Device for Facilitating the Recovery of Lost Articles, such as Umbrellas, Walking-sticks, and Keys.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Mar., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 24th ec., 1890-Accepted, 24th Jan., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
A Device for Facilitating the Recovery of Lost Articles, such as
Umbrellas, Walking-sticks, and Keys.
I, JOHN SIDNEY CROWLEY, of Belair, Paignton, in the County of Devon,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
My invention consists in a device for facilitating the restoration and recovery of
lost articles such as umbrellas walking sticks, and keys.
According to my invention I propose to convert the tassels usually attached to
umbrellas and to some walking sticks into receptacles for slips of parchment paper or
other suitable material and upon these slips would be written the names and addresses
of the owners together with the amounts of the rewards to be paid upon restoration
of the lost articles.
In this way any person finding an umbrella or walking stick with one of my
devices attachel would only have to unscrew the end or otherwise open the tassel
receptacle and take out and read the label in order to ascertain the name and address
of the owner and the amount of the reward.
Instructions could be stamped or printed on the end or other part of the tassel
leading the finder to look inside for the owner's address.
Instead of using a tassel as the receptacle a recess cavity or hole might be formed
in the walking stick or umbrella or in the mount of the same for the reception of the
address label, the recess or hole being normally closed by a screw cap or equivalent.
Or I might form a separate holder for the address label such holder being of suitable
shape and size such as a small metal case with a screwed cap for attachment to an
umbrella, walking stick, keys or the like.
Dated this 26th day of March 1890
H. B. BARLOW,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Device for Facilitating the Recovery of Lost Articles, such as
Umbrellas, Walking-sticks, and Keys.
1, JOHN SIDNEY CROWLEY, of Belair, Paignton, in the County of Devon,
Gentleman, 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:-
My invention consists in a device for facilitating the restoration and recovery of
lost articles such as umbrellas walking sticks and keys.
According to my invention I propose to convert the tassels usually attached to
umbrellas and to some walking sticks into receptacles for slips of parchment paper or
other suitable material and upon these slips would be written the names and addresses
of the owners together with the amounts of the rewards to be paid upon restoration
of the lost articles.
In this way any person finding an umbrella or walking stick with one of my
devices attached would only have to unscrew the end or otherwise open the tassel
receptacle and take out and read the label in order to ascertain the name and address
of the owner and the amount of the reward.
Instructions could be stamped or printed on the end or other part of the tassel
leading the finder to look inside for the owner's address.
Instead of using a tassel as the receptacle a recess cavity or hole might be formed
in the walking stick or umbrella or in the mount of the same for the reception of the
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page_text: address label, the recess or hole being normally closed by a screw cap or equivalent.
Or I might form a separate holder for the address label such holder being of suitable
shape and size such as a small metal case with a screwed cap for attachment to an
umbrella walking stick or keys or the like.
And in order that my invention may be fully understood and readily carried into
effect I will describe the accompanying sheet of drawings reference being had to the
figures and letters marked thereon.
Fig. 1 is a view of a tassel to which my invention has been applied Fig. 2 is a
vertical section of the same Fig. 3 shows the metallic cover of the tassel and its
screwed shank detached and Fig. 4 the address slip or label.
Figs. 5 and 6 are views of an alternative form of receptacle for the address slip or
label shown in Fig. 7.
In Figs. 1 to 4 a designates the body or shell of the tassel with a central hole a',
b the metallic or other cap with a ring for attachment to an umbrella or walking
stick, c the screwed shank upon which the address slip d is wound prior to the shank
being screwed into the cap 6 through the hole a¹ in the shell a.
Figs. 5 to 7 show a specially formed receptacle e with a screwel cap e¹. In this
case the address slip d is rolled up and placed inside the body e which is then closed
by screwing on the cap e' the latter being provided with a ring for attachment to a
bunch of keys or other article.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The use and application of an umbrella or similar tassel as a receptacle for an
address slip or label substantially as and for the purposes herein described with
reference to Figs. 1 to 4.
2. The specially formed receptacle for an address slip or label substantially as and
for the purposes herein described with reference to Figs. 5, 6 and 7.
Dated this 23rd day of December 1800
H. B. BARLOW,
17, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agent for Applicant.