Improvements in the Roses of Watering Cans, and for other purposes, and in the Manufacture of the same.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Dec., 1896-Accepted, 6th Feb., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Roses of Watering Cans, and for other
purposes, and in the Manufacture of the same.
I, CHARLES HENRY HILL of the Firm of Francis Hill of Belmont Works
Belmont Row Birmingham in the County of Warwick, Manufacturer do hereby
declare the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
My invention has for its object improvements in the roses of watering cans and
for other purposes and in the manufacture of the same which enables me to produce
such roses very strong and substantial from very light metal and in a cheap and
effective manner. Generally it is an advantage for a rose to be as light as
possible as in the case of watering cans they can be the better manipulated in the
hand when this is the case.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practical effect 1 have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings
upon which I have illustrated a number of examples of roses which will enable
others to apply the invention to the necessities met with in practice.
Figure 1 shows the front A of a rose and the bush B ready to be brought
together to form the complete rose.
Figure 2 shows the two parts of the rose A and B brought together and united
at the junction and a thus forming a complete rose in tro parts A and B or
three parts if the screw mount M is reckoned. This figure is partly a section a
partly a side elevation.
Figure 3 shows a rose with a corrugated front A and a plain back B.
Figure 4 shows a rose having a front A with circular corrugations and a back B
with diagonal corrugations.
Figure 5 shows the front of a rose A with ornamentally recessed pannels a
formed by the bent ribs a". This front may be used with either a plain back such
as B Figure 3 or with any other of the backs herein shown.
Figure 6 illustrates a compound rose with radial ribs at on the front A. and with
bent diagonal ribs 6 on the back part B but it must be clearly understood that the
backs B and fronts A are generally interchangeable in regard to Figures 1. 2. 34,
5. 6 and 9 that is to say any one of the frouts may be used with any one of the
backs.
Figure 7 shows a rose of another character having a front E which is generally
made from copper or brass spun round to its edge with the back part F either
spun or stamped with the edge f¹ entering into Eat el when the two are soldered
together at which is afterwards cleaued off and finished so that the joint is
entirely hidden from an ordinary view.
Figure 8 shows a rose spun from one piece of soft metal such as copper or brass
in such a manner that the metal is contracted parts eat and into the narrow
neck or opening where it is finished by the screw mount M.
Figure 9 is an example of the front of a rose A formed by flutes_a', a³ in
contrast with the corrugations of Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 and the ribs of Figures 5
& 6 and these would generally be made under the press or stamp though they could
when annular be spun.
I make the fronts A of roses as well as the backs B from copper, brass or other

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metal with annular corrugations a¹ a' or b', b' which may be formed in dies by
either stamping
pressing or they may in some cases be spun. The front A is so
formed at its edge a Figure 1 as to receive the flat edge 6 of B as seen at Figure 1
so that a may be closed over 6 and the two locked and sealed together in dies as
seen at Figure 2 in both section and elevation. By this means a light but
thoroughly substantial rose is made from either one kind of material or two for the
front may be copper or brass and the back steel or iron or other metal either
coated or not. In the case of Figure 3 the front A. is corrugated and the back B
is made of plain metal such as steel or iron galvanized with the mount M attached
as in the case of Figures 1 and 2 and which is shown in section at Figure 2. The
rose shown by Figure 4 simply varies in that as an example of the possible
variations in strengthening roses, diagonal ribs 60 are shown on the back B.
Figure 5 diagonal ribs a curved inwardly and outwardly are shown on the front A
leaving recessed pannels a' and this rose is both strong and ornamental. The back
may be similar or plain or as seen at the other figures. In the case of Figure 6
the front A has radial ribs a' and the back diagonally curved ribs 6 and at
Figure 9 I have given an example of fluted ribs a' formed by the angular
recesses a which example is generally applicable to the other figures as flutes are
nearly as good in their effect as corrugations and in some cases superior to ribs.
A very pretty rose may be made from soft copper or brass or similar metal by
spinning in two parts as seen at Figure 7 where E is spun round toe and the
back is either pressed or spun with an edge f¹ to make junction with the
edge of F being turned inwards so as to easily enter E at e' when the two are
soldered together at and cleaned off to form an almost secret junction. The
edge may be turned round to f* and screw threaded to join to the watering can
spont and this may be done generally speaking with the softer metal back pieces B
in the previous figures. The joint shown at may be tucked or beaded instead of
soldering. In some cases also I may carry the front E round to and in one
piece by spinning and finish the same with a screw mount M. It will be thus seen
that by my mode of forming roses and stiffening them a considerable saving in
metal is obtained and great stiffness combined with lightness and strength and also
a very pretty appearance and effect is produced by the various combinations shown
as examples of the combinations possible by the treatment hercin indicated. It
will also be evident that I may make some of these roses partly by pressing or
stamping and partly by spinning and that the variation in design may be very
considerable without departing from the principle set forth and illustrated by the
examples.
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.
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1st. The improvements in the roses of watering cans and for other purposes & in
the manufacture of the same substantially as herein set forth and as shown upon
the accompanying drawing.
2nd. In watering can & other roses making the front part A with a series of
corrugations a' a² and jointed to either a corrugated, plain or other back substan-
tially as herein set forth and as shown by Figs. 1, 2, 3 & 4 on the drawings.
3rd. In watering can & other roses making the back part B with a series of
corrugations such as b', in combination with either a plain or corrugated front
or with a fluted front such as A Fig. 9 or with ribbed fronts substantially as herein
set forth and shown on the drawings.
Fourth. Roses for watering cans & other purposes with ribbed backs B such as
shown at Figs. 4 & 6 or fluted backs in combination with plain frouts or corrugated
fluted or ribbed fronts substantially as hereiu set forth.
Fifth. Roses for watering cans and other purposes having fronts with such like
ribs as a or a whether straight or curved in combination with plain, fluted, ribbed
or corrugated backs substantially as herein set forth.

page_text: 6th. Roses for watering cans & other such like purposes consisting of a spun
front such as E Fig. 7 in combination with a back such as F f f f or in.
combination with other backs such as herein set forth & illustrated.
7th. Roses for watering cans & other purposes spun from one piece of metal
into a such like shape as shown at E Fig. 8 & substantially as herein set forth.
Dated this 1st day of December 1896.
GEORGE BARKER,
77 Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent.