Improvements in Displaying Stands.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 8th July, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 8th Apr., 1892-Accepted, 28th May, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Displaying Stands.
I WILLIAM PARNALL of 108 Victoria Street in the City and County of
Bristol Grocers Outfitter, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The top face being provided with a grooved channel formed below the surface
to receive the water or liquid that may fall from goods (such as butter and the liko)
which may be placed upon said stand.
In the centre of the stand or at any other convenient position one or more
recesses are formed, these are intended to receive plugs, said plugs being provided
to prevent goods from slipping off. Corks or the like may be used in other positions
for receiving show or price tickets.
Dated this 16th day of Marah 1801
WILLIAM PARNALL.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Displaying Stands.
I WILLIAM PARNALL of 108 Victoria Street in the City and County of
Bristol Grocers Outfitter, 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 :-
My invention relates to improvements in displaying stands and refers chiefly to.
the top face of the stand A and holes B & plugs made and inserted in the Baid
stands.
The top face is provided with a grooved or recessed chanuel C formed below the
surface of the top for the purpose of receiving the water or liquid that may fall from
the goods (such as butter and the like) which may bo displayed or placed upon the:
stand.
In the centre of the stand or in any convenient position one or more holes or
recesses may be formed, these holes or recesses are intended to receive plugs, corks.
and the like, and the plugs are provided to prevent the butter or other substance from
alipping off the stand, and the corks are provided to receive price tickets, the points.
of the tickets being inserted in the corks and the corks inserted in the holes or
recesses in the stand.
The part of my invention which is new is the grooved channel C which is.
constructed just below the surface of the stand. I am aware that grooved channels..
have been cut into slate and marble slabs and are in common use amongst fishmongers.
and provision dealere, but my invention relates to circular and other earthenware.
stands and not to slate or marble slabs.
Earthenware stands according to my invention can be produced much cheaper.
than marble or slate slabs and are therefore a more saleable artiole in consequence
of my particular method of construction.
The recesses, plugs and corks are also new and form part of my invention.
Now having fully described my invention and ascertained the nature of it.
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1. Displaying stands with a groove below the surface substantially as herein-.
hefore set forth and described.

page_text: 2. Displaying stands with grooves, recesses and plugs in combination as herein-
before described and set forth.
3. Displaying stands with recesses, holes, plugs and corks in combination as
hereinbefore, described and set forth.
4. Displaying stands with grooves, recesses holes and corks as hereinbefore
described and set forth.
Dated this Seventh day of April 1892. ·
WILLIAM PARNALL.