IMPROVEMENTS IN UMBRELLAS AND PARASOLS
Year: 1844

page_text: TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, WILLIAM
SANGSTER, of Regent Street, in the County of Middlesex, Umbrella and Parasol
Manufacturer, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her present most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Great Britain, bearing date at West-
minster, the Sixth day of February, in the seventh year of Her reign, did,
for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto me, the said
William Sangster, Her especial licence, full power, sole privilege and authority,
that I, the said William Sangster, my exors, adññors, and assigns, or such
others as I, the said William Sangster, my exors, admors, or assigns, should
at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all times
during the term of years therein expressed, should and lawfully might make,
use, exercise, and vend, within England, Wales, and the Town of Berwick-
upon-Tweed, my Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN UMBRELLAS AND PARASOLS;"
in which said Letters Patent is contained a proviso, that I, the said William
Sangster, shall cause a particular description of the nature of my said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be inrolled in Her
said Majesty's High Court of Chancery within six calendar months next and
immediately after the date of the said in part recited Letters Patent, as in
and by the same, reference being thereunto had, will more fully and at large

page_text: NOW KNOW YE, that in compliance with the said proviso, I, the said
William Sangster, do hereby declare that the nature of my said Invention, and
the manner in which the same is to be performed, are fully described and
ascertained in and by the following statement thereof, reference being had to
the Drawing hereunto annexed, and to the figures and letters marked thereon,
(that is to say):-
In constructing umbrellas and parasols it is well known that the runners to
which the stretchers are attached are supported, when up, by means of stops
projecting through from the interior of the sticks, and such stops are removed
and the runners released by the stops being moved back into the sticks, and
such stops are usually pressed outward by means of springs; and it is well
known that heretofore when such runners and strechers were used, that when
it was desired to put down an umbrella or parasol, it was usual to press the
stop thereof which retains the runner by means of the hand, so as to release
the runner.
Now the object of my Invention is to apply apparatus to withdraw the
stop of the runner of an umbrella or parasol in such manner as to enable
the person holding the same to withdraw the stop by the same hand by which
the handle of the parasol or umbrella is held, in place of the person holding an
umbrella or parasol having to pass a hand up to the stop of the runner, and by
such means to have to press in the stop.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING.
Figure 1 shews the section of a parasol having my improvements applied
thereto; Figure 2 shews a section of so much of the stick of an umbrella,
with apparatus applied thereto according to my Invention, as will enable me
to explain the same when applied to umbrellas; Figure 3 shews the apparatus
which I prefer to use separately; and Figure 4 shews the description of stop
which I prefer to use. a is a wire stop, such as is well known, and in
common use in the making of umbrellas and parasols; at the same time I
would remark that other stops may be used when applying my Invention,
according to the judgment and wish of the manufacturer. 6 is a wire, attached
at its lowest end to the slide c, there being a knob at d affixed thereto, the
stem of which moves in a slot formed in the stick of the umbrella or parasol;
e is the stick, which in the cases shewn are of metal, but it will be evident that
other material may be used, so long as the requisite parts or apparatus for
acting on the stop of the runner is capable of being applied, and such apparatus
may be applied external as well as internal of the stick; but I prefer that it
should be all hid within the stick, as shewn in the Drawing. To the upper

page_text: end of the wire 6 is attached a cord f, which passes over a support g, and then
is attached to the stop a. By this arrangement it will be seen that sliding
the knob d downwards, the stop a will be moved inwards and removed from
the runner h, which is of the ordinary kind, and has the stretchers i attached
thereto in the usual manner. On the removal of the stop a the elasticity of
the ribs carries the umbrella or parasol to close; but if the ribs have not
sufficient elasticity for that purpose, they may be aided by a spring forcing
down the runner. I have not, however, found that the ribs have required any
aid in closing an umbrella or parasol when the stop thereof has been removed
from the runner.
I have thus been particular in describing the exact details of the apparatus
which I have used, and which I believe to be the most simple and the best for
moving the stop (employed for upholding the runner of a parasol or umbrella)
by a suitable instrument near the handle of the umbrella or parasol, at the
lower end thereof, so that a person holding the handle may, with the same
hand, with facility remove the stop from the runner, as herein described; at
the same time I do not confine myself to the details shewn, as they may be
varied.
And I would wish it to be understood that what I claim is, the applying
apparatus to umbrellas and parasols in such manner that the stops of the
runners may be removed without placing the hand on the steps near the
runners, as heretofore practised.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Sangster, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Fifth day of August, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and forty-four.
WILLIAM (L.s.) SANGSTER.
AND BE IT REMEMBERED, that on the Fifth day of August, in
the year of our Lord 1844, the aforesaid William Sangster came before our
said Lady the Queen in Her Chancery, and acknowledged the Specification
aforesaid, and all and every thing therein contained and specified, in form
above written. And also the Specification aforesaid was stamped according
to the tenor of the Statute made for that purpose.
Enrolled the Sixth day of August, in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and forty-four.

