A REVOLVING PLANT AND FLOWER STAND
Year: 1878

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Henry Constantine Renshaw, of Bank Hall, Chapel-en-le-
Frith, Derbyshire, for the Invention of "A REVOLVING PLANT AND FLOWER
STAND."
Sealed the 12th July 1878, and dated the 23rd January 1878.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Henry Constantine Renshaw
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 23rd January 1878.
HENRY CONSTANTINE RENSHAW, of Bank Hall, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire.
A REVOLVING PLANT AND FLOWER STAND."
The object of my Invention is to facilitate the moving of plants in pots so
as to bring the different parts towards the light or for inspection, watering, and
cleaning.
In performing my Invention, I employ a double stand, the lower portion of
which is stationary, and the upper portion on which the plant is placed is
movable ; the lower portion is provided with a centre recess and with rollers,
and the upper portion rests upon the said rollers and on a centre pin; by this means
the plant can be turned round in either direction with the greatest facility.
My Invention may be modified by making a footstep in the lower portion of the
stand, and a centre stud in the upper portion, or vice versa.
A similar stand may be used for flowers.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Henry Constantine Renshaw in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
20th July 1878.
HENRY CONSTANTINE RENSHAW, of Bank Hall, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire.
"A REVOLVING PLANT AND FLOWER STAND."
The object of my Invention is to facilitate the moving of plants in pots so
as to bring the different parts towards the light or for inspection, watering, and
cleaning.
In performing my Invention, I employ a double stand, the lower portion of
which is stationary, and the upper portion on which the plant is placed is movable;
the lower portion is provided with a centre recess and with rollers, and the upper
portion rests upon the said rollers and on a centre pin; by this means the plant can
be turned round in either direction with the greatest facility.
A similar stand may be used for cut flowers.
And in order that my Invention may be fully understood and readily carried into
operation, I will proceed to describe the accompanying Sheet of Drawings.
Fig. 1 is an elevation of the stand; Fig. 2, a transverse section; and Fig. 3, a
plan of the same.
a is a disc forming the lower portion of the double stand, which disc is stationary
and is provided with bearings for the anti-friction rollers b; c is a second disc
forming the upper portion of the stand which rests upon the rollers b. In the centre
of the disc a is the footstep d, and in the centre of the disc c is the centre pin c.
At the under side of the disc a are projections a¹ to raise the stand above the floor
or shelf on which it is placed, and on the upper surface of the disc c are projections
c', on which the flowerpot rests; these projections are to promote ventilation and
drainage.
When the flowerpot with the plant in it is placed on the disc c, it is evident that
very little force is required to turn it round in either direction on the rollers b so
as to bring every part of the plant towards the light, or for inspection, or for
watering and cleaning. These stands are particularly adapted for heavy plants, as
one man can move the same with the greatest facility.
I prefer to make these double stands of cast iron, but other metal or material
may be used.
When used for supporting vases containing flowers, the stands can be made of
earthenware or other material, and ornamented by painting or otherwise.
Having thus stated the nature of my Invention and described a convenient
manner of performing the same, I wish it to be understood that I do not intend
to limit myself to the details given, as the same may be considerably varied or
modified, but what I claim is, the revolving stand for plants and flowers, as shewn
and described, or any modification of the same.
In witness whereof, I, the said Henry Constantine Renshaw, have hereunto set
my hand and seal, this Nineteenth day of July, One thousand eight hundred
and seventy-eight.