Improvements in Spring Rib-end Holders of Umbrellas.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Nov., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 24th Dec., 1890-Accepted, 31st Jan., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Spring Rib-end Holders of Umbrellas.
I, ANTOINE REVEL of the firm of F. Revel Père et Fils of Lyons, in the
Republic of France, Umbrella Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists in a spring actuated tubular holder designed to retain the
ends of the ribs of an umbrella near the stick and the improvements consist in the
construction hereinafter described.
A tube of small diameter is inserted into a pit cut therefor in the handle so as
to project from said pit, near the outer edge of this tube is an outwardly extended
flange to prevent the sliding holder passing off said tube, the said sliding holder is
a tube having at or near its centre a cross diaphragm with a hole in the centre
sufficient only for the passage of said tube. Against the end of the handle is an
annular plate slightly Hanged at the edge to serve as a guide for the sliding holder,
and between the sliding holder and the annular plate is a spiral spring encircling
the inner tube and tending to press the holder away from the annular plate. The
umbrella stick is fitted in the inner tube which is of sufficient diameter to
receive it.
Part of the rim of the holder may be cut away with a recess to receive the head
of a pin driven into the stick, or of a projection equivalent to said pin so that if
desired after the holder is drawn back from said ribs it may be slightly turned to
bring the pin in front of the edge of the holder so that it cannot be moved back
outo the ribs until released.
Dated this 17th day of November 1800
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Spring Rib-end Holders of Umbrellas.
I, ANTOINE REVEL, of the firm of F. Revel Père et Fils, of Lyons, in the
Republic of France, Umbrella Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention consists in a spring actuated tubular holder designed to retain the
ends of the ribs of an umbrella near the stick and the object of the invention is
more especially to provide such a holder so that it may be sold ready made for
fixing on to handles and sticks.
The improvements consist in the construction hereinafter described. A tube
of small diameter is provided and intended to be inserted into a pit cut therefor
in the handle so as to project from said pit; near the outer edge of this tube is an
outwardly extended flange to prevent the sliding holder passing off said tube, the
said sliding holder is a tube having at or near its centre a cross diaphragm with a
hole in the centre sufficient only for the passage of said tube. Against the end of
the handle is an annular plate slightly flanged at the edge to serve as a guide for
the sliding holder, and between the sliding holder and the annular plate is a spiral
spring encircling the inner tube and tending to press the holder away from the
annular plate. The umbrella stick is fitted in the inner tube which is of sufficient
diameter to receive it.
Part of the rim of the holder may be cut away with a recess to receive the head
of a pin driven into the stick, or of a projection equivalent to said pin so that if

page_text: desired after the holder is drawn back from said ribs it may be slightly turned to
bring the pin in front of the edge of the holder so that it cannot be moved
back on to the ribs until released.
The above described sliding holder may be made with its edge nearest the rib-
ends bevelled inwards or conically cut or curved so that the act of pressing the
rib-ends on to the outside of the holder and towards the stick will cause the rib-
ends to slide said holder away in the direction of the handle until they pass beneath
the end of the holder, after which the latter will spring back into place and
enclose the rib-ends.
In the accompanying drawings:
Figs. 1 and 2 are respectively vertical section and plan of the sliding holder a
with the diaphragm b with hole c therein.
Figs. 3 and 4 are respectively elevation and plan of the spring d.
Figs. 5 and 6 are vertical section and plan of the annular plate e located on the
end of the handle and retaining the spring d, whilst serving as a guide to the 1
holder a. is the flange thereon and g a hole for the passage of the tube h.
Figs. 7 and 8 are a vertical section and plan of the tube fastened in the handle,
and on which slides the holder u. is the flange thereon.
Fig. 9 is a view of an umbrella-handle with the spring holder thereon.
Fig. 10 is an arrangement of a holder with projection j in one piece with the
tube or soldered to the tube. This projection is intended to prevent the return
of the holder towards the ribs when the umbrella is open; the holder a having
the notch k.
Fig. 11 is an arrangement of a holder with a pin fastened to the stick of
the umbrella. This arrangement is for the same object as that shown in Fig. 10.
Fig. 12 shows the arrangement of a holder a with bevelled edge / as before
described.
To set the holder in the handle the tube is fastened firmly or glued at the
desired height into a hole arranged within the handle, the holder a, the spring d
the cape and having been previously placed thereon.
If the holder be arranged for use of the pin, the latter is then fixed in
the stick.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what 1
claim is
1. A rib-end holder for umbrellas and the like, comprising in combination the
sliding holder a with diaphragm and notch k, the spring the flanged annular
plate e and the tube with flange and the pinor projection j adapted to be
fixed in the manner set forth.
2. A rib-end holder for umbrellas and the like, comprising in combination the
sliding holder a with diaphragm b, notch and the bevelled edge for the
purpose described, the spring d the plate e and the tube with projection j or
pin adapted to be fixed in the manner set forth.
Dated this 24th day of December 1890
HERBERT & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, W.C., London, Agents for the Applicant.