An Appliance for Carrying Umbrellas when Open without the Aid of the Hands.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Sept., 1888
Complete Specification Left 11th June 1889-Accented 13th July 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Appliance for Carrying Umbrellas when Open without the Aid
of the Hands.
I, AUGUST DENHARD, of Berlin in the Empire of Germany, Engineer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an appliance for carrying umbrellas open, without the aid
of the hands & consists principally in suitably attaching to the waist-band in front
of the trousers, an upright plate, to which is fixed an Ŝ like arm, which is hidden
underneath the waist-coat.
This Slike arm has attached thereto, and made removable, an angle piece, one arm
thereof passing through the waist-coat, and the other standing upright outside the
same.
This upright arm at its upper extremity is furnished with a rest, formed concavely
with a slot and at its lower extremity with a clip.
The said rest is provided to fit against the breast and to afford increased security for
holding the umbrella in an upright position.
The stick of the umbrella, near its handle, is furnished with a collar formed with a
groove, into which the arm of the aforesaid angle part fits like a tongue, and which
can be locked to each other by means of a hook attached to the said collar and
entering the slot formed in the upright shank.
Instead of forming the same respectively in one piece it may be formed in two
pieces, each being furnished with a small hook and hinged to the aforesaid plate, for
the purpose of folding the appliance into a small compass when not in use.
Dated this 20th day of September 1888.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
Agents to Applicant.
COMPLETE
SPECIFICATION.
An Appliance for Carrying Umbrellas when Open without the Aid
of the Hands.
I, AUGUST DENHARD of Berlin in the Empire of Germany, Engineer, 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 an appliance for carrying umbrellas open, without the aid
of the bands and consists principally in suitably attaching to the waist band in front
of the trousers, an upright plate, to which is fixed an S like arm, which is hidden
underneath the waist-coat.
This like arm has attached thereto, and made removable, an angle piece, one
arm thereof passing through the waistcoat, and the other standing upright outside the
same.
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This upright arm at its upper extremity is furnished with a rest, formed concavely
with. a slot and at its lower extremity with a clip.
The said rest is provided to fit against the breast and to afford increased security
for holding the umbrella in an upright position.
The stick of the umbrella, near its handle, is furnished with a collar formed with a
groove, into which the arm of the aforesaid angle part fits like a tongue, and which
can be locked to each other by means of a hook attached to the said collar and entering
the slot formed in the upright shank.
Instead of forming the same respectively in one piece it may be formed in two
pieces, each being furnished with a small hook and hinged to the aforesaid plate for
the purpose of folding the appliance into a small compass when not in use.

page_text: And in order that my invention may be more fully understood I have caused to be
appended hereunto two sheets of drawings marked with letters of reference similar
letters indicating like parts throughout the various figures.
In carrying out my invention and referring to Figs. 5-10. Sheet I, a tongue e is
fixed to a U shaped plate h, Fig. 6, which latter carries opposite to the tongue e, the
double hook k, and in the middle the catch 1, see Figs. 5-10, which serves to retain
in position the S shaped piece g, fixed to the plate f & passing through the double
hook k.
The plate below assumes the shape of a narrow tongue formed with a slot o. The
said tongue.is placed on the lower part of the trousers H, onto the eye m, and
fastened thereto by passing the hook n of the upper part H¹ thereof, through the
eye m..
The plate takes up its position underneath the waistcoat, the tongue e projecting in
front thereof, and each edge of the waistcoat fitting into the S shaped part G,
whereby is only partly and 1, h, e wholly exposed.
The umbrella is fixed to the tongue e by means of the clip a, b, c, d, attached to the
umbrella stick A, see Figs. 1 & 2, the tongue e fitting into the slot d.
When removing the umbrella the parts e, h, l, k may be simultaneously removed by
simply throwing back the catch 1, whereby the remainder of the appliance remains
hidden.
Figs. 11 & 20 represent a modification of my invention, whereby the plate f
receives a better hold on the body, which is attained by forming the back of
the S piece g with a slot and passing a curved rest q through it, see Figs. 14, 15 & 16.
In order to secure the tongue e in the slot a catch is arranged to partly
embrace the umbrella stick in front below the slot d, as well as a catch s which
enters a slot formed in the top of the tongue e, Figs. 11, 12, 13 & 16.
To also secure the plate f to the trouser fastening, the same is provided with a
catch t, which is placed between the eye m and hook n, see Figs. 16, 17 & 18.
Figs. 19 & 20 show an equivalent of the rest q,-Figs. 15 & 16, consisting of two
hinged arms m', m' arranged above the slot o, which when not in use, fold against the
plate, see Fig. 19, and when in use project horizontally therefrom, see Fig. 20 so as
to lie flat against the body, and be secured in position by means of the hooks t¹, t,
placed onto the trouser buttons.
Figs. 21-28 are modifications showing a simplified manipulation of the appliance.
Figs. 21. 22, & 23 Sheet II, show in place of a double, as in Figs. 1. 2. 11. & 12, a
single hinge clip, the lid A being locked by means of the movable catch and
projection u, and the clip lined with a suitable material a to ensure a proper fit.
In Figs. 24, 25 & 26., the bent part g is formed with a tubular part w, provided
with a set screw w¹, in which tubular part w the shank e² of the tongue e¹ and the
umbrella, is made vertically adjustable.
The hinged arms m³, m³ may be formed with slots s, to hook the appliance onto a
belt, and provided with eyes y arranged movable in the slot y¹ to facilitate the fixing
of the appliance to the trouser buttons.
Figs. 27 & 28 facilitate still more the adjustability of the umbrella, by arranging
the tongue el itself adjustable on the shank part by means of the hinge 2, rod B
hinged at 2, bracket C and set screw D.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
An appliance for carrying umbrellas when open without the aid of the hands, the
principal parts of which are covered by the clothes of the wearer, substantially as and
for the purpose specified.
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1000
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
4, Corporation Street, Manchester, Agents to Applicant.