IMPROVED COVERS FOR UMBRELLAS, & PARASOLS
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Montague Hyam 33 Jewin Crescent in the city of
London in the County of Middlesex England for an Invention of "IMPROVED
COVERS FOR UMBRELLAS, & PARASOLS
"
.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Montague Hyam at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 5th February 1883.
MONTAGUE HYAM 33 Jewin Crescent in the city of London in the county
of Middlesex [England] Clothier and Warehouseman "IMPROVED COVERS FOR
UMBRELLAS, AND PARASOLS
و"
I provide that the cover of the umbrella, parasol or other article of that nature
shall be sewn at the centre to a ring of metal or other suitable material or to itself,
I also provide that small rings, loops, ties, cups, eyelet-holes or thimbles of metal
or other suitable material be attached to the outer edge of the cover for the purpose
of attaching the cover to the ribs without the usual method of sewing; I also
provide that clips or ties of metal or other suitable material be fixed intermediately
along the seams of the cover inside for the purpose of attaching the cover to the
ribs by other means than sowing. This invention consists in the peculiar arrange-
ments of the cover and the thimble or thimbles to which the ribs are ordinarily
attached whereby the cover is readily removed and replaced

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Montague Hyam in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
4th August 1883.
MONTAGUE HYAM of 33 Jewin Crescent in the City of London in the County
of Middlesex, England "IMPROVED COVERS FOR UMBRELLAS AND PARASOLS
In this Invention the cover is sewn at the centre to a ring of metal or other
suitable material which is secured to the thimble or rib holder as will presently
appear. To the outer edge or periphery of the cover are attached at suitable
intervals means for securing it to the extremities of the ribs; small rings, loops,
ties, or thimbles of metal or other suitable material may be employed for this
purpose.
Clips or ties preferably of metal are attached where required along the seams of
the cover for the purpose of attaching the cover to the ribs where needed.
In the accompanying drawings in which like letters of reference represent like
parts,
Figure 1. shows a section of the umbrella open.
Figure 2. shows how the ring is secured in the rib holder.
Figure 3. is an alternative arrangement of the same.
Figure 4. is two views of the outer end of the ribs and the thimbles.
Figure 5. shows details of the clips or fastening for securing the cover to the rib.
A. are the ribs secured at their inner ends in any suitable manner to the rib
holder. B are the clips or ties for securing the cover along the ribs and are shown
in detail in figure 5. they consist preferably of a bent strip of steel or springy
metal and are stitched inside the cover along the seams and sprung onto the ribs
thus holding the cover securely although by opening the clips the cover can be
removed at any time
C. is the central ring and is sewn onto the cover at the centre as already
explained. It is then slipped over the projecting end of the cap D. or placed upon
the end of the rib holder E. and the cap screwed into the hole in the rib-holder E
and the whole is then secure.-This is shewn in figure 2. Figure 3 is similar to
figure 2. but the projecting screw is upon the rib holder E. and the cap D. is
hollow; it is fastened the same as in figure 2.
The thimble F, Figure 4, is formed as shewn and is sewn on to the cover
at the proper place; it is hollow and fits on to the reduced end of the rib as
shewn. In some cases the thimble may have the projection and the end of the
rib be hollow and for the double ribs now a good deal used it takes the form of
a fork as at G.
Where an ordinary rib is used a simple small ring is attached to the cover in
place of the thimble above described.
It will thus be seen that the whole cover is detachable and can be removed in a
few moments and replaced with another or in case of a broken rib the cover can
be at once detached from that rib, a new one inserted and the cover replaced in a
very short space of time.
Having now described my invention and the method of performing the same
I wish it to be understood that I claim,
The improved cover for umbrellas or parasols manufactured as described and as
shewn in figure 1. and as new subordinate parts of such covers I claim the centraļ

page_text: fastening as shown in figures 2 and 3., the movable thimbles or rings as shewn in
figures 4. and 1. and the clips as shown in figures 5 and 1. all substantially as
described and illustrated.
In witness whereof I the said Montague Hyam have hereunto set my hand
and seal this fourth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and eighty three.
MONTAGUE HYAM (L.S.)