Year: 1888

page_text: I, ARTHUR BARKLY BENNETT of Adelaide in the Province of South Australia,
Ironmonger do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
This invention is designed for the purpose of saving labor in watering flowers or
plants and enabling the water to be applied to the plants or to any place or material..
By the use of pots or cans constructed according to my invention one person can use
two or more of them at the same time placing one against each plant or place where
the water is required.
The manner in which my watering pot is constructed is as follows:-The body of
the pot may be of the ordinary shape and material. Instead of the usual inclined
spout I insert the spout at or near the bottom of the pot. On to it I fix or slide a
rose or sprinkler. This may be constructed of various shapes. It may also be turned
so as to throw the water downwards or upwards or at any desired angle. The spout
extends into the middle of the pot. The water is let into it by slightly raising a rod
which opens a valve, and the water then finds its exit through the sprinkler. The
water may also be let into the spout by a turncock or by any convenient valve.
of
The water pot may have foundation rim which answers the double purpose
raising the sprinkler a proper distance from the ground and also preserving the
bottom of the can from injury by rust or wear. The handle of water pot may be
made either square or of hoop or other shape. The rod is arranged of such length in
relation to the handle that it can be conveniently lifted by the finger whilst the limit
of space between the loop and the handles secures the rod and valve from displace-
ment. It will be seen that a water pot constructed by my invention with a turn cock
can be set sprinkling and allowed to remain in one position until empty or for any
shorter desired period without further attention. The operator can thus have as many
water pots in use at the same time as he is able to fill and place in desired positions. The

page_text: advantage of this will be obvious both in the applications to gardens and to sprinkling
of water or other fluid wherever required. The water can be distributed to any
distance by having sprinklers of various length of pipe according to requirements.
Dated this Twentieth day of September 1888.
ARTHUR BARKLY BENNETT. (L.S.)
Haseltine, Lake & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, Loudon,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Can or Pot for Distributing Water and other Fluids.
I ARTHUR BARKLY BENNETT of Adelaide in the Province of South Australia
Ironmonger 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 is designed for the purpose of saving labor in watering flowers or
plants and enabling the water to be applied to the plants or to any place or material.
By the use of pots or cans constructed according to my invention one person can use
two or more of them at the same time placing one against each plant or place where
the water is required.
The manner in which my watering pot is constructed is as follows. The body of the
pot may be of the ordinary shape and material. Instead of the usual inclined spout
I insert the spout A at or near the bottom of the pot. On to it I fix or slide a rose
or sprinkler. This may be constructed of various shapes one of which is shewn in
the drawing. It may also be turned so as to throw the water downwards or upwards
or at any desired angle. The spout A as will be seen by the drawing extends into
the middle of the pot. The water is let into it by slightly raising the rod C which
opens a valve D and the water then finds its exit through the sprinkler B. The water
may also be let into the spout by a turncock or by any convenient valve. It will be
seen that the water pot has a foundation rim E which answers the double purpose of
raising the sprinkler a proper distance from the ground and also preserving the
bottom of the can from injury by rust or wear. The handle of water pot may be
made either square as shewn in drawing or of hoop or other shape. The rod Cis
arranged of such length in relation to the handle H that it can be conveniently lifted
by the finger whilst the limit of space between the loop C and the handle H secures
the rod and valve from displacement.

page_text: It will be seen that a water pot constructed by my invention with a turncock can
be set sprinkling and allowed to remain in one position until empty or for any shorter
desired period without further attention. The operator can thus have as many water
pots in use at the same time as he is able to fill and place in desired positions. The
advantage of this will be obvious both in the application to gardens and to sprinkling
of water or other fluid wherever required. The water can be distributed to any
distance by having sprinklers of various length of pipe according to requirements.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invon-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what I
claim is
My improved can or pot for watering and distributing other fluids having the
spout A and sprinkler B for sprinkling the water from the bottom of the can without
the necessity of tilting or other motion by the operator such spout being provided with
a plug cock or valve D to let the water into such spout said plug cock or valve being
opened or closed by the rod and handle C and C₁ substantially as described.
ARTHUR BARKLY BENNETT. (L.S.)
Haseltine, Lake & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London,
Agents for the Applicant.