An Improved Combined Walking Stick and Umbrella or the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Oct., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 19th July, 1895-Accepted, 5th Oct., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Combined Walking Stick and Umbrella or the like.
I, THOMAS ASHFORD, of 84, Railton Road, Brixton, in the County of Surrey,
London, England, Commercial Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:--
The object of this invention is to produce a combined walking-stick and umbrella
more perfect than has been done by any method hitherto in use.
According to this invention provide a walking-stick made of aluminium, or
other suitable material, formed hollow, which I purpose making in three parts, viz.,
the handle, the body, and the ferule. These parts I make to fasten together either
by a spring and hinge, screwed on to each other, or by some more suitable method to be
hereafter determined. The handle is made removeable, or to open, to allow of the
insertion of the umbrella into the body of the walking-stick, which, besides accommo-
dating the umbrella, serves as a case for the protection of the material with which it is
covered. The ferule of the walking-stick is also made detachable for the purpose
of sliding the bottom portion of the walking-stick, after the ferule has been removed,
over the handle of the umbrella on to the " runner of the umbrella, which I
specially make for that purpose, and attach it thereto by one of the processes
mentioned above; thus the handle of the walking-stick takes the place of the handle
of the umbrella, and disposes of the necessity for carrying the walking-stick in one hand
while the other is engaged in bolding up the umbrella to protect the holder from
the rain.
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The walking-stick will be made to resemble a malacca cane, or any description
of material usually employed in the manufacture of walking sticks, and any shaped
handle, made of any material, can be applied, the same as to any ordinary walking
stick.
By the processes above described, I provide an umbrella complete in itself,
which may be used separately or in combination with the walking-stick; and
a walking-stick also complete in itself to do the same, also a complete combination
of the two.
I may make another specially constructed "runner" for the umbrella, by which
means the latter, after having been saturated by the rain, may be closed over the
handle of the umbrella and the walking-stick so that the covering may be dried
before replacing into the body of the walking-stick.
Dated this 10th der of October 1891
THOMAS ASHFORD.
An Improved Combined Walking Stick and Umbrella or the like.
1, THOMAS ASHFORD, of 84 Railton Road, Brixton, in the County of Surrey,
London, England, Commercial Traveller do hereby declare the nature of this
nvention 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 to produce a combined walking-stick and umbrella
more perfect than has been done by any method hitherto in use.
According to this invention I provide a walking-stick made of aluminium or other
Price St.I

page_text: suitable material, formed hollow, which I purpose making in three parts, viz., the
handle, the body, and the ferrule. These parts are made to fasten together either
by a spring and hinge, screwed on to each other, or by some more suitable method
to be hereafter determined. The handle is made removeable or to open to allow
of the insertion of the umbrella into the body of the walking-stick, which, besides
accommodating the umbrella, serves as a case for the protection of the material
with which it is covered. The ferrule to the walking stick is also made detachable,
for the purpose of sliding the bottom portion of the walking-stick, after the ferrule
has been removed, over the handle of the umbrella on to the runner of the umbrella,
which I specially make for that purpose, and attach it thereto by one of the
processes above mentioned; thus the handle of the walking-stick takes the place
of the handle of the umbrella, and disposes of the necessity for carrying the
walking-stick in one hand while the other is engaged in holding up the umbrella to
protect the holder from the rain.
The walking-stick will be made to resemble a malacca cane, or any description
of material usually employed in the manufacture of walking-sticks, and any shaped
handle, made of any material, can be applied, the same as to any ordinary
walking-stick.
I may make another specially constructed runner for the umbrella, by which
means the latter, after having been saturated by the rain, may be closed over both
the handle of the umbrella and the walking stick, so that the covering may be dried
before replacing into the body of the walking-stick.
I append drawings of the runners.
Fig. 1 represents a runner fitted with an outside screw thread (which may be
placed on the most convenient part of the runner) on to which the walking-stick
(after the ferrule has been removed) is attached to complete the combination when
the umbrella is in use for the protection of the holder from the rain.
Fig. 2 represents a runner that I may make. It is fitted with an expanding
spring band with an internal screw-thread, on to which, after the ferrule has been
removed, the end of the walking-stick is attached. The diameter at the bottom of
the runner would be made slightly wider than at the top in order to facilitate the
entry of the end of the walking-stick, which in this case passes under the runner
to screw on. When required to disconnect it, for the purpose of enabling the wet
covering to pass over the walking-stick for drying, the walking-stick would be turned
in a forward direction until it freed itself from the screw thread, which would then
permit the expanding spring runner to pass over the walking-stick, and enable the
covering of the umbrella to close over the walking-stick.
By the processes before described, I provide an umbrella, complete in itself,
which may be used separately or in combination with the walking-stick; and
a walking-stick, also complete in itself, to do the same; also a complete combination
of the two.
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 :-
:-
1. An umbrella, complete in itself, as herein described.
2. A walking-stick, complete in itself, as herein described.
3. An umbrella, complete in itself, which combines with the walking stick.
4. A walking-stick, complete in itself, which combines with the umbrella.
5. An umbrella, complete in itself, which combines with the walking-stick when
in use to protect the holder from the rain.
6. A walking-stick, complete in itself, which combines with the umbrella when
in use to protect the holder from the rain.
THOMAS ASHFORD.