An Improved Movable India Rubber Umbrella Rib Fastener.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Dec., 1894-Accepted, 19th Jan.. 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Movable India Rubber Umbrella Rib Fastener.
We, ERNEST CHARLES LEA, of Silverdale, Kingston-on-Thames, in the County
of Surrey, Engineer, and DOROTHY AGNES PARKER, of The Nook, Gunnersbury,
in the County of Middlesex, Gentlewoman, 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:-
Our invention relates to an improved movable india rubber umbrella rib fastener,
which consists of the combination of a tube and cap or fastener of a suitable shape,
constructed in such a manner that when the said tube is fitted to the stick of an
umbrella, the aforesaid cap or fastener will fit over the ends or tips of the ribs for
the purpose of rigidly holding together or otherwise the ends of the ribs in a
compact form.
And in order that our invention may be thoroughly understood, we now proceed
to describe the accompanying drawing thereof, reference being had to letters and
figures marked thereon.
Fig. 1, is an elevation of the india rubber fastener.
Fig. 2, is a vertical section of the fastener.
Fig. 3, is a vertical section of the fastener fixed on a stick and enclosing the
ends or tips of the ribs of an umbrella.
Fig. 4, is a vertical section of the fastener fixed on the stick of an umbrella, with
the cap or fastener raised upwards or reversed so that the umbrella may be opened.
Fig. 5, is a plan of the top of the india rubber fastener.
Figs. 3, and 4, are shown broken off at the top and bottom.
This invention is constructed of india rubber with a tubular neck a and beneath
the neck a we form a circular cap or fastener b having at its base an enlarged rim c,
and is intended to be fixed on an umbrella stick d as in Fig. 3, to enclose the tips e
of the ribs for the purpose of rigidly holding the said tips together.
The india rubber fastener is movable as in Fig. 4, where the rim c and cap or
fastener is reversed so that an umbrella may be opened.
If preferable the india rubber fastener or its equivalent may be of various shapes
otherwise than what is shown on the drawing.
We wish it to be distinctly understood, that we do not claim any particular shape
for our invention, as it is obvious that we can use our invention of any suitable
shape where a tube and cap are combined together for the purpose hereinbefore
described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
1. In a movable india rubber unbrella rib fastener, the combination of the
tubular neck a cap or fastener 6 and enlarged rim c, substantially as herein described
and according to the accompanying drawing.
2. In a movable india rubber umbrella rib fastener, the combination of the
tubular neck a and cap or fastener b without the rim c, substantially as described.

page_text: 3. In a movable india rubber umbrella rib fastener, the combination of parts of
any suitable shape formed, and fitted to the stick of an umbrella, substantially as
described and for the purpose specified.
Dated this 13th day of December 1894.
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicants.