Improvements relating to Receptacles for Growing or Holding Plants and for similar purposes.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Dec., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 31st Aug., 1900-Accepted, 6th Oct., 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Receptacles for Growing or Holding Plants
and for similar purposes.
I, PHILIPPE LELASSEUR, of Mitcham Road, West Croydon, in the County of
Surrey, Essential Oil Distiller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to stands or other receptacles for growing or
holding plants and for similar purposes and has for its chief object to so construct
such stands or supports that they can be readily turned or revolved. My invention
is especially applicable to the kind of stands or supports that consist of a cask
having one of its ends removed and its sides perforated, the cask being filled with
earth or mould and provided with plants in each of the perforations. With flower
stands or supports of this description it is necessary in order that the sun may act
upon all sides thereof to turn said stands at intervals but by reason of their
considerable weight when loaded with earth some difficulty is experienced in
performing this operation.
According to my invention I construct the said stands or supports so that they
can be easily revolved about their longitudinal axes for which purpose I prefer to
provide a metal plate or dise which is adapted to be firmly screwed or otherwise
secured to a base of wood or other appropriate material, which base constitutes the
foundation of the support. The said disc may be formed with radial ridges or flanges
or may be gradually increased in thickness from the edge towards the centre or
may be otherwise formed to impart thereto the desired strength. Mounted in
suitable bearings preferably near the edge of the disc are several rollers adapted
to freely revolve. To the bottom of the cask or other support is secured an annular
roller race which may be formed with lugs through which screws may be passed
to firmly affix it to the cask. This roller race is made of channel cross-section
so as to fit over the periphery of the rollers carried by the aforesaid metal disc,
thus preventing the said stand or support from shifting its position. laterally with
respect to the said disc.
This construction enables the cask or other stand or support to be very easily
revolved and will not be likely to get out of order by the action thereon of rain
water, and if the said device be made of cast iron it will be comparatively
inexpensive to manufacture.
If desired I may also so construct the rotary supports that the earth will retain
moisture for a considerable length of time so as to save the cultivator's time in
attending to the watering of the plants.
The cultivation of flowers, fruit or the like can be carried on within very
restricted spaces, as the said rotary supports can be placed in odd corners in
gardens or in other suitable places which under ordinary circumstances would
be quite inappropriate for flower or fruit cultivation a large number of plants
can therefore be cultivated in these rotary supports without occupying much space.
Moreover the said rotary supports will be found to be especially useful in the

page_text: cultivation of strawberries as the trouble of eliminating weeds and laying down
straw about the plants will be obviated.
Furthermore the said rotary supports afford great facility for either forcing or
retarding the growth of the plants as the cultivator has complete. control with
regard to the exposing or non-exposing of the plants to the sun's rays according
to his requirements.
Dated this 1st day of December 1800.
HASELTINE, LAKE. & Co., .
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements relating to Receptacles for Growing or Holding Plants
and for similar purposes.
I, PHILIPPE LELASSEUR, of Mitcham Road, West Croydon, in the County of
Surrey, Essential Oil Distiller, 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 has reference to receptacles for growing or holding plants and
for similar purposes and has for its chief object to so construct such receptacles
that they can be readily turned or revolved. My invention is especially applicable
to the kind of receptacles that consist of a cask or barrel having one of its ends
removed and its sides perforated, the cask being filled with earth or mould and
provided with plants in each of the perforations. With receptacles of this descrip-
tion it is necessary, in order that the sun may act upon all the plants, to turn said
receptacles at intervals, but by reason of their considerable weight when loaded
with earth, some difficulty is experienced in performing this operation.
According to my invention I construct the said receptacles with stands or
supports that permit of their being easily turned or revolved about their longitu-
dinal axes, said stands or supports comprising a metal plate or disc constituting
the foundation of the support and carrying in suitable bearings, preferably near
its edge, several rollers adapted to freely revolve. To the bottom of the receptacle
is secured an annular roller race made of channel cross-section so as to fit over
the periphery of the rollers carried by the aforesaid foundation plate, thus prevent-
ing the said receptacle from shifting its position laterally with respect to the said
foundation plate.
In order that my said invention may be clearly understood and readily carried
into effect I will proceed to describe the same more fully with reference to the
accompanying drawings in which:-
Figure 1 is a vertical section of the support and the receptacle in the form of a
perforated barrel.
Figure 2 is an underside view of the roller race, and
Figure 3 is a plan of the foundation plate.
Figure 4 is a detail cross section of the support drawn on a larger scale.
A is the barrel having the numerous perforations a a therein. B is the roller
race of channel cross-section, attached to the base of the barrel by screws passing
through lugs b. C is the metal foundation plate provided with the rollers c c.
These rollers have trunnions c¹ that engage with semi-circular recesses formed
for their reception in projecting blocks c³, on the face of the plate C (see Figure 4).
This plate C is formed with radial ridges
in thickness from the edge towards the centre to impart additional strength thereto.
or flanges c which may gradually increase

page_text: Instead of making the plate solid it may comprise a circumferential portion having
radial arms meeting at the centre. I also provide the barrel with handles a¹ for
enabling it to be more easily grasped by the hands when turning it. Within the
barrel I prefer to place a wire-work receptacle 1) for containing manure.
The above described construction of the stand or support enables the barrel
to be very easily revolved and is not likely to get out of order and if made of cast
iron said stand or support will be comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.
By the use of the said receptacles provided with the aforesaid stands or supports,
the cultivation of flowers, fruit or the like can be carried on within very restricted
spaces, as the said receptacles can be placed in odd corners in gardens, or in other
suitable places, which under ordinary circumstances would be quite inappropriate
for flower or fruit of the kind cultivated in these receptacles, without occupying
much space.
Moreover the said receptacles will be found to be especially useful in the
cultivation of strawberries as the trouble of eliminating weeds and laying down
straw about the plants will be obviated
Furthermore the said receptacles afford great facility for either forcing or
retarding the growth of the plants, as the cultivator has complete control with
regard to the exposing or non-exposing of the plants to the sun's rays according to
his requirements.
my
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. A stand or support comprising a roller race and a series of rollers mounted
in a foundation plate, for the purpose specified.
2. A rotary perforated barrel having a stand or support whose parts are con-
structed and arranged to operate substantially as described with reference to the
accompanying drawings for the purpose specified.
Dated this 31st day of August 1900
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.