AN IMPROVED JOINT FOR UMBRELLA AND PARASOL STICKS
Year: 1853

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Henry Hoskyn Peppin, of New Bond Street,
in the County of Middlesex, Umbrella and Parasol Manufacturer,
for the Invention of "AN IMPROVED JOINT FOR UMBRELLA AND
PARASOL STICKS."-A communication.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Henry Hoskyn
Peppin at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his
Petition, on the 9th July 1858.
I, HENRY HOSKYN PEPPIN, do hereby declare the nature of the said
Invention for "AN IMPROVED JOINT FOR UMBRELLA AND PARASOL STICKS"
to be as follows:-
The object of this Invention is to produce a hinged joint fastening
for the sticks of umbrellas and parasols, the tendency of which
fastening shall be to bring the two parts of the stick together into a
right line, and to retain them firmly in that position, and yet to allow
the upper part of the stick being folded over, when required, like the
common jointed stick. For this purpose the adjoining ends of the
stick are fitted, the one with a conical plug, and the other with a tube

page_text: or ferule to receive it. To this plug a short chain or jointed connection
is affixed, and this chain, by reason of a coiled spring which lies
between and bears against the head of a bolt attached to the extremity
of the chain and a stop piece formed in the tube or ferule, has a
tendency, when drawn outwards, to run back into the tube and draw
the cone socket into its seat, thereby uniting the two parts of the stick.
On the stem of the bolt which is jointed to the chain shoulders are
formed which will allow of the bolt when in one position passing the
stop piece, but when turned a little way round will prevent its returning
by presenting an obstruction to the further passage of the bolt. The
spring will thus be held contracted, and when thus held the links of
the chain will protrude from the tube, and permit of the upper end of
the stick being bent down. To reinstate it in its position for use it is
only requisite to bend it up and give it a slight axial twist to disengage
the shoulders from the stop piece, and the spring will then return the
cone socket to its place.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said Henry Hoskyn Peppin in the Great Seal Patent
Office, on the 9th January 1854.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I,
HENRY HOSKYN PEPPIN, of New Bond Street, in the County of
Middlesex, Umbrella and Parasol Manufacturer, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Ninth day of July, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty-three, in the seventeenth
year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and
grant unto nie, the said Henry Hoskyn Peppin, Her special licence
that I, the said Henry Hoskyn Peppin, my executors, administrators,
and assigns, or such others as I, the said Henry Hoskyn Peppin, my
executors, administrators, and assigns, should at any time agree with,
and no others, from time to time and at all times thereafter during
the term therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use,
exercise, and vend, within the. United. Kingdom of Great Britain and

page_text: reland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "AN
IMPROVED JOINT FOR UMBRELLA AND PARASOL STICKS," being a communi-
cation from abroad, upon the condition (amongst others) that I, the
said Henry Hoskyn Peppin, by an instrument in writing under my
hand and seal, should particularly describe and ascertain the nature of
the said Invention, and in what manner the same was to be
formed, and cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent
Office within six calendar months next and immediately after the date
of the said Letters Patent.
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NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Henry Hoskyn Peppin, do hereby
leclare the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement, reference being 'had to the Drawing here-
unto annexed, and to the letters and figures marked thereon (that is
to say):
The object of this Invention is to produce a hinged joint fastening
for the sticks of umbrellas and parasols, the tendency of which fasten-
ing shall be to bring the two parts of the stick together into a right
line, and to retain them firmly in that position, and yet permit of
that part of the stick to which the handle is attached being folded over,
when required, like the common jointed stick. For this purpose the
adjoining ends of the stick are fitted, the one with a conical plug, and the
other with a tube to receive it. To this plug a short chain or jointed
connection is affixed, and this chain, by reason of a coiled spring which
lies between and bears against the head of a bolt attached to the
extremity of the chain and a stop piece formed in the tube, has a
tendency, when drawn outwards, to run back into the tube, and draw
the cone socket into its seat, thereby uniting the two parts of the stick.
On the stem of the bolt which is jointed to the chain shoulders are
formed which will allow of the bolt when in one position being drawn
upwards through the stop piece, but when the bolt receives a quarter
turn will prevent the spring from forcing it back to its former position.
The spring will thus be retained in a compressed state, and the links
of the chain will at the same time protude from the tube, and permit
of the upper end of the stick being bent down. To reinstate the rigid

page_text: connection it is only requisite to straighten the stick and give th
upper part a slight axial twist so as to disengage the shoulders from the
stop piece, and the spring will then return the cone socket to its place.
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In the accompanying Drawing this inproved fastening is shown in
several views. Fig. 1, represents in plan view the parts which con
stitute the fastening in the position they bear with regard to each
other when the two parts of the stick are drawn together; the tub
being in section to expose the interior. Fig. 2, shews the fastening
in edge view, and drawn out to adinit of the folling of the stick
Fig. 3, is a partial plan view of the fastening, with the bolt caught
against the stop; and Fig. 4, is a cross section of the same.
is a tube provided with a slotted disc or stop piece b, through which
is dropped a bolt c, connected at one end to a link d, and carry-
ing at the other a head or stop piece that fits the tube a. Around
this bolt and between the stop pieces a coiled spring e, is placed,
and the part f, of the stick is then secured to the tube a. To the
link d, a conical hollow plug g, is jointed, and into this plug the end
of the part of the stick is inserted and firmly secured thereto.
The width of the chain, it will be seen, is greater than its thickness,
and the slot in the stop piece b, is so formed as to admit of its been
drawn out freely when the length of the slot and the breadth of the
chain coincide. By referring to Fig. 3, it will be seen that the sides
of the bolte, are cut away at one part so as to reduce the width of the
bolt to the size that will admit of its turning in the slot when the
narrow part is brought into a line therewith, and of presenting abut-
ting shoulders to the stop piece. In order, therefore, to bring the
stick into the folded position of Fig. 2, and so retain it, the part f*,
is merely pulled away from the tube a, as far as the chain will allow,
and a quarter turn is then given to it, which will bring the broad
part of the bolt across the slot of the stop piece b, as shewn best at
Fig. 4, and the bolt will be held fast in that position. The part f*, of
the stick is then free to be folded back, as shewn at Fig. 2. When the
rigid connection of the two parts of the stick is required to be made
good again the parts are brought into line, and a quarter turn is given
to the part; the shoulders of the bolt are then disengaged from the

page_text: stop piece b, and the spring being allowed to act draws the conical
plug into its seat in the tube a.
Having now described the nature of the Invention communicated
to me by my foreign correspondent, and explained the manner of
carrying the same into effect, I wish it to be understood that under
the above in part recited Letters Patent I claim the construction of
umbrella and parasol joint, as above set forth.
In witness whereof, I, the said Henry Hoskyn Peppin, have
hereunto set my hand and seal, the Ninth day of January, in
the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty-
four.
Witness,
J. W, MOFFATT,
HENRY HOSKYN PEPPIN. (L.S.)
66, Chancery Lane.