Improvements in Umbrellas.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 31st May, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 30th Mar., 1893-Accepted, 6th May, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Umbrellas.
I, ALFRED MIGNOT, of the firm of J. S. Mignot & Son, of 243 City Road,
in the County of London, Silk and Umbrella Manufacturers, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
"
As umbrellas are usually constructed the "runner or piece to which one end of
each of the stretchers is jointed prevents the ribs lying so closely to the stick as
they might otherwise do, and in order to make the free ends of the ribs set closely
and neatly round the stick it is usual to make the ribs with a slight bend at the
part where they lie over the runner when the umbrella is closed.
Now my invention relates to improvements intended to cause the ribs to lie more
closely to the stick and consequently to enable the umbrella to be rolled up into
less compass than is usual, comprising certain improvements in or relating to the
runner "the secret cup and consequent departures from the usual proportions
between the lengths of the ribs and stretchers.
"
Instead of making the runner and the secret-cup separate and distinct as is usual,
I unite them in such wise that the secret-cup is mounted and carried on the runner
and travels along the stick with the runner and also slides to and fro a short
distance thereon, and I so proportion the relative lengths of the ribs and stretchers
that the runner, when the umbrella is closed, is either beyond the end of the ribs,
or so nearly at the end of them that ribs with either straight or curved tips can be
used and are thus enabled to lie smoothly without the remainder of the rib and
stretcher being lifted away from the stick by the runner.
I prefer to form an annular recess in the stick, or handle of the umbrella into
which the end of the runner passes and in which it lies concealed when the umbrella
is closed.
The secret-cup is so mounted on the runner that when the umbrella is closed the
cup may be slipped along the runner so as to encircle the tips of the ribs.
In order to open the umbrella the cup is drawn backwards i.e. towards the handle,
by which motion the ends of the ribs are set free, the cup is then pushed forwards
again carrying with it the runner on which it is mounted and thus opening the
umbrella.
Dated the 31st day of May 1892.
NEWNHAM BROWNE,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Umbrellas.
I, ALFRED MIGNOT, of the firm of J. S. Mignot & Son, of 243 City Road,
in the County of London, Silk and Umbrella Manufacturers 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 :-
As umbrellas are usually constructed the "runner," or piece, to which one end
of each of the stretchers is jointed prevents the ribs lying so closely to the stick as
they might otherwise do, and in order to make the free ends of the ribs set closely
and neatly round the stick it is usual to make the ribs with a slight bend at the
part where they lie over the runner when the umbrella is closed.
Now my invention relates to improvements intended to cause the ribs to lie.
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page_text: more closely to the stick and consequently to enable the umbrella to be rolled up
into less compass than is usual, comprising certain improvements in or relating to
the runner "the secret cup" and consequent departures from the usual proportions
between the lengths of the ribs and stretchers.
Instead of making the runner and the secret cup separate and distinct as is usual
I unite them in such-wise that the secret cup is mounted and carried on the runner
and travels along the stick with the runner and also slides to and fro a short
distance thereon, and I so proportion the relative lengths of the ribs and stretchers
that the runner, when the umbrella is closed, is either beyond the end of the ribs,
or so nearly at the end of them that ribs with either straight or curved tips can be
used and are thus enabled to lie smoothly without the remainder of the rib and
stretcher being lifted away from the stick by the runner.
I prefer to form an annular recess in the stick, or handle, of the umbrella, into
which the end of the runner passes and in which it lies concealed when the umbrella
is closed.
The secret cup is so mounted on the runner that when the umbrella is closed the
cup may be slipped along the runner so as to encircle the tips of the ribs.
In order to open the umbrella the cup is drawn backwards i.e. towards the
handle, by which motion the ends of the ribs are set free, the cup is then pushed
forwards again carrying with it the runner on which it is mounted and thus opening
the umbrella.
The accompanying sheet of drawings illustrates my invention.
Fig. 1, is an elevation partly in section, about full size, of part of an umbrella
frame according to my invention when closed: Fig. 2, is an elevation of the same
partly opened:
Fig. 3, is a section, drawn to an enlarged scale of my combined runner and secret,
or box tip, cap or cup: Fig. 4, is a perspective elevation of the same with the
outer ring removed and Fig. 5, is the outer ring by itself.
Fig. 6, is one of the ribs and a stretcher of such an umbrella drawn to a reduced
scale.
The runner A may conveniently be of about the length shown, and has a flange b
carrying a ring B, over and on which the ring C is made to slide.
The runner A has, at its upper end, the usual arrangement c for carrying the
stretchers d. The ribs e are slightly bent inwards at the point e', so as to lie closely
over the joints of the stretchers. is a ferrule at the upper end of the handle and
g is an annular recess in the stock, or handle, into which the lower end of the runner
passes and in which it lies concealed when the umbrella is closed. The ring C is
bent over or contracted slightly at each end so that it will not come off the ring B,
or preferably as the ring C is commonly of brass and covered with a facing of
silver the silver facing only is bent over.
In order to open the umbrella the ring C is drawn downwards, towards the
handle, by which the ends of the ribs are released and spring slightly outwards;
the ring C is then pushed upwards, from the handle, when it passes inside the tips
of the ribs and carrying the whole runner with it, and the stretchers, as shown in
Fig. 2, opens the umbrella.
In closing the umbrella, the ring C, and with it the runner, is drawn downwards,
to the handle, the ribs are then gently pressed together by the hand, and the
ring C slipped forwards (upwards) again over and encircling the tips as shown
in Fig. 1.
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:
1. Constructing umbrellas with a secret, or box tip cap, mounted on the runner,
substantially as and for the purpose herein before described.
2. Mounting the secret or box tip cap of umbrellas on the runner in the manner
hereinbefore described and shown in the drawings.

page_text: 3. The combined runner and tip cap shown in Fig. 3 comprising the runner A
flange b, ring B, and outer ring C forming the tip cup all substantially as described.
and shown in the drawings.
Dated this 30th dow of Manh 1000
ALFRED MIGNOT.