Year: 1888

page_text: I, WILLIAM CURTIS, of Arcado Street Ipswich in the county of Suffolk worker in
tin plates & sheet metals, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to watering-pots or other instruments that are used to water
seeds, flowers, lawns and other plants by means of a fine spray of manure water or
other liquids; and consists of a detachable strainer of extended surface, of wire
gauze, perforated metallic plate, or other material.
To carry out my invention I make the base of the spout near where it enters the
pot to contain a screw nut of suitable material by which the strainer is secured.
The strainer is conveniently formed of wire gauze perforated metallic plate or
other suitable material, in the form of a cylinder having one end terminated by a
screw thread suitably prepared to fit into the screw nut in the base of the spout and
at the other end a ledge which holds tightly a perforated detachable cap of wire
gauze, perforated metallic plate or other suitable material.

page_text: I WILLIAM CURTIS of Arcade Street, Ipswich in the County of Suffolk "Worker
in tin plates and sheet metals" do hereby declare the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement.-
My invention consists of a filtering and non-dripping watering pot or other like
utensils, that are used for the purpose of watering seeds, flowers, lawns and other liko
plants by means of a fine spray of manure water or any other liquids; and is con-
structed with a detachable strainer, tubular or any other shape of extending surface,
of wire gauze, perforated metallic plate or other like material. I construct my inven-
tion to an ordinary cylindrical pot, by making the base of the spout near the bottom
of the said pot, to contain a screw nut of brass or any other metal, to which the
strainer is screwed, this said base of the spout is soldered to the feeder strainer con-
tainer, which container is soldered to the pot. If preferable it is not absolutely
necessary that the bottom strainer should be screwed in as I may find it better to
attach the same by a cone or bayonette joint. The strainer is conveniently formed of
wire gauze, perforated metal or of any other material, in the form of a cylinder,
having one end terminated by a screwed thread or malo screw, prepared to fit into the
screwed nnt which is the female thread, soldered to the base of the spout, and at the
other end a ledge which supports a perforated removeable cap of wire gauze, or any
other perforated metal. And in order that my invention may be thoroughly under-
stood now proceed to describe the accompanying drawings thereof, reference being
had to letters and figures marked thoroon.
Figure 1 represents the elevation of the watering pot marked A, with side handle
marked C, and the top handle B, and the feeder or container marked L, with the
spout marked E, and the stretcher D, and the rose or spray marked I, with the top
side J, and the bottom marked H and the segmental porforated portion marked, with
the well part marked K, and the socket marked F to fit to the spout.
Figure 2 denotes the plan of the rose or spray.
Figure 3 represents the section full size of a part of the interior of the pot, with
the strainer M fixed inside the feeder L, the strainor being fixed to the base of the
spout by the male screw O, into the female screw P and the removeable cap marked N
which is taken off for cleaning.
The arrows denote the direct flow of the liquid from the pot through the strainer,
thence up the spout and out of the rose or spray. The advantages of my invention
are that the liquid being strained at the base of the spout, it prevents the rose or spray
perforations being stopped up by any solid matter and the strainer being moveable
at the bottom end, and the cap N taken off, it can be more readily cleansed than any
perforated pot now in common use and furthermore that the construction of the top
rose prevents the dripping common in all other pots. If preferable I can construct a
moveable strainer, either, square, flat, round, or any other shape and I do not limit

page_text: myself to the exact size shape, construction or material, or method of attaching the
same to the aforesaid invention, is made of, as shewn on the drawings, or any
particular pot or utensil it may be fitted to, as it may be varied without departing
from the nature of my invention, provided they be of such a nature as hereinbefore
described.
Like letters refer to like in each of the figures.
A the pot, B the top handle, C side handle, D the stretcher, E the spout, F socket
on rose or spray, H bottom part of rose or spray, I perforated segmental shaped plate,
J top rose or spray, K well of rose or spray, L feeder or container, M strainer,
N moveable cap of strainer projecting in the pot, O male screw of strainer, P female
thread in base of spout.
Having now fully described the nature and object of my invention and the manner
in which the same is to be performed, I claim as new and novel the following :-
First: The combination of the watering pot A, constructed with a moveable
strainer M any shape, with a moveable cap N, screwed or otherwise attached inside
the feeder or container L, at the base of the spout, to prevent any solid matter
passing from the pot to the spout, substantially herein described and according to
the accompanying drawings.
Secondly: The combination of the water pot, with the rose or spray fixed to the
end of the spout by the socket F, with the bottom segmental shape, marked H
and the top J, and the porforated plate I, with the well K substantially herein
described and according to the accompanying drawings.
:
Thirdly I claim that my invention can be used for manure water or other like
liquids, and entirely empty itself without stopping up any of the perforations in
the rose or spray and the prevention of the dribble existing in all other pots,
substantially herein described and according to the accompanying drawings.
J. P. BAYLY,
Agent for the Applicant.