
angle required.
Dated this Nineteenth day of July 1894.
An Improved Holder or Support, applicable for Packing or
Exhibiting Flowers.
I, ALVA JOHN HALL Florist 19 Ashfield Terrace Harrogate, Yorkshire, 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:-
Invention consists of a tapering metal tube A Fig. 1, hinged to permit of being
opened, and fastened at opposite side with a hasp, catch, bolt, or screw, thumb-
screw or otherwise B, Fig. 1.
At the top or one end of tube, teeth C Fig. 1 may be formed to give grip, (so as
to hold the flowers when placed in tube and the tube is closed again) which may
also be obtained by a rubber, felt, or leather collar, fitting round tube, or one end
of tube, on the two sections.
For packing for travelling purposes, the tube may be fitted upon either a
triangular, square, or other suitable shaped block of wood D Fig. 1, with a cross
piece, or foot, of metal, E Fig. 1, pierced with holes for thumbscrews or ordinary
screws for attachment to packing case or box. See Fig. 1.
The tube may be also fitted upon a metal leg, and foot, or base F Fig. 2, 3, 4
(in place of wooden block) and is attached in like manner by means of holes
through base and screws J Fig. 2 3 4 as above Fig. 2 3 & 4. When on metal
leg and foot, there is a small projection of metal G, Fig. 2 3 4 & 5 fastened to
underside of tube, and fitting into a grove at the top of leg, whence it is secured

page_text: by a small thumbscrew H Eig. 2, 3, 5 which permits of tube being adjusted to any
required angle. For exhibiting purposes, the tube is simply taken from the
travelling case or box (by unscrewing the screw H beneath tube and lifting out of
grove) and placed in a similar grove at the top of a larger stand I Fig. 5 & 6
(telescopic or fixed) whence it is held securely in position in the same manner as in
smaller stand, and is adjustable in the same way.
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 :-
1. Tube substantially astabove At Fig.11.21 etc.
2. Tube in combination with wooden blocks+D-Fig:.1.
3. Tube in combination with metal leg and base F Fig. 2, 3, 4, for fixing either
in packing case, or for exhibiting purposes:
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4. Metal leg and foot F Fig: 2, 34(or base) substantially as above.
5. AdjustmentH, Fig. 2 & 3,4&5 at top of metal,standstor legs.
6. Method of attachment E Fig. 1, J Fig. 2, 3.4.to box or packing cases.
Dated this Fifth day of April 1895
ALVA JOHN HALL,
19, Ashfield Terrace, Harrogate, Yorks.
ALVA JOHN HALL,
19; Ashfield Terrace, Harrogate, Yorks.