Year: 1888

page_text: ALEX. DODD VLIES.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Suspending Umbrellas, Walking Sticks, and the
like from the Person.
1 ALEXANDER DODD VLIES of Number 13 Wellington Road Whalley Range
Manchester in the County of Lancaster Buyer 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 :-
(1) A ring either an ordinary ring or acting on a swivel is attached to the article
to be carried by means of a screw or spike or by a fixed or moveable band as shewn
and drawn at the end hereof and thereon numbered (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6).
No. (1) shews the Ring through the head of spike. No. (2) shews the Ring through
the head of screw. No. (3) shews the swivel ring on the head of spike. No. (4)
shews the swivel ring on the head of screw. (No. 5) shews the ring on moveable
band. No. 6 shews the ring on a fixed band.
(2) A metal plate having on one side or at the edge a hook and on the other side
or at the edge a number of spikes or clawes or if the spikes or claws are dispensed with
a number of holes in the plate as shewn and drawn at the end hereof and therein
numbered (7) (8) and (9).
No. (7) shews front of plate with hook which may be either a plain or snap hook
and four holes with. which to sew the plate to the apparel.
No. (8) shews front of plate with hook which may be either a plain or snap hook.
and four spikes or claws projecting from sides wherewith to fasten the plate to the
apparel.
No. (9) shews back of plate with pins or spikes or claws fastened to the back where-
with to attach the plate to the apparel.
(3) The above arrangement may be reversed by having the hook affixed to the
article to be carried'in-place of the ring and the ring affixed to the dress or metal
plate.
Mode of Use. The ring or hook is attached to the object to be carried by means of
the screw, spike or band and the hook or metal plate being attached to the apparel by
means of the spikes or claws or by sewing. The article to be carried is suspended to
the hook or ring affixed to the dress by the ring or hook affixed to the article to be
carried.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1. The attachment of a ring to the umbrella walking stick or the like for the
purpose of hanging the same to a hook affixed to the dress of the person.
2. The attachment of a hook or metal plate to the dress of the person for the purpose
of suspending the umbrella walking stick or the like.

page_text: 3. The combination of a ring affixed as above to the umbrella walking stick or the
like and a hook affixed as above to the dress of the person.
4. The attachment of a hook to the umbrella walking stick or the like for the purpose
of hanging the same to a ring affixed to the dress of the person.
5. The attachment of a ring or metal plate bearing a ring to the dress of the person
for the purpose of suspending the unbrella walking stick or the like.
6. The combination of a hook affixed as above to the umbrella walking stick or the
like and a ring affixed as above to the dress of the person.
Dated this First day of February 1889.