Improvements in or Additions to Fire Place Ourbs and Fenders and their Accessories.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Nov., 1896-Accepted, 16th Jan., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or Additions to Fire Place Ourbs and Fenders and
their Accessories.
I, EDGAR AUGUSTUS JOSEPH HOOPER, of Hospital Street, in the City of
Birmingham, Manufacturer, 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 relates to improvements in, or additions to fire-place curbs,
fenders, fire-iron stops and dogs, and the like, and has for its object the decoration
of fire places by natural or artificial flowers, ferns or the like.
My invention consists in providing the said fendere, curbs and like articles with
open-topped receptacles or pots, designed either to directly receive natural flowers
or.to receive small flower-pots containing growing plants, and which receptacles
when not in use in winter or at other times, are covered by caps or lids, when the
said pots, with their lids, constitute finals or ornaments, which may be of the shape
of an acorn.
In lieu of natural cut flowers or growing plants, artificial flowers or dried ferns,
leaves or grasses may be placed in the pots, and as a modification, the pots may be
internally fitted with glass liners which are filled with water for the reception of
the stems of out flowers.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings represents a curb and fire-iron stop
provided with my improvements.
Figure 2 represents a separate view of one of the receptacles carried upon an
arm extending from the fire-iron rests.
Figure 3 represents a fire-iron stop or fire dog surmounted by a receptacle and
Figure 4 is a vertical section of the same.
Figure 5 is a section of the lid or cover of the flower receptacle when the same
is not required to contain floral decorations or the like.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figuros
of the drawings.
a is a curb, with end branches a', and middle branches a', terminated by or
provided with vases, pots, cups or like receptacles b, for the holding of flowers and
other decorations, and which when not in use as flower holders, have their open
months closed by covers or caps 6. c is a fire iron stop or fire dog surmounted by
like cups or pots b.
I wish it to be understood that I do not limit myself to the shape and arrange-
ment of the flower pots shown in the drawings, which may be varied in any way so
as to be in character with the design of the article to which they are applied.
The said pots may also be arranged in groups.
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 :-
First. In fenders, curbs, fire-dogs, fire-iron stops and the like, providing or
combining therewith, pots, vases, cups or other vessels or receptacles for the
reception of flowers, plants or other decorations, substantially as described and set
forth,

page_text: Secondly. In fenders, curbs, fire-dogs, fire-iron stops and the like, providing or
combining therewith, pots, vases, cups or other vessels for the reception of floral
decorations, and whose open ends or mouths are adapted to be closed by covers or
lids when the receptacles are not in use as flower holders, substantially as described
and set forth.
Dated this 18th day of November 1898.
EDGAR AUGUSTUS JOSEPH HOOPER,
By Henry Skerrett,
24 Temple Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.