Improvements in Umbrellas and Parasols.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 31st July, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 29th Apr., 1896-Accepted, 30th May, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Umbrellas and Parasols.
I, WILLIAM HOYLAND, of Eckland Bridge Works, Penistone, near Sheffield,
in the County of York, Umbrella Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
My improvements relate to umbrellas and parasols in which the stretchers are
made double on each of two blades which are held close together where they are
inserted into a notch in the runner but which are not both jointed to the same rib
but have one blade jointed to one rib and the other to the next adjacent rib as
described in the Specification of a former Patent No. 3941 of 1875.
Heretofore such umbrellas and parasols have as described in the Specification of
the above Patent been made with the stretchers each composed of two flat thin
flexible blades of steel. According to my present invention in place of forming
each of the blades flat in cross section I make it dished or bent into a shallow
trough form and the two blades which are jointed to each rib I make to incline to
one another so that at their ends where they are jointed to the rib the side edge of
one blade nearly meets the side edge of the other and the two curved or dished
blades together form a trough like an ordinary trough stretcher for the rib to lie
in when the umbrella is closed. The clip piece which embraces the two strips
close up to where they are jointed to the rib is consequently of a trough form
rounded on the exterior so that when the umbrella is closed and the exterior of the
bottom of the trough shaped clip lies against the stick the side edges of the
trough do not extend outwards from the stick as far as they previously did and
consequently the cover can be rolled or folded up into a smaller compass than
heretofore the cover is also less liable to be worn by the outer side edges of the
clips as the ribs will extend out somewhat beyond them.
The ends of the blades where they are jointed to the git piece on the rib are
made flat and parallel with one another-the opposite ends of the blades which are
to enter radial slits in the runner are also flat and bent into a plane to properly
enter the radial slits.
By this construction the blades can be made of much thinner steel than
heretofore so that not only is the frame considerably lighter but in addition the
radial slits in the runner into each of which the ends of two of the blades have to
enter can be of less width than heretofore and no wider than the slits in runners of
ordinary umbrellas. Special runners have therefore not to be provided and any
ordinary runners can be used which is advantageous more especially in case of
repairs being necessary.
Dated this 29th dor of Lule 1905

page_text: Improvements in Umbrellas and Parasols.
1, WILLIAM HOYLAND, of Eckland Bridge Works, Penistone, near Sheffield,
in the County of York, Umbrella 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:-
My improvements relate to umbrellas and parasols in which the stretchers are
made double or each of two blades which are held close together where they are
inserted into a notch in the runner but which are not both jointed to the same rib,
but have one blade jointed to one rib and the other to the next adjacent rib as
described in the Specification of a former Patent No. 3941 of 1875.
Heretofore such umbrellas and parasols have as described in the Specification of
the above Patent been made with the stretchers each composed of two flat thin
flexible blades of steel. According to my present invention in place of forming
each of the blades flat in cross section I make it dished or bent into a shallow
trough form and the two blades which are jointed to each rib I make to incline to
one another so that at their ends where they are jointed to the rib the side edge of
one blade nearly meets the side edge of the other and the two curved or dished
blades together form a trough like an ordinary trough stretcher for the rib to lie
in when the umbrella is closed. The clip piece which embraces the two strips
close up to where they are jointed to the rib is consequently of a trough form
rounded on the exterior so that when the umbrella is closed and the exterior of
the bottom of the trough shaped clip lies against the stick the side edges of the
trough do not extend outwards from the stick as far as they previously did and
consequently the cover can be rolled or folded up into a smaller compass than
heretofore the cover is also less liable to be worn by the outer side edges of the
clips as the ribs will extend out somewhat beyond them.
The ends of the blades where they are jointed to the git piece on the rib are
made flat and parallel with one another the opposite ends of the blades which are
to enter radial slits in the runner are also flat and bent into a plane to properly
enter the radial slits.
By this construction the blades can be made of much thinuer steel than
heretofore so that not only-is-the-frame-considerably lighter but in addition the
radial slits in the runner into each of which the ends of two of the blades have to
enter can be of less width than heretofore and no wider than the slits in runners of
ordinary umbrellas. Special runners have therefore not to be provided and any
ordinary runners can be used which is advantageous more especially in case of
repairs being necessary.
Figure 1 shews a portion of one of the ribs with its double stretcher and the
runner in the position it assumes when the umbrella is closed.
Figure 2 is a cross section on the line 1, 1 Figure 1 and
Figure 3 is a cross section on the line 2, 2.
DD are
A is the rib. B B are the two parts of its stretcher. C is the runner.
the bands by which one part of one stretcher is joined at a point intermediate of
its length to a part of the next adjoining stretcher. E is a band by which the two
parts of each stretcher are bound together close 'up to the end where they are
jointed to a rib. The short end of each part which extends beyond the band E is
bent as shewn in Figure 1 so that it may lie flatwise alongside of the git F and be
jointed to it. The other end of each part is bent and flattened so that it may
properly enter the radial slit formed to receive it in the runner.

page_text: 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 :-
1. In umbrella and parasol frames in which each stretcher is formed of two.
blades, making each blade of a shallow trough form in cross section and binding
them together close up to the end where they are to be jointed to a rib in such a
position that the side edge of one nearly meets the side edge of the other and the
two together form a trough similar to an ordinary trough stretcher whilst at their
opposite ends they are bent and flattened to enter radial slits in the runner
substantially as described.
2. Umbrella and parasol frames constructed substantially as hereinbefore.
described.