A Combined Umbrella Walking-stick.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 9th May, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 19th Nov., 1889-Accepted, 22nd Mar.
1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Combined Umbrella Walking-stick.
I, GWENDOLINE PEYMAN of South Bank Milverton Leamington in the County of
Warwick do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists in combining an umbrella with a walking-stick in such
a manner that the combined article can be used for an umbrella or for a walking-
stick.
In carrying out my invention, in some cases I form the umbrella on a tube such
umbrella-tube sliding over a tubular or solid core.
I form the walking-stick hollow and place the umbrella and core inside the
walking-stick in such a manner that the walking-stick can be used for ordinary
purposes.
When I wish to use the umbrella, 1 push the sliding tube and umbrella out at
the end of the walking-stick until the umbrella shade is entirely outside the
walking-stick I then draw back the umbrella tube over its core and push the walking-
stick concentrically up or inside the shade and expand the said shade over the
extreme end of the walking-stick and then use the walking-stick as a handle for the
expanded shade or umbrella.
The hollow walking stick must be of a suitable transverse section to receive a
collapsed umbrella, the umbrella would of course be made of the thinnest material
so as to collapse into the smallest possible dimensions.
Dated this 8th day of May 1889.
ALFRED WILLIAM TURNER,
Cobden Buildings, Corporation Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Combined Umbrella Walking-stick.
I, GWENDOLINE PEYMAN of South Bank Milverton Leamington in the County of
Warwick 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 consists in combining an umbrella with a walkingstick in such
a manner that the combined article can be used for an umbrella or for a walking-
stick.
In carrying out my invention in some cases I form the umbrella on a tube such
umbrella tube sliding over a tubular or solid core.
I form the walkingstick hollow and place the umbrella and core inside the
walkingstick in such a manner that the walkingstick can be used for ordinary
purposes.
When I wish to use the umbrella I push the sliding tube and umbrella out at the
end of the walkingstick until the umbrella shade is entirely outside the walkingstick
I then draw back the umbrella tube over its core and push the walkingstack concen-
trically up or inside the shade and expand the said shade over the extreme end of the
walkingstick & then use the walkingstick as a handle for the expanded shade or
umbrella:
The hollow walkingstick must be of a suitable transverse section to receive a
collapsed umbrella the umbrella would of course be made of the thinnest material so
as to collapse into the smallest possible dimensions.

page_text: I will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying drawings the
manner in which my invention is constructed and used.
Figure 1 represents the umbrella walkingstick with the shade expanded.
Figure 2 represents an enlarged view of figure 5 at u.
Figure 3 represents an enlarged view of figure 5 at v.
Figure 4 represents an enlarged view of figure 5 at w
Figure 5 represents the umbrella walkingstick with the umbrella inside the
walkingstick
Figure 6 represents an enlarged view of tube and bottom piston.
Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.
In carrying out my invention I provide a walkingstick, the hollow walkingstick is in
some cases formed out of very thin brass tube, in other cases the tube may be made
out of steel or it may be made out of any other metal The thin metal tube would be
thickened at the top end and also at the bottom end c. I do not confine myself to
the use of thin metal in the formation and make up of my hollow walkingstick as I
prefer in some cases to use cane, paper machie vulcanite or any other substance that is
sufficiently rigid and strong to be used as a walkingstick and which is also light in
weight, in such cases it will be observed that the metal end is spliced on to the
cane or paper machie part a. I do not confine myself to this particular method of
making the joint, as a strong joint may be made by other stable equivalent
mechanical means, the bottom end c of hollow walkingstick may be spliced or con-
nected to the tube a in the manner herein before described in reference to the top
end b, the handle is shewn solid but it may be made either solid or hollow, the
material may be ivory, wood, metal, or any other suitable substance, the said handle d
may be formed with a spigot end at f, taking into the tube at e', the thickened
ends e e¹ may be each provided with an internal screw thread the spigot end of handle
may be screwed into the end of tube at e', or the handle may be secured to the tube
by any other suitable mechanical means. I have shewn a handle of a suitable and
convenient shape for use but I do not confine myself to that particular configuration
as I may use a knob shaped handle or a handle of any other suitable shape.
Having now described the method of making the walkingstick part of the
combination I will now proceed to describe the umbrella.
I connect the sliding pistons h h' to the umbrella tube; the top sliding piston h is
provided with notches or slots to receive the bottom ends of radius rods ; although
I may in some cases put the shade stretchers inside the shade in the usual manner
I prefer to use them outside the shade as shewn at the shade being secured under
the stretchers, the stretchers are secured to the umbrella tube within the notches or
slots n the top ends of the radius_rods are secured to the notches provided on the
shade stretchers, at o
In using my combined walkingstick and umbrella the shade is collapsed over the
umbrella tube g the tube and shade are then lowered inside the walkingstick a into the
position represented at Figure 5 the external screw thread p provided on the pinacle
of the umbrella tube is then revolved or screwed into the internal thread e, provided
on the end of walkingstick thus securing the umbrella inside the walkingstick so that
the combined article can be used like an ordinary walkingstick.
To expand the shade ready for use as an umbrella I unscrew the plug p and draw the
pistons hh' up the tube a a sufficient distance to release the umbrella m the piston h
is next screwed into the thread e, pressure is next exerted at a forcing the rod g and
piston down the tube a until the slot engages with the studs, the stud & thereby
securing the piston ' and supporting the expanded umbrella.
In addition to the slot on the periphery of the piston 'I in some cases form a
slot on the under side of piston and provide a locking stud s' connected to a locking
spindlet the stud is made with a narrow side and a wide side the narrow side of the
stud sis passed through the slot and then by revolving the locking spindle t within
the half of a circle the wide side of the locking stud s¹ closes over the slot and thus
locks or secures the piston / within the tube a as represented at Figure 5.

page_text: What constitutes my invention is the combination of an umbrella with a walking-
stick the umbrella coming out at the end of the walkingstick.
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
The making of a combined umbrella and walkingstick, the umbrella closing inside
the walkingstick in the manner illustrated and described, so that the combination
article can be used either for an umbrella or for a walkingstick.
1000
Witness,
ALFRED WM. TURNER,
Patent Agent (Enrolled),
GWENDOLINE PEYMAN.
Cobden Buildings, Corporation Street, Birmingham.