An Improved Stand or Rest for Umbrellas, Walking Sticks, and the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Dec., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 2nd July, 1900-Accepted, 4th-Aug., 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Stand or Rest for Umbrellas, Walking Sticks, and the
like.
I, ALFRED ERNEST TERRY, of the Firm of Herbert Terry & Sons, Novelty
Works, Redditch, in the County of Worcester, Manufacturers, do hereby declare
the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object an improved stand or rest for umbrellas, walk-
ing sticks, and the like which will be found both simple and effective and cheap
to manufacture.
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Fixed to the
In carrying my invention into practice I form the main portion or frame or
back support of my stand or rest of wood, bone, metal or other material and of
any suitable design or shape capable of being fixed or held against the wall,
partition or other place either by screws rivets or other means.
outer face of this back support or frame are a number of spring clips, or one
clip only may be used made of any suitable springy material such as sheet steel,
brass, horn, celluloid whale bone or the like. These clips may be made of
various shapes and designs and if desired a friction roller made of rubber or
other material may be fitted at each end so as to facilitate the passage of the
umbrella or other article between the jaws and also to prevent the umbrella
from being scratched or damaged and the clips may be lined with rubber, felt,
cloth or other material for the same purpose. In some cases instead of fixing
the clips to the back support they may be made movable by forming a tongue
or prong on the back of the clip so as to fit into a socket or the like fixed to the
back support. Or I may hinge the clips to the back support so that when not
in use the clips may lie flat thus making the stand suitable for churches and other
similar buildings. A small trough or receptacle is placed at the foot of the stand
so as to catch the drippings from the umbrellas. It will be evident my clips
may be used for supporting umbrellas or the like without the back support or
frame by fixing the clip to the wall, partition, or other place, or the clips may
be fixed to the ordinary umbrella stands.
Hated this 90th day of December 1899.
ALFRED ERNEST TERRY.
By George Barker,
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents,
Agent for Applicant,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Stand or Rest for Umbrellas, Walking Sticks, and the
like.
I, ALFRED ERNEST TERRY, of the Firm of Herbert Terry & Sons, Novelty
Works, Redditch, in the County of Worcester, Manufacturers, do hereby declare

page_text: the nature of my said invention and in what manner-the same is to be per-
formed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement: -
My invention has for its object and improved stand or rest for umbrellas walk-
ing sticks and the like which will be found both simple and effective and cheap
to manufacture.
In carrying my invention into practice I form the main portion or frame or
back support of my stand or rest of wood, bone metal or other material and of
any suitable design or shape capable of being fixed or held against the wall,
partition or other place either by screws rivets or other means. Fixed to the
outer face of this back support or frame are a number of spring clips, or one
clip only may be used made of any suitable springy material such as sheet steel
brass, horn, celluloid whale bone or the like. These clips may be made of
various shapes and designs and if desired a friction roller made of rubber or
other material may be fitted at each end so as to facilitate the passage of the
umbrella or other article between the jaws and also to prevent the umbrella
from being scratched or damaged and the clips may be lined with rubber, silk,
cloth or other material for the same purpose. In some cases instead of fixing
the clips to the back support they may be made movable by forming a tongue
or prong on the back of the clip so as to fit into a socket or the like fixed to the
back support or I may hinge the clips to the back support so that when not
in use the clips may lie flat thus making the stand suitable for churches and other
similar buildings. A small trough or receptacle is placed at the foot of the stand
so as to catch the drippings from the umbrellas. It will be evident my clips
may be used for supporting umbrellas or the like without the back support or
frame by fixing the clip to the wall, partition or other place or the clips may
be fixed to ordinary umbrella stands.
In order that my invention may be more clearly understood and easily car-
ried into practical effect I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of
drawings upon which I have illustrated examples of my improved stand or rest.
Figure 1 is a plan view of my stand or rest when fixed in position.
Figure 2 is a front view of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a plan view of another form of spring clip.
Figures 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 are rows of further modified forms of spring clips.
In carrying my invention into practise I form the main portion or frame or
back support of my stand or rest of wood, bone, metal or other material and
of any suitable design or shape capable of being fixed to the wall or partition W
or other place either by the screws F or by other means. Fixed to the outer
face of the support or frame F are a number of spring clips S made of any
suitable springy material such as sheet steel, brass, horn, celluloid, whale bone
or the like. The clips S may be made of various shapes and designs such for
instance as those shewn at Figures 1 and 2 in which case I prefer to fit at or
near the ends of the frame or back F the curved end pieces F2 to prevent any-
thing catching against the ends S1 of the clips and the clips may be fixed to
the back or frame by the screws $2 or by other means, the counter sink or
recess being preferably formed in the back or frame for the back of each clip
to fit into so as to more securely hold them in position. The clips may be lined
with rubber, felt, cloth or other material to prevent the umbrellas or the like
from being scratched or damaged when putting them into the stand or rest.
Or the clips S may be made with their ends s extended and bent over or back-
wards as shewn at 3 Figure 3 to prevent anything catching against them in
which case the end pieces of the stand or rest may be dispensed with and
instead of rigidly fixing the clips to the back or frame F they may be formed
with the hinge s as shewn at Figures 4 and 5 or provided with the tongue s
as shewn at Figures 6 & 7 and then fitted into socket pieces fixed to the back or
frame F. In some cases I may fit the friction rollers to the meeting ends

page_text: of the clips S the ends s¹ being dispensed with thus facilitating the passage of
the umbrella or other article between the jaws as clearly shewn at Figures S
and 9, and these rollers may be made of rubber or other suitable material. When
the clips S are hinged to the back I they may be turned down when not in use
thus making the stand especially suitable for churches. If desired rollers may
be fitted to all the spring clips at the point where the jaws meet so as to
reduce the friction when pushing the umbrella or stick between the jaws.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
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CLAIMS.
First The improved stand or rest for umbrellas walking sticks and the like
consisting essentially of one or more spring clips mounted upon or attached to a
back or support substantially as herein set forth and as shewn upon the accom-
panying sheet of drawings.
Second: In stands or rests for umbrellas, walking sticks and the like as
claimed in the preceeding claim attaching the spring clips to the frame or sup-
port by a hinge or by a tongue and prong in the manner and for the purpose
substantially as herein set forth and as shewn by Figures 4, 5 6 and 7.
Third: In stands or rests for umbrellas, walking sticks and the like as claimed
in the First Claim mounting friction rollers between the ends or part where
the jaws of the spring clips meet for the purpose substantially as herein set
forth and as shewn upon the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Dated this 30th day of June 1900.
ALFRED ERNEST TERRY,
By George Barker,
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents,
Agent for Applicant,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham
ALFRED ERNEST TERRY,
By George Barker,
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents,
Agent for Applicant,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham