Improvements in Umbrellas, Sunshades, and Umbrella-tents.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Umbrellas, Sunshades, and Umbrella-tents.
We, ERWIN MINER HARLEY and GEORGE STEWART, both of Tiffin, Ohio, US.A,
Inventors, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide certain new and useful improvements
in umbrellas, sunshades and umbrella-tents, and by which improvements ribs,
which can be cheaply made, are rendered capable of being quickly removed wher
broken, and replaced by others
The ferrule to which the ribs are secured 18' made in two parts, the one telescop-
ing into the other Each ferrule is severed in such manner that tongues formed
by the cuts can be bent upwardly and radially of the outer surface of each feriule
The tongues of the outer ferrule are bent out first, and the tongues of the inner
ferrule are then bent upwardly and outwardly through the openings made by the.
bending outwards of the tongues of the outer ferrule Parallel and outwardly
extending lugs are thus formed, which are perforated to receive the extending
ends of a T-headed rib, or a lib baving a pin passed through it transversely
The lugs can be readily sprung apart to release the head of a 11b, 01 the inner
ferrule may be slightly revolved so that the lugs on the inner ferrule travel
slightly in the openings of the outer ferrule to separate the lugs and release the
T-heads of the ribs. A set-screw serves to retain the two ferrules in such a wav
that they cannot turn one within the other when the ribs are in place
In an alternative form, the ferrule is made in one part-preferably of malle-
able metal and having radial lugs which are perforated to receive the T-heads
of the ribs, or the lugs may be severed horizontally so that the projections of the
heads can be placed between them and secured by bending the forward ends of
the lugs over them When perforated the lugs are sprung apart to release the
head of a rib
Tated th.. Rith daw at Nawn 1900
Improvements in Umbrellas, Sunshades, and Umbrella-tents.
We, ERWIN MINER HARLEY and GEORGE STEWART, both of Tiffin, Ohio, USA,
Inventors, 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.
Our invention has relation to umbrellas, sunshades and umbrella tents, com-

page_text: prehending a simple and effective means for securing each rib to the runner
independently of the other ribs, thus permitting the easy removal and replace-
ment of any rib when necessary, without disturbing the others.
Reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which like letters indi-
cate like parts :-
Figure 1 is an elevational part view of an umbrella constructed in accordance
with our invention
Fig. 2 18 a similar view partly broken away and enlarged
Fig 3 is an elevational view of the runner paitly broken away
Fig 4 is a cross sectional view of the runner on the line - of Fig 1
Fig 5 a vertical central sectional view of an upper portion of the runner
Fig 6 is a perspective view of the notch-collar shewing an alternative form
of my invention
The letter A represents the umbrella-stick, on which the runner B and notch-
collar Care placed and operated in the usual manne
In the construction illustrated in Figs 1 to 5 the unner is formed of an inner
ing D and an outer 11ng E, the one fitting telescopically within the other The
outer ring E, at a convenient distance from its upper face, 18 drilled circumferen-
tially with a required number of holes E, and above and below each of such
holes is cut for certain portions of its circumference, the cucumferential cuts being
joined at one extremity by a vertical cut thus forming flaps E which are pressed
outwardly to extend radially to the ung out of which they are formed T'he
inner ring Dis dilled similarly with holes D' and so cut cucumferentially and
vertically that after it is slid within the ing E, the flaps D3 so formed may be
pressed outwardly through the orifices left by the flaps Es until they also stand
iadially to the ring E It will be seen that the flaps and Da form pairs having
registering holes with which are adapted to engage the ends of the ribs F
ribs are formed with T-ends or have cross-pins and are secured to the runner by
the engagement of the said T-ends or cross-pins with the holes in the flaps and
the compression together of the latter as shewn at F1 in Figs 1 and 2. and
similaily by opening out any pan of flaps any rib may be readily disengaged
without interference with the other 11bs Though the unner B only has been
described it will be understood that the notch-collar C is of like construction
The
In Fig 6 18 shewn an alternative form of constructing the runner and notch
collar, the latter being illustrated The colla 18 formed with a circumferentially
arranged flange G, horizontally slotted at H for a portion of its depth and
vertically slotted at J back to the collar proper, this construction resulting in two
series of pins K The pins are malleable and each pair is adapted to be com-
pressed upon a stud on cross-pin fixed to a rib or brace as shewn at K¹
It is obvious that out invention though described as applied to umbrellas 18
equally applicable to sunshades and umbrella tents
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
(1) In an umbrella, sunshade or umbrella tent, a runner and notch-ring com-
posed of an inner and an outer ring the 11ngs being so cut cucumferentially and
vertically as to form flaps, those of the outer ing being turned radially outwards
and those of the inner ring, after its insertion in the outer ung, being turned
adially outwards through the onfices left by the flaps of the outer ring, and
registering holes in the said flaps adapted to engage the T-ends or cross-pins of
the umbrella ribs or stretchers so that the latter may be secured by compression
together of two flaps, one of the outer and one of the inner ing, substantially
as described
(2) In an umbrella, sunshade or umbrella tent a runner and notch collør formed
with a cucumferentially arranged flange horizontally slotted for a portion of its
depth and vertically slotted back to the collar proper to form two series of pins

page_text: each pair being adapted to be compressed upon a stud or cross pin fixed to a 11b
or brace, all substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore set forth, and
illustrated in the drawings hereunto annexed
Dated the 4th day at Lucust 1000
PR. J. WILLIS,
Agent for Applicant