Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Nov., 1887
Complete Specification Left, 24th July, 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 31st Aug., 1888
I, GEORGE BEECH of 69 Dalston Lane Dalston London, E. Cabinet Maker do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to a combination of an umbrella and walking stick such that
when the umbrella is in use its stick is that which when the umbrella is not in use
forms a case enclosing the umbrella and can be used as a walking stick. For this
purpose I provide a tubular stick of sufficient diameter inside to contain the umbrella
when it is folded in, the umbrella when it is so folded having no stick within it except
a short stem at its end to which the ribs are jointed. The stays of the umbrella are
jointed to a runner ring which is of such diameter as to slide along the outside of the
tubular stick, and the joints of the stays to the runner are made double so that when
the umbrella is folded in each of the stays with its joint takes the form of an L all
the stays being thus brought closely together in the centre with the ribs and fabric
outside of them, the ribs being made somewhat shorter than usual so that their tips
are a little beyond the lower limbs of the L formed by the joints of the stays.
The tubular stick has at its mouth end, notches one for each stay, and when the stays
are in their folded in condition the stick thus notched can be passed over them through
the runner and screwed or otherwise fixed to a handle, the tubular stick thus enclosing
the umbrella and forming with the handle a convenient walking stick on which the
runner appears as an ornamental ring close to the handle. When the article is to be
used as an umbrella, the stick is separated from the handle and taken off the umbrella
which can be then unfolded the stick with the handle attached to it being thrust
through the runner. The short stem to which the ribs are jointed enters a hole at the
end of the stick, the outer projecting part of this stem entering the hole when the
stick is used to encase the umbrella, and the inner projecting part of the stem entering
the hole at the end of the stick when the latter is used as the stick within the
umbrella.
Dated this 18th day of November 1887
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: I, GEORGE BEECH, 69 Dalston Lane, Dalston, London, E., Cabinet Maker, 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 a combination of an umbrella and walking stick such that
when the umbrella is in use its stick is that which, when the umbrella is not in use,
forms a case enclosing the umbrella and can be used as a walking stick.
The construction which I adopt for this purpose is shewn by the accompanying
drawings.
Fig. 1 is a section shewing the umbrella as it would be in use, Fig. 2 shews the
stick with the folded up umbrella enclosed within it. The other figures drawn to an
enlarged scale shew details, Figs. 3 and 4 being respectively an elevation and a plan
shewing the jointing of the stretchers to the sliding ring, Fig. 5 an elevation shewing
the jointing of the ribs to the top ring, and Figs. 6 and 7 being plans respectively
on X X and Y Y of Fig. 5. The stick A is a tube made with a spike B at one end
and a cover (at the other, this cover being preferably hinged to the ferrule to prevent
it from being lost when the stick is opened. The ribs D are jointed each to an elastic
strip E projecting down from a ring F which is provided with a spring catch G to
engage in a groove H near the spike B. A piece of elastic tape may be fixed inside
and outside the strips E near their joint ends to keep them from spreading too far,
and also to give convenience for fixing the cover of the umbrella by sewing it to these
tapes. The stretchers K are jointed each to a short arm L, and all the arms L are
jointed to the sliding ring M. When the umbrella is folded up all the arms L with
the ends of the stretchers K become folded inwards within the ring M as shewn in
Fig. 4, the strips E and the ends of the ribs D being also closed inwards so that the
folded umbrella can be pushed into the stick A, and, the lid C being closed, this can
be used as a walking stick. When the umbrella is to be used it is drawn out of the
stick, and the spike end of the stick is thrust in between the stretchers K and pushed
on till it passes through and beyond the ring F where it is secured by the spring
catch G.
The ring M being then moved along the stick the umbrella is spread out. There
may be a spring catch to hold the ring M in position, but generally this is not
required, as the stretchers K by straining inwards the arms L produce sufficient
frictional hold on the stick to keep the ring M in place.

page_text: In order to avoid disfiguring of the stick, I prefer to cover the arms L with leather
or some like material which will not scratch the stick.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
:-
A combined umbrella and walking stick constructed substantially as described and
he drawings.
Dated this 24th day of July 1888.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.