Improvements relating to Show Cases for Umbrellas, Parasols, and Walking Sticks.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Sept., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 5th Oct., 1895-Accepted, 9th Nov., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Show Cases for Umbrellas, Parasols, and
Walking Sticks.
I, MAURICE HENRY BARNETT of the Firm Barnett and Phillips, 9 London Wall,
in the City of London, Umbrella and Parasol Merchant and Manufacturer, do
bereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to construct a tall case with compartments or
internal cases, into which umbrellas, parasols, and walking sticks can be placed.
Each compartment is separate and is capable of being raised and retained at the
desired height by spring clip or other appliance in order that the upper part of
such umbrellas, parasols, or walking sticks can be exposed for inspection in tier like
order such as would be necessary for exposing varieties or qualities in shops, shop
windows, and other necessary places.
The outer case has an open top but coverable by a folding lid preferably of flat
form and which may be jointed to the back or to the front according to desire, or
according to the style of label or other indication that may be found necessary for
the purpose of showing quality or price.
The outer case
capable of containing twelve umbrellas in three or four tiers of
internal cases, and said casing is intended for the double purpose as a packing case,
also as a show case.
Dated thin 97th dow of Sentember 1895
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Maurice Henry Barnett.
Improvements relating to Show Cases for Umbrellas, Parasols, and
Walking Sticks.
I MAURICE HENRY BARNETT of the Firm Barnett and Phillips, 9 London Wall,
in the City of London Umbrella and Parasol Merchant and Manufacturer do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what mauner the saine is to be
performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:—
The object of this invention is to construct a tall case with compartments or
internal cases into which umbrellas, parasols and walking sticks can be placed.
The invention will be clearly understood from an inspection of the annexed
drawings
on view and

page_text: parasols or walking sticks can be exposed for inspection in tier like order such as
would be necessary for exposing varieties or qualities in shops, shop windows, and
other necessary places.
The outer case E has an open top but coverable by a folding lid F preferably of
flat form and which may be jointed to the back or to the front according to desire
or according to the style of label or other indication that may be found necessary
for the purpose of showing quality or price.
The cases are collectively capable of containing say twelve umbrellas in three or
four tiers of internal cases, three being shown and said casing is intended for the
double purpose as a packing case when the lid is folded down as at Figure 2,
containing the umbrellas, parasols or walking sticks or any combination of such and
also as a show case as represented at Figure 1.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
A show case of trays in which umbrellas, parasols or walking sticks can be
arranged and their ends exposed when said trays are raised such trays when
lowered into the outer case being enclosed and secured for transport as in the
manner set forth.
Dated this on day of October 1890.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said M. H. Barnett.