A Saucer or Pan for use with Flower Pots.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Oct., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 9th Feb., 1893-Accepted, 22nd Apr., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Saucer or Pan for use with Flower Pots.
We, EDWARD PHILIP COLLIER, SAMUEL GEORGE COLLIER and ELIZA
SARAH RICE COLLIER, trading as S. & E. Collier, of Grovelands Road Reading
Berks, Potters do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention is specially designed to effect three objects namely the effective
drainage of the pot, the protection of the plant from worms and insects, and the
thorough ventilation of the roots of the plant. To accomplish this we take an
ordinary pan, and place in the middle of it a short cylinder, which must however to
secure the free passage of air, be higher than the edge of the pan. This cylinder
forms the support for the pot. In its upper and lower edge we form apertures or
openings so that water can pass out below into the pan, and the air can freely
circulate immediately under the bottom of the pot.
We thus obtain the necessary drainage and also aeration of the roots and lower
part of the pot, which is so important to many kinds of plants, while insects are
kept off by the water in the pan.
Dated this 26th day of October 1892.
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97, Newgate Street, London, Agent for Applicants.
We, EDWARD PHILIP COLLIER, SAMUEL GEORGE COLLIER and ELIZA
SARAH RICE COLLIER, trading as S. & E. Collier, of Grovelands Road, Reading
Berks, Potters, 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 protection of valuable plants, which often suffer
injury from the ravages of insects or from the want of ventilation at their roots.
Our ventilating flowerpot pan is specially designed to effect three objects,
namely, the effective drainage of the pot, the protection of the plant from worms
and insects, and the thorough ventilation of the roots of the plant.
We will now describe the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings
in which
Fig. 1 shows a plan and Fig. 2 a sectional elevation of our improved pan.
a is the outside saucer. is the inside support. c. care spaces left for
ventilation. is the draining hole for water. e is the flowerpot shown in dotted
lines.
b
It will be seen that we take an ordinary pan and place in the middle of it a short
cylinder to form a support for the pot. This support must be rather higher than
the edge of the saucer. The openings c and d in its upper and lower edge form
inlets for air and outlets for water.
We thus obtain security from attack by worms or insects, the necessary drainage
of water from the pot, and constant aeration of the roots and lower part of the pot,
which is so essential to the wellbeing of many kinds of plants.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is ;
1. A ventilating water-pan for flowerpots, consisting of a saucer combined with
a central cylindrical support with apertures for air and water, as herein described
and set forth.
יווי מ
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97, Newgate Street, E.C., Patent Agent.