Improvements in Umbrellas.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Apr., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 20th Jan., 1892-Accepted, 28th Mar., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Umbrellas.
I, CHARLES PENNEY, of 24 Church Street, Heaton Norris, in the County of
Lancaster, Stone-carver, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in umbrellas and has for its object to
provide means whereby the jointing of the ribs or stretchers to the top and the
runner respectively is effected without the aid of wire and the ribs or stretchers
when broken can be more readily replaced than heretofore has been the case.
For this purpose I fix to the upper end of the umbrella stick a ring having a
flange to which I fix removably by means of set screws another flanged ring in
such a manner as to leave a small space between the two flanges. The flange of
the outer ring I form with socket holes and slots communicating with the same and
the flange of the inner ring with slots only. The said socket holes and slots are
positioned opposite to each other and in number corresponding with that of the
umbrella ribs, the free ends of which are ball shaped and received by the said
socket holes and slots.
In order to facilitate the jointing of the stretchers to the runners I form the
upper end of the latter with a thread on which I screw a flange milled at the edge
and above the same a flange formed with socket holes and slots, the latter receiving
the ball shaped stretcher ends and the milled flange serving as a nut to reta
same in their sockets similarly as hereinbofore described in case of the ribs.
By moving the adjustable flange at the top of the umbrella stick by means of
the respective set screw and the milled flange or nut on the runner, any of the
umbrella ribs or stretchers can be readily removed and replaced without disturbing
the others.
Dated this 20th day of April 1891.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
Agents to Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION,
Improvements in Umbrellas.
I, CHARLES PENNEY, of 24 Church Street, Heaton Norris, in the County of
Lancaster, Stone-carver, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to improvements in umbrellas and has for its object to
provide means whereby the jointing of the ribs or stretchers to the top and the
runner respectively is effected without the aid of wire and the ribs or stretchers
when broken can be more readily replaced than heretofore has been the case.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood I have caused to
be appended hereunto one sheet of drawings marked with letters of reference
indicating like parts in the various figures.
.
Figs. 1 & 4 are partly side views and partly longitudinal sections of the rib
socket and stretcher runner respectively.
Figs. 2 & 5 are plans of Figs. 1 & 4. of the rib socket and stretcher runner
respectively with their movable flange or ring removed and shown separately in
plan in Figs. 3 & 6.
In carrying out my invention and referring to the figures generally, I fix to the

page_text: upper end of the umbrella stick a, by means of a pin a', a ring or socket h, having
a flange c to which I attach removably, by means of set screws d, another flange or
ringe. The flange c of the ring b, I form with socket holes and slots f¹, com-
municating with each other and the inner flange or ring e, with slots e¹ only. The
socket holes and slots f" & e' are positioned opposite to each other and in number
corresponding with that of the umbrella ribs y, the free ends g' of which are ball
shaped and received by the socket holes and slots f¹. The slots f¹ & el serving
to steady the ribs in their up and down movement, whilst the socket holes f
prevent the ball shaped rib ends g' from moving outwards.
In order to facilitate the jointing of the stretchers h to the runner i, I form the
upper end of the latter with a thread on which I screw a ring or flange k milled
at the edge and above the same I form the stretcher runner with a flange
having socket holes m and slots m³, the latter receiving the ball shaped stretcher
ends ¹ and the milled ring or flange k serving as a nut. to retain the same in their
sockets m similarly as hereinbefore described in case of the ribs a. By removing
the adjustable flange or ring e at the top of the umbrella stick a by means of the
respective set screw and the milled flange or nut kou the runner i, any of the
umbrella ribs g or stretchers can be readily removed and replaced without
disturbing the others.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim, is-
"In umbrellas."
1st. The general construction and combination of parts constituting my improve-
ments substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
2nd. The rib ring or socket 6 formed with a ring or flange c having holes and
slots in combination with a ring or flange e made removable on the rib ring or
socket and having slots e', the holes and slots 1 & e' serving for the reception
of the ball shaped ends of the ribs, substantially as and for the purpose set
forth.
3rd. The runner or stretcher socket i formed with a flange having socket
holes m and slots m¹ in combination with a removable ring or flauge k, the holes m
and slots m' being adapted to receive the ball shaped ends ' of the stretchers h,
substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 19th day of January 1892.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
4, Corporation Street, Manchester, Agents to Applicant.