Improvements in Decorating Walls and in Means therefor.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 31st May, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 28th Feb., 1893-Accepted, 15th Apr., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Decorating Walls and in Means therefor.
We, HARRY SANKEY, RICHARD SANKEY and ERNEST SANKEY trading
together under the style or firm of Richard Sankey & Son, of Bulwell Pottery,
in the County of Nottingham, Garden Pot Manufacturers do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in decorating walls, and in means therefor,.
and is especially applicable to unsightly exterior walls. To this end our invention
consists in covering the wall with tiles some of which are flat or of ordinary
construction, and some of which are of special construction and design. The tiles of
special construction are provided with bowls, cups or receptacles for plants, or pots
of flowers, and are of such form that pots may be easily placed therein, so that
the wall may be more or less concealed by plants as desired. The flat tiles, and also
the tiles with bowls, may be attached to the wall by screws, or otherwise, but are
preferably fixed thereto by a nail, or nails, driven into the wall. The nails have the
head portion tapped to receive a cap or ornamental nut. Between the cap, or nut,
and the tile, a washer is inserted, or a washer may be formed on the cap or nut..
The tiles may be of any design or material, and may be of square, oblong,.
hexagonal or other shape, and the bowls or cups may be made plain or ornamental.
The Hat tiles are arranged between the tiles having bowls or cups for the purpose
of leaving room between the said bowls or cups for the growth of the plants
contained therein, but it is obvious that the tiles with bowls may be made of such
form and dimensions as to make the use of intermediate flat tiles unnecessary. A
great variety of wall designs may be produced by varying the arrangement of the
bowl tiles, and by various spacing of the same by means of flat tiles of similar or
dissimilar character of ornamentation. In some cases the bowls may be provided
with a hole at the bottom, or perforations, to prevent the accumulation of water-
in them.
ERNEST DE PASS,
Chartered Patent Agent,
78, Fleet Street, London, and 6, Victoria Street, Nottingham,
Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Decorating Walls and in Means therefor.
We, HARRY SANKEY, RICHARD SANKEY, and ERNEST SANKEY, trading
together under the style or firm of Richard Sankey and Son, of Bulwell Pottery,
in the County of Nottingham, Garden Pot Manufacturers, 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, reference
being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters and figures marked
thereon, that is to say :-
This invention relates to improvements in decorating walls, and in means
therefor, and is especially applicable to unsightly exterior walls. To this end,
our invention consists in covering the wall with tiles, some of which are flat, or of
ordinary construction, and some of which are of special construction and design.
The tiles of special construction are provided with bowls, cups or receptacles for
plants, or pots of flowers, and of such form that the flower pots may be easily
placed therein, so that the wall may be more or less concealed by plants, as desired.

page_text: The flat tiles, and also the tiles with bowls, may be secured to the wall by screws,
or otherwise, but are preferably fixed thereto by a nail or nails driven into the
wall. The nails have the head portion tapped to receive a cap or ornamental nut.
Between the cap or nut and the tile a washer is inserted, or a washer may be formed
on the cap or nut. The tile may be of any design or material, and may be of
square, oblong, hexagonal, or other shape, and the bowls or cups may be made
plain or ornamental. The flat tiles are arranged between the tiles having bowls
or cups for the purpose of leaving room between the said bowls or cups for the
growth of the plants contained therein, but it is obvious that the tiles with bowls
may be made of such form and dimensions as to make the use of intermediate flat
tiles unnecessary.
A great variety of wall designs may be produced by varying
the arrangement of the bowl tiles, and by various spacing of the same, by means
of flat tiles of similar or dissimilar character of ornamentation.
In some cases the bowls may be provided with a hole or perforations at the
bottom, so as to allow the escape of water therefrom. The tiles may be secured to
the wall by nails, or their equivalent, as above described, said nails being placed
at the point where the angles or corners of adjacent tiles meet, the tiles being held
to the wall by the head of the nail constituting a clip or holdfast. Tiles con-
structed according to this invention may have grooved or roughened backs, so that
they may be cemented to walls which have a very uneven surface.
And in order that our invention may be readily understood, we proceed to
describe the same fully with reference to the annexed drawing, in which:-
Fig. 1 shows tiles with and without bowls arranged alternately against a wall or
other surface.
Fig. 2 is a face view and Fig. 3 a plan of a tile with bowl or pocket.
Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a tile with bowl or pocket, ornamentally fluted
on the front.
a is the bowl, cup, or pocket which may be of any size suitable for the reception
of both flower pot and plant (without removing the latter) and in red or coloured
tile ware, plain, fluted, rustic, or otherwise decorated, so as to give opportunity for
effective rearrangement and infinite variety in effect. The bowl a is preferably
made in one piece with the tile, this latter being secured to the wall by nails
passing through or cemented into the wall, and tapped at the end d for the
reception of a washer e and nut f. g, g, are the plain tiles to give distance between
the plants. is the hole or aperture at the bottom of the cup or pocket for the
escape of water therefrom.
Two or more pockets may be formed on a single tile, and may be of small
diameter, and adapted to receive a plant without its pot.
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. The decoration of walls by means of tiles formed with bowls, cups, or
receptacles for the reception of plants, or flowers, and arranged in any suitable
manner, substantially as hereinbefore described.
2. The construction of tiles having one or more pockets, bowls, cups, or
receptacles for the reception of plants, or of pots containing Howers or plants,
substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.
3. Our improvements in decorating walls, together with the means therefor,
substantially as described and shown by the annexed drawings.
1835.
of coruary 1000.
ERNEST DE PASS,
Chartered Patent Agent,
78, Fleet Street, London, and 6, Victoria Street, Nottingham,
Agent for the Applicants.