IMPROVE- IN UMBRELLAS
Year: 1862

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Clark, of 53, Chancery Lane, in the County
of Middlesex, Engineer and Patent Agent, for the Invention of "IMPROVE-
IN UMBRELLAS." A communication from abroad by Mr. Jean
Degivry, of 29, Boulevart St. Martin, Paris.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Clark at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 10th
December 1862.
I, WILLIAM CLARK, of 53, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex,
Engineer and Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN UMBRELLAS," to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to an improved umbrella cane, which is constructed
in such manner that the cane may be detached in order to serve as a walking
stick, and be free from any pins or springs.
The accompanying Drawing represents details of this improved umbrella
and cane. A is the cane forming the stem or handle of the umbrella; B, the
ribs or frame of the same; C, stretchers for distending the umbrella. The
runner D is furnished with two rings to receive the stretchers, in one of which
rings the ends of the stretchers are secured, as in ordinary; the curved parts
of the stretchers enter the ring J, which, on opening the umbrella, forces the
stretchers and ribs to open out; in this manner umbrella frames, whether of
steel, whalebone, or other material, will be in no danger of breaking on being

page_text: opened. D, runner carrying the two rings above mentioned. The ordinary
ring receives the notch of part G, and ring J, which serves as a guide for the
stretchers, also has a groove to allow of the requisite motion in part G.
E, nut in which the ribs are fixed. Above the nut there is a tube having a
screw thread which is cut crosswise; said tube is intended to receive the
handle or cane, the part H being then fixed by means of its screw thread,
which thread serves to hold the tube; this is split in such manner as to fix
the umbrella on the handle, which is slid in tube E beyond ring K on said
tube; this ring serves to hold the part G, which maintains the umbrella in a
distended position. F, runner seen in connection with G in the position it
should occupy; G, piece of metal, shown in side view, having a spring on its
under part which serves to fix the hook on ring K of part E; H, top ferrule
of the umbrella, seen in elevation, furnished with a conical hole having a
screw thread and fixing on the tube of part E; I, plan of H.
Method of mounting the umbrella.-The ribs are first attached to part E
and the stretchers to part D, the stem is then slid into D and ring K on
part E.
When the stem A is in the required position with reference to the
part E and nut H, which carries two ear pieces, said part E is closed and
fixed to the handle by the fingers.
In order to open and close the umbrella it is only necessary to press the
part D until it comes in contact with ring K, the part G then takes on said
ring and keeps the umbrella opened, while it is closed by simply pressing on
the round end of G, see Figure F, when the umbrella immediately closes.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said William Clark in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 9th
June 1863.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, WILLIAM
CLARK, of 53, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex, Engineer and
Patent Agent, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Tenth day of December, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, in the twenty-sixth year of Her
reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto me,
the said William Clark, Her special licence, that I, the said William Clark,
my executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others as I, the said William
Clark, my executors, administrators, and assigns, should in any time agree

page_text: with, and no others, from time to time and at all times thereafter during the
term therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise; and
vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel
Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN UMBRELLAS," a
communication to me from. abroad by Mr. Jean Degivry, of 29, Boulevart
St. Martin, Paris, upon the condition (amongst others) that I, the said William
Clark, my executors or administrators, by an instrument in writing under my;
or their, or one of their hands and seals, should particularly describe and
ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same was
to be performed, and cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent
Office within six calendar months next and immediately after the date of the
said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said William Clark, do hereby declare the
nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed;
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement,
reference being had to the Sheet of Drawings hereunto annexed, and to the
letters and figures marked thereon (that is to say):-
:-
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This Invention relates to an improved umbrella and cane combined;
according to which an umbrella may be applied to or separated from an
ordinary walking stick, which can then be used alone as usual. The principal
features of this Invention are, 1st, the handle or stick of the umbrella has no
openings, or slits made in it for applying spring catches, which I dispense with;
the stick is, for this reason, much stronger and of simpler and readier con-
struction; 2ndly, the umbrella can never be turned inside out by the wind";
3rdly, it opens without difficulty by means of a peculiar arrangement of the
ribs. An improved mechanical arrangement is also applied for securing the
umbrella in a closed position, as. also for reducing its length one half without
rendering it inconvenient..
This Invention is illustrated in the accompanying Drawing, Fig. 1 of which
represents the umbrella opened, and Fig. 2 the same closed, while the other
Figures represent detached parts. The same letters of reference indicate like
parts in the several Figures seen in different positions.
A, ordinary cane or stem of the umbrella; B, runner, grooved to receive
the ends of ribs D, as in ordinary; its upper part consists of a split tube, to
which is screwed a nut C; this nut is screwed conically, so as to grip the
stem A by means of the split tube or runner B, and in this manner the
umbrella is fixed to the stick. D, upper rib fixed to runner B, and furnished
at its extremity with a ring d, in which slides a second rib E; this rib is
furnished with a ring e sliding on rib D, and fixed to the stretcher F. This

page_text: stretcher has a bent part at f, and is jointed, about the middle of its length, to
a second rib G, the other end of which is fixed to a grooved ring H, in the
same manner as in ordinary umbrellas. This ring H is fixed to a tube h
sliding on the stem A, which prevents the umbrella from upsetting and serves
to keep it open by means of a catch I, which hooks on to a ring i on
tube h. The catch I, which serves to hold the umbrella open, is fixed to the
grooved ring J in a similar manner to ribs F; or it may preferably be fixed to
tube by two ear pieces, which method of attachment possesses great strength.
The tail end of the catch I is also acted on by a spring, which tends to
maintain the hold of the catch on the sliding ring. This ring J is fixed to a
tube K and serves to carry both the ribs F and catch I; a ring L is also
fitted on said tube. The umbrella is held in the closed position by means of
springs in sliding tube K, which springs are caused to grip the stem or stick
by the ring b, which slides freely on tube K, the latter being split and of a
slightly conical form for the purpose. L, ring fixed to tube K, and furnished
with slots for receiving the bent parts of ribs F when the umbrella is closed.
This arrangement prevents the ribs F from crossing each other, which impedes
the opening of the umbrella; or instead of this ring I may form a rim on the
tube furnished with notches, in which the ribs are received without presenting
any sharp edges to tear the covering of the umbrella.
Having described the nature of this Invention, and the manner of per-
forming the same, I declare that what I claim as the Invention to be protected
by the herein-before in part recited Letters Patent is, the improved combined
umbrella cane constructed in the manner herein described and represented in
the Drawings annexed.
In witness whereof, I, the said William. Clark, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Eighth day of June, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and sixty-three.
Witness,
JAMES DAISH,
53, Chancery Lane,
London.
W. CLARK. (L.S.)