Improvements relating to Water Pots or Watering Cans and like Appliances or Apparatus.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 24th July, 1899
Complete Specification Left, 9th Dec., 1899-Accepted, 24th Feb.. 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Water Pots or Watering Cans and like
Appliances or Apparatus.
I, GERALD WOODS WOLLASTON, of Glen Hill, Walmer, Kent, Gentleman, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to watering pots, watering cans, pails, and the like
used by gardeners and others, and consists in forming by rolling or otherwise
a bead or bezel ring within the top opening, and in some cases, such as with
pails a pour out lip or contracted part by or from which the contents can be
poured. In the case of a watering pot or watering can I purpose making the
cover opening centrally with the inside neck bead or bezel and I may pro-
vide such a pot or can with a hinged or looped bail and also with a back hand-
hold.
The pot or can may have a fixed or a removable strainer within it with a
clearance between it and the body of the pot or can, so that leaves and debris
can be kept back or prevented from entering and choking the nozzle or the
rose thereon and yet allow for free passage of water for pouring out purposes.
The nozzle or spout may also be slightly larger at the outlet than at the inlet
for the free escape of debris especially when liquid manure is being used.
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By the use of my invention of inner bead or bezel and the central opening in
the cover, side splashing while the pot or can is being carried is prevented, and
in the case of a pail also the inner bead or bezel will return the splash water
to the body within it.
Dated this 21th dore of T.L 1000
Dated this 24th
day
of 1.1 1000
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Gerald Woods Wollaston.
Improvements relating to Water Pots or Watering Cans and like
Appliances or Apparatus.
I, GERALD WOODS WOLLASTON, of Glen Hill, Walmer, Kent, Gentleman, 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 follow-
ing statement:-
This invention relates to watering pots, watering cans, pails, and the like
used by gardeners and others, and consists in forming by rolling or otherwise

page_text: a bead or bezel ring within the top opening, and in some cases, such as with
pails a pour out lip or contracted part by or from which the contents can be
poured. In the case of a watering pot or watering can I make the cover opening
centrally with the inside neck bead or bezel and I may provide such a pot or
can with a hinged or looped bail and also with a back hand-hold.
The pot or can may have a fixed or a removable strainer within it with a
clearance between it and the body of the pot or can, so that leaves and debris
can be kept back or prevented from entering and choking the nozzle or the
rose "thereon and yet allow for free passage of water for pouring out purposes.
The nozzle or spout is slightly larger at the outlet than at the inlet for the
free escape of debris especially when liquid manure is being used.
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By the use of my invention of inner bead or bezel and the central opening in
the cover, side splashing while the pot or can is being carried is prevented, and
in the case of a pail also the inner bead or bezel will return the splash water
to the body within it.
My invention is shown on the annexed sheet of drawings.
Figure 1 section of shallow watering can with back hand-hold or bail and a
long pouring out spout, the dotted lines showing a fore and aft handle which
may be provided if so desired.
Figure 2 plan of Figure 1.
Figure 3 section of tall watering can with upper jointed cross hand-hold and
long spout provided with a rose for spraying the water such as for gardening
purposes.
Figure 4 section of tall water can with short spout and fixed bail, the can or
pot being provided with a strainer.
Figure 5 perspective elevation of a metal pail.
Figure 6 section of hot water or toilet can.
Figure 7 section of saucepan. Figure 8 plan of same.
The various articles represented on the drawings are only a few of the goods
in what I may term the hardware line to which the invention is applicable and
among other of such goods may be milk cans, agricultural tubs (metal), fish
kettles, jugs, washing up pans, paint pots, coffee pots, sink-scoops, and the like
usually sold by ironmongers and turnery warehousemen.
All the figures contain the features of my invention.
A, body of article. B, top cover. C, central hole in said cover.
I,
D, inwardly turned lip or bezel at the edge of the central opening. E, back
hand-hold. F, cross hand-hold or bail. G, spout or nozzle of slightly larger
diameter internally than at the lower end. H, spray or sprinkling rose."
strainer fitting on bezel D, the depth of said strainer preventing it shifting its
position while the pot A is in use but which strainer can be fixedly located by
the bottom studs J on a bayonet like attachment for partial turning to fix or to
release the strainer I.
The spout or nozzle G may be as at Figure 1, or strengthened by a stay K, as
at Figure 3.
With hot water cans, as at Figure 6, the pouring in aperture may be of funnel
shape to prevent splashing while being filled, and can be covered by a cap L.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1. The manufacture and employment of watering pots or cans such as are
used by gardeners with a cover B having a central opening C and internally
curled bezels D and enlarged spout or nozzle G, as for the purposes described
and substantially as shown on the accompanying drawings.
2. The manufacture and employment of watering pots or cans having the
improvements referred to in Claim 1, the central strainer I, substantially as
described and shown.

page_text: 3. The manufacture and employment of pails having internal edge bezels, as
exemplified by Figure 3 of the annexed drawings.
4. The employment of inner neck rings with bezel edges to domestic articles
of hardware of the kind referred to and shown, or others of a similar character
as herein before explained.
0511
P AT
1
1000
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Gerald Woods Wollaston.