Improvements in Umbrellas
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application 29th Apr, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Mar, 1896-Accepted, 4th Apr 1896
Improvements in Umbrellas
I, ALFRED ERNEST GOSNELL, of 3 Butler Street, Milton Street in the City of
London, Umbrella Vanufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows
In umbrellas formed with tubulai metal sticks it has before been proposed to
secure the top notch (that is the holder to which the ends of the ribs are jointed)
to the end of the stick by inserting and fixing into the end of the stick one end of
a wire which has been made of such a diameter as just to fit within the stick-the
top notch has been formed with a tubular stem the internal di uneter of which has
been such as to allow of its being shipped on to the projecting end of the wire
portion of the wire projecting beyond the tubular stem of the top notch has also
had a screw thre id cut on its outer end to screw into a wooden or other tip end for
the stick
The
The object of my invent on is to enable a top notch of smaller diameter to be used
than is practicable when the top notch is secured to the stick in the above way-and
also to enable thinner ferrule or tip end to be used without reducing the strength
of this end or impairing the strength of the stick
To effect this in place of fixing into the end of the stich a wire which is of r
diameter large enough to fit within the interior of the stick I fix into the interior
of the end of the stick a short length of a tube of brass or other suitable material
and insert into this tube the wire which is to carry the top notch and tip or
ferrule end
The wire which projects from the stick will thus be of smaller diameter,
consequently the tubular stem of the top notch which is to fit over it will be of
smaller diameter and the radial slits which are cut in the top notch for the ends of
the ribs to lie in can be cut in nearer to the centre than was heretofore practicable
without impuring the strength of the top notch
The same result may be obtuned by employing a wire of the same diameter as
the interior diameter of the stick and reducing the diameter of that part of the
wire which projects out from the stick The above improvements also apply equally
well if the top notch be cast on to the wire instead of formed sepiritely and
afterwards fixed on
Dited this 29th day of April 1895
Improvements in Umbrellas
I, ALFRFD ERNEST GOSNELL, of 3 Butler Street, Milton Street in the City of
London, Umbrella Manufacturei, do hereby declare the nature of this invention ana
in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
a-certained in and by the following statement
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In umbrellas formed with tubular metal sticks it has before been proposed to
secure the top notch (that is the holder to which the ends of the ribs are jointed)

page_text: to the end of the stick by inserting and fixing into the end of the stick one end of
a wire which has been made of such a diameter as just to fit within the stick-the
top notch has been formed with a tubular stem the internal diameter of which has
been such as to allow of its being slipped on to the projecting end of the wire
The portion of the wire projecting beyond the tubular stem of the top notch has
also had a screw thread cut on its onter end to screw into a wooden or other tip end
for the stick
The object of my invention is to enable a top notch of smaller diameter to be used
than is practicable when the top notch is secured to the stick in the above wy-and
also to enable thinner ferrule or tip end to be used without reducing the strength
of this end or impaning the strength of the stich
To effect this in place of fixing into the end of the stick wire which is of
diameter large enough to fit with n the interior of the stich I fix into the interior
of the end of the stick short length of a tube of brass or other suitable material
and insert into this tube the wire which is to carry the top notch and tip or
ferrule end
The wut which projects from the stick will thus be of smaller diameter,
consequently the tubular stem of the top notch which is to fit over it will be of
smaller diameter and the radial slits which are cut in the top notch for the ends of
the ribs to lie in can be cut in nearer to the centre than was heretofore practicable
without impairing the strength of the top notch
The same result may be obtained by employing a wie of the same diameter as
the interior dia neter of the stick and reducing the diameter of that part of the wire
which projects out from the stick The above improvements also apply equally wel
if the top notch be cast on to the wire instead of formed separately and afterwar l-
fixed on
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Preferably I carry out my invention by plugging with cane or wood that end of
the tube which is to have the top notch and ferrule end secured to it and then drilling
a hole of the required diameter through this plugging to receive the end of the
wire which carries the top notch When the end of the wire has been inserted into
the hole in the plugging a hole is drilled crosswise through the tube the plugging
and the wire and a rivit pin inserted through the hole and rivitted over
The drawings annexed shew examples of small top notches secured to the end of
tubular umbrella stick in the above ways
In the eximple shewn in Figure 1 tubular filling is interposed between the wire
ind the inner sides of the tubular stick
In Figure 2 the wire is mide to fit to the interior of the tubular stick and that
portion of it which projects outwards beyond the end of the tube and has the top
notch secured to it is reduced in diameter
In Figure 1a is the wire crying the top notch b eis portion of the tubulir
stick and the tubular filling interposed between the wire and tubular stick e is l
vet pis ed through the stick, the tubular filling and the wire a is a screw
thre id cut on the outer end of the wire to screw into a wooden or other tip end for
the sticl
In Figure 2 similar parts are marked with the same letters of reference
If desired the wire a might be made tubular for the whole or greater part of
its length
Having now pticularly do caibed and ascertained the nature of my sad inven-
tion and whit manner the summe Is to be performed I declare that what
claim is
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1 A metal tubular umbrella stick having the top notch secured to a wire of less
diameter than the interior of the tube and the wire secured into the end of the
stick with tubular filling interposed between them sub tantially as described
2 A metal tubula umbrella stick having fitted into its end one end of wire
the mainder of which is reduced in diameter and ha the top notch secured to it
substantially as de cribed

page_text: 3 A metal tubular umbrella stick having secured to its end a top notch the radial
shits in which are of such a depth that their inner ends come flush with the outer
circumference of the stick substantially as described so that the ribs may lie perfectly
flat against the exterior of the stick
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