IMPROVEMENTS IN UMBRELLAS AND PARASOLS
Year: 1884

page_text: I CHARLES BROMHALL of Moston in the County of Lancaster Umbrella
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
UMBRELLAS AND PARASOLS to be as follows:-
The object of this Invention is so to improve the covering of Umbrellas Parasols
and other similar articles that the ribs are enveloped in the material forming the
covering and thus are protected from the action of the weather-whereby the
soiling or rusting of the inside of the covering and the abraison consequent upon
the ribs being stitched at intervals to the covering are obviated and the wearing
property or durability of the article so covered is considerably increased-In
accordance with this invention a neater appearance is produced in the Umbrella
parasol or other article when opened out or in use-seeing that all raw edges are
hidden from view and when closed the covering itself is capable of being rolled up
into closer contact with the stick and so as to occupy less room than formerly.
Now this invention consists in attaching the covering to the ribs by sewing the
ribs in the material forming the covering or by forming "runnings" in the
covering to receive the ribs and which ribs thereby become enveloped and protected
as aforesaid.
In carrying out my invention I take two gores and vein or sew their edges
together in the ordinary manner-I then place the rib between the two gores
and so as to cover the raw edges of the same and after bringing the material
together round the rib I so sew or stitch the rib outside the covering-such rib
thus becoming enveloped with the exception of such parts as are necessary to be
exposed for connecting the rib to the stretcher.
Or I take two gores as before and run the two edges together and then reverse
the cloth enclosing the raw edges inside-I then sew the two gores together again
a distance from the last seam and so form a "running" of sufficient width to
receive the rib which is inserted in the covering between the two seams-The
whole of the covering being thus treated and the ribs being inserted in their
several "runnings " I attach the stretchers to such ribs.
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Dated the 1st day of January 1884.
J. G. WILSON, .
Agent for Applicant.

page_text: I CHARLES BROMHALL of Moston in the County of Lancaster, Umbrella
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN UMBRELLAS AND PARASOLS," and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The object of this invention is so to improve the covering of umbrellas, parasols
and other similar articles that the ribs are enveloped in the material forming the
covering and thus are protected from the action of the weather-whereby the
soiling or rusting of the inside of the covering and the abrasion consequent upon
the ribs being stitched at intervals to the covering are obviated and the wearing
property or durability of the article so covered is considerably increased.
Now this invention consists in attaching the covering to the ribs by sewing the
ribs in the material forming the covering or by forming runnings in the covering
to receive the ribs and which ribs thereby become enveloped and protected as
aforesaid.
In carrying out my invention I take two gores and hem or sew their edges
together in the ordinary manner I then place the rib between the two gores and
so as to cover the raw edges of the same and after bringing the material together
round the rib I so sew or stitch the rib inside the covering-or I first stitch the
edges of the two adjoining gores a and b together in the ordinary manner but with
the raw edges c outside as seen opened out in plan view Fig 1 and in front or edge
view Fig 2. I then reverse the cloth or fold the two gores a and b back to back
in the direction of the arrows as seen in diagram Fig 3 and run another seam da
sufficient distance from the seamed edge e as seen in diagram Fig 4 to form a
groove or channel ƒ between the gores and which groove when the gores are
opened out, in the direction of the arrows as seen in diagram Fig 5 is just wide
enough to receive the rib of the umbrella.
I then push the rib, which in this case is disjointed from the stretcher through
the groove f so formed and tip in the ordinary manner and having so treated all
the gores forming the covering I then affix the stretchers in position by riveting
them to their respective ribs.
In Fig 6 I represent on an enlarged scale a sectional view of a paragon rib g
enveloped in the covering material h in accordance with this invention showing
how the raw edges i of the gores are capable of being inserted in the channel j of
the rib and thus not only improving the appearance of the inside of the umbrella
but permitting the covered ribs to lie closer to the stick when the umbrella is
folded up.
In accordance with this invention a neater appearance is produced in the
umbrella, parasol or other article, when opened out or in use-seeing that all raw
edges are hidden from view and when closed the covering itself is capable of being
rolled up into closer contact with the stick and so as to occupy less room than
formerly.
Having thus particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1st The method of covering umbrellas and parasols substantially as herein before
described.

page_text: 2nd Covering the ribs of umbrellas and parasols with the material forming the
covering substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore described and illustrated
on the accompanying drawing.
3rd Forming a groove or channel between the gores constituting the covering of
umbrellas and parasols to receive and envelope the ribs as hereinbefore described
and illustrated on the accompanying drawing.
JOHN G. WILSON,
Agent for the Applicant,
Patent Office,
71, Market Street, Manchester.