An Improved Lifting and Draining Contrivance for Flower Pots.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Jan., 1895
Complete Specification Left 2nd Feb. 1595-Accented. 9th Mar.. 1595
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Lifting and Draining Contrivance for Flower Pots.
1, JAMES WILFRED MORRIS, of 41 St. James' Square, Notting Hill, in the
County of Middlesex, England, Commercial Traveller do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to provide a simple contrivance, whereby flower
pots may be lifted or taken from, and also inserted into fancy or ornamental vases,
pots, and the like, with great facility, at the same time the contrivance is so
constructed as to raise the common flower pot a suitable distance from the bottom
of the ornamental one, to allow for drainage, and thus prevent the lower roots of
the plant from getting saturated with moisture and become rotten.
Now the invention consists in forming, say a holder, by bending two (or more)
pieces of wire, of suitable stiffness to fit the outside of the flower pot; these wires
extend downwardly about half an inch (1") or thereabouts from the bottom of the
pot or where the wires are bent horizontally to support it, so as to form four feet.
The wires are then placed one across the other, and soldered together; the two
ends of one wire are carried up to a suitable distance above the flower pot, and are
bent round to form loops or handles, whilst the two ends of the other wire are
secured to, and terminate at a flexible or expanding band, which tightly embraces
the body of the flower pot.
It will thus be seen, that while the feet have the effect of raising the pot, so
that the water given to the plant may drain into the ornamental vase, the two
loops or handles facilitate the insertion into, or removal of the pot from the vase.
Dated the 14th day of January 1895.
W. D. ROWLINGSON,
172, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.
An Improved Lifting and Draining Contrivance for Flower Pots.
1, JAMES WILFRED MORRIS, of 41 St. James' Square, Notting Hill, in the
County of Middlesex, England, Commercial Traveller, 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 :-
The object of my invention is to provide a simple contrivance, whereby flower
pots may be lifted or taken from, and also inserted into fancy or ornamental vases,
pots and the like with great facility, at the same time, the contrivance is so
constructed, as to raise the common flower pot a suitable distance from the bottom
of the ornamental one, to allow for drainage and thus prevent the lower roots of
the plant from getting saturated with moisture and become rotten.
But in order that my invention may be better understood reference is made to
the accompanying sheet of drawings in which
Figure 1, illustrates the contrivance in position, and Figure 2 shews it
detached.

page_text: In the drawings (A) represents an ornamental vase, and (B) a common
flower pot.
The contrivance consists in forming say a holder, by bending two pieces of
wire (C) and (D) to a shape, so as to fit the outside of a flower pot these wires
extend downwardly half an inch (") or thereabouts, from the bottom of the pot, or
where the wires are bent horizontally to support it, so as to form four feet,
lettered (E). The wires are then placed one across the other and soldered
together; the two ends of the wire (C) are carried up to a suitable distance above
the flower pot, and are bent round to form the loops or handles (F) and (F), whilst
the two ends of the wire (D) are secured to and terininate at a flexible or expanding
band (G) which tightly embraces the body of the flower pot.
It will thus be seen, that while the feet (E) have the effect of raising the pot so
that the water given to the plant may drain, the two loops or handles (F) and (F)
facilitate the insertion into, or removal of the pot from the ornamental vase.
The contrivance may be constructed of either round or flat wire of suitable
stiffness, or strips of tin may be used with equal result.
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 :-
A flower pot lifting and draining contrivance consisting of the wires (C)
and (D) forming the feet (E) and loops or handles (F) and (F), together with the
flexible or expanding band (G), substantially as and for the purposes herein
described and as illustrated in my drawings.
Dated this 2nd day of February 1895.
W. D. ROWLINGSON,
172, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.