Improvements in Floral Decorations.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 12th June, 1890
Complete Specification Left. 12th Mar., 1891-Accepted, 18th Apr., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Floral Decorations.
I, JOHN THOMAS THOMPSON, of No. 17, Upper Newington, Liverpool,
Electrician, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
My invention relates to improvements in floral decorations and in the construction
of the same.
In carrying it into effect, I prepare a substructure which is trough shaped in.
cross-section. The form or outline of the substructure is of course adapted to the
general conformation of the decoration.
The top of the trough is perforated and it and the back are always in parallel
planes. The distance separating the said top and bottom and the diameter of the
perforations in the top are preferably the same, but this relation in respect of
dimension may be departed from if the special size or nature of any particular
stalk render such a variation desirable.
Any particular flower is held in the said substructure by contact with two-
opposite edges of the perforation through which the stalk is passed and the bottom
on the part of the said stalk. The perforations are preferably round, but this.
dimension may be modified so far as to make some of them oval in the direction of the
lay of the stalk, should the natural stiffness of the latter render such a modification
desirable for the purpose of allowing it to be passed under the top along the
bottom.
The substructure may be made out of any suitable material or materials, and
may be fixed in any position vertical, inverted vertical, or inverted horizontal.
Dated this 12th day of June 1890.
PHILLIPS & LEIGH,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Floral Decorations.
1, JOHN THOMAS THOMPSON, of No. 17, Upper Newington, Liverpool,.
Electrician, 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 :-
My invention relates to improvements in floral decorations and in the construction
of the same, and in order that it, and the best means of putting it into practice, may
be thoroughly understood, I will now describe them in detail referring in so doing
to the accompanying drawings which are to be taken as part of this Specification
and read therewith.
Figure 1 is a plan of a circular decoration made according to my invention.
Figure 2 is a transverse section corresponding therewith.
Figure 3 is a transverse section illustrating the utility of my invention when
applied to overhead surfaces, e.g., a ceiling.
Figure 4 is a plan of a decoration made as at G.
In carrying the invention into effect, I prepare a substructure A, which is trough
shaped in cross section. The form or outline of the substructure is of course
adapted to the general conformation of the decoration.
The top, or front, of the trough is perforated; and it and the back 6 are always,
preferably, in parallel planes. The distance separating the said top and bottom and
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page_text: the diameter of the perforations in the top are preferably the same, but this relation
in respect of dimension may be departed from if the special size or nature of any
particular stalk render such a variation desirable.
Any particular flower is held in the said substructure by contact with two
opposite edges of the perforation through which the stalk c is passed, and the bottom
on the part of the said stalk. The perforations d are preferably round, but this
outline may be modified so far as to make some of them oval in the direction of the
lay of the stalk, should the natural stiffness of the latter render such a modification
desirable for the purpose of allowing it to be passed under the top a along the
back b.
The substructure may be made out of any suitable material or materials, and may
be fixed in any position, vertical, inverted vertical, or inverted horizontal."
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. The combination of perforated top or front and back as and for the purpose
set forth.
2. The combination of the edges of the perforations in the top or front the surface
of the back and the flower stalk as set forth.
Dated this 12th day of March 1891.
PHILLIPS & LEIGH,
No. 22, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.
PHILLIPS & LEIGH,
No. 22, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.