Improvements in. Clips or Clasps for Umbrellas.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Dec., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 7th Feb., 1894 Accepted, 10th Mar., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in. Clips or Clasps for Umbrellas.
1, ABRAHAM Moxox of 102 St. Stephens Road, in the City of Sheffield, Agent,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved clip or clasp for holding and securing the
points of the ribs of umbrellas in a closed position, in place of the rubber rings now
in use; the object being to provide a clip of metal that can be readily applied to,
or removed from the umbrella, and being metallic will be more durable and effective
than rubber which becomes liable to deterioration by constant use.
I propose therefore to make the clip from wire, of steel, brass, silver, or other
metal of suitable elasticity, by bending it into a circle or ring of the required size
the ends of which pass each other and terminate in a small coil or other form of
termination, so that when the said coils or terminals are pressed towards each other,
the ring will be enlarged sufficiently to be released from the ribs and allow the
umbrella to be opened.
The extreme ends of the wire may be formed into hooks to act as guides or
retainers to the ring portion.
To give greater elasticity to the clip I make in the centre of the ring, equidistant
between the two small coils, or terminals, a coil, or flat bend of the wire, by means
of which the clip may be secured by a cord, or otherwise, or to the usual tassel
cord or stick.
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Dated the 29th day of November 1893.
ROBT. F. DRURY, C.P.A.,
Bank Buildings, George Street, Sheffield, Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Clips or Clasps for Umbrellas.
I, ABRAHAM Moxon of 102 St. Stephens Road, in the City of Sheffield, Agent,
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 relates to an improved clip or clasp for holding and securing the
points of the ribs of umbrellas in a closed position, in place of the rubber rings now
in use; the object being to provide a clip of metal that can be readily applied to,
or removed from the umbrella, and being metallic will be more durable and effective
than rubber which becomes liable to deterioration by constant use.
It is clearly illustrated in the sheet of drawings annexed-in which:
Fig. 1, is a view of the clip at rest.
Fig. 2, a view of the clip expanded.
Fig. 3, shows the method of passing the clip on to the umbrella stick.
I make the clip A, from wire of steel, brass, silver, or other metal of suitable
elasticity, by bending it into a circle or ring of the required size the ends of which
pass each other and terminate in a small coil, knob or other form of termination B,
so that when the said coils or terminals are pressed towards each other, the ring
will be enlarged as in Fig. 2, sufficiently to be released from the tips of the ribs to
allow the umbrella to be opened.

page_text: The extreme ends of the wire are preferably formed into hooks C, to act as
guides or retainers to the ring portion which are passed into the hooks.
To give greater elasticity to the clip and to render it more effective and durable
I make in the centre of the ring (or equidistant between the two small coils, or
terminals) a coil, or flat bend of the wire D, which also forms a ready means by
which the clip may be secured, it may also be secured by a cord or otherwise, or to
the usual tassle cord or stick.
The cross section of the wire may be varied in form, such for example as round,
octagon or preferably half round the flat part being outside, and the round part to
bear against the material of the umbrella."
Although I have shown the ring with one coil or bend D, I may either duplicate
such coil or bend or omit it altogether if desired.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is: :-
1. An improved annular expansible clip for umbrellas made from wire, or from
a band of metal of any desired cross sectional form, constructed substantially as
hereinbefore described and shown in the drawings.
2. An annular expansible clip for umbrellas, having a central coil D, and its
two extreme ends formed into hooks to engage with the opposite parts of the
clip A, and provided with finger projections B, of any desirable form, by which
the clip may be expanded, substantially as herein before described and shown.
Dated the 6th day of February 1894.
:
ROBT. F. DRURY, C.P.A.,
Bank Buildings, George Street, Sheffield, Agent for Applicant.