page_text: TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, WILLIAM
SANGSTER, of Regent Street, in the County of Middlesex, Umbrella and Parasol
Manufacturer, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her present most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Great Britain, bearing date at West-
minster, the Sixth day of February, in the seventh year of Her reign, did,
for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto me, the said
William Sangster, Her especial licence, full power, sole privilege and authority,
that I, the said William Sangster, my exors, adñiors, and assigns, or such
others as I, the said William Sangster, my exors, admors, or assigns, should
at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all times
during the term of years therein expressed, should and lawfully might make,
use, exercise, and vend, within England, Wales, and the Town of Berwick-
upon-Tweed, my Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN UMBRELLAS AND PARASOLS;"
in which said Letters Patent is contained a proviso, that I, the said William
Sangster, shall cause a particular description of the nature of my said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be inrolled in Her
said Majesty's High Court of Chancery within six calendar months next and
immediately after the date of the said in part recited Letters Patent, as in
and by the same, reference being thereunto had, will more fully and at large
appear.

page_text: NOW KNOW YE, that in compliance with the said proviso, 1, the said
William Sangster, do hereby declare that the nature of my said Invention, and
the manner in which the same is to be performed, are fully described and
ascertained in and by the following statement thereof, reference being had to
the Drawing hereunto annexed, and to the figures and letters marked thereon,
(that is to say):-
:-
In constructing umbrellas and parasols it is well known that the runners to
which the stretchers are attached are supported, when up, by means of stops
projecting through from the interior of the sticks, and such stops are removed
and the runners released by the stops being moved back into the sticks, and
such stops are usually pressed outward by means of springs; and it is well
known that heretofore when such runners and strechers were used, that when
it was desired to put down an umbrella or parasol, it was usual to press the
stop thereof which retains the runner by means of the hand, so as to release
the runner.
Now the object of my Invention is to apply apparatus to withdraw the
stop of the runner of an umbrella or parasol in such manner as to enable
the person holding the same to withdraw the stop by the same hand by which
the handle of the parasol or umbrella is held, in place of the person holding an
umbrella or parasol having to pass a hand up to the stop of the runner, and by
such means to have to press in the stop.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING.
Figure 1 shews the section of a parasol having my improvements applied
thereto; Figure 2 shews a section of so much of the stick of an umbrella,
with apparatus applied thereto according to my Invention, as will enable me
to explain the same when applied to umbrellas; Figure 3 shews the apparatus
which I prefer to use separately; and Figure 4 shews the description of stop
which I prefer to use. a is a wire stop, such as is well known, and in
common use in the making of umbrellas and parasols; at the same time I
would remark that other stops may be used when applying my Invention,
according to the judgment and wish of the manufacturer. is a wire, attached
at its lowest end to the slide c, there being a knob at d affixed thereto, the
stem of which moves in a slot formed in the stick of the umbrella or parasol;
e is the stick, which in the cases shewn are of metal, but it will be evident that
other material may be used, so long as the requisite parts or apparatus for
acting on the stop of the runner is capable of being applied, and such apparatus
may be applied external as well as internal of the stick; but I prefer that it
should be all hid within the stick, as shewn in the Drawing. To the upper

page_text: end of the wire b is attached a cord f, which passes over a support g, and then
is attached to the stop a. By this arrangement it will be seen that by sliding
the knob d downwards, the stop a will be moved inwards and removed from
the runner h, which is of the ordinary kind, and has the stretchers i attached
thereto in the usual manner. On the removal of the stop a the elasticity of
the ribs carries the umbrella or parasol to close; but if the ribs have not
sufficient elasticity for that purpose, they may be aided by a spring forcing
down the runner. I have not, however, found that the ribs have required any
aid in closing an umbrella or parasol when the stop thereof has been removed
from the runner.
I have thus been particular in describing the exact details of the apparatus
which I have used, and which I believe to be the most simple and the best for
moving the stop (employed for upholding the runner of a parasol or umbrella)
by a suitable instrument near the handle of the umbrella or parasol, at the
lower end thereof, so that a person holding the handle may, with the same
hand, with facility remove the stop from the runner, as herein described; at
the same time I do not confine myself to the details shewn, as they may be
varied.
And I would wish it to be understood that what I claim is, the applying
apparatus to umbrellas and parasols in such manner that the stops of the
runners may be removed without placing the hand on the steps near the
runners, as heretofore practised.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Sangster, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Fifth day of August, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and forty-four.
WILLIAM (L.s.) SANGSTER.
AND BE IT REMEMBERED, that on the Fifth day of August, in
the year of our Lord 1844, the aforesaid William Sangster came before our
said Lady the Queen in Her Chancery, and acknowledged the Specification
0 aforesaid, and all and every thing therein contained and specified, in form
above written. And also the Specification aforesaid was stamped according
to the tenor of the Statute made for that purpose.
Enrolled the Sixth day of August, in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and forty-four.