Improvements in or connected with Umbrellas.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Nov., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 28th July, 1892-Accepted, 8th Oct., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Umbrellas.
I, JAMES MCLAREN, Chartered Accountant 49 Benedict Street, Bootle do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
By having springs near the beaded ends of the ribs, the covering is made to turn
up round the rim, thus forming a gutter in which the rain is conveyed to an exit,
passing over the ribs by means of indents therein. The springs are adjustable so
that the umbrella may also be used as at present.
1001
JAMES MCLAREN.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Umbrellas.
I, JAMES MCLAREN, of 49 Benedict Street, Bootle, in the County of Lancashire,
Chartered Accountant, 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 relates to improvements in or connected with umbrellas.
By having springs near the beaded ends of the ribs the covering is made to turn
up right round the rim-thus forming a gutter in which the rain is conveyed to an
exit (therein) passing over the ribs by means of indents therein. The springs are
adjustable so that the umbrella may be used as at present.
In the illustrations in the accompanying drawing,
Fig. 1, is an elevation of the umbrella and gutter;
Fig. 2, is a side elevation of the end of the rib and gutter rib.
Figs. are broken off for want of space.
Like letters refer to like parts in each of the figures.
The umbrella when open is purely octagon in shape that is, the cover a and
gutter will be straight from rib to rib and not concave as in an ordinary umbrella
now in common use.
Each of the ribs g at the extreme ends I form into such a shape so as to act as a
spring to the end of the gutter rib d when the said gutter rib d is connected to
the rib g by a clip or carrier h as in Fig. 2. The clip or carrier h is fixed to the
rib g with ends cut parallel down to the jaws i. To the jaws i I fix a movable
gutter rib d by a rivet j.
The umbrella is not automatic and when desired the gutter ribs d can be tilted
by hand. The cover a is fixed to the ribs gas usual, with the exception of
stitching the same to the movable ribs d by means of holes or loops so that when
the gutter ribs are tilted it will carry the cover back into the indents, thus forming
a gutter bright round the rim in which the rain is conveyed to an exit e.
Metallic springs c, india rubber or of any other suitable material are constructed
to be adjustable to support the gutter 6 as in Fig. 1.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that
what I claim is :---
1. In an umbrella, the combination of the ribs 9 clips or carriers h springs k
jaws and gutter ribs d with a gutter b and exit e to carry off the rain water,
substantially as herein described and according to the accompanying drawing.

page_text: 2. In an umbrella, the combination of the cover a and gutter b, with adjustable
springs c of metal, india rubber or of any other material to support the gutter when
the same is tilted upwards, substantially as herein described and according to the
accompanying drawing.
Dated this 28th day of Jul 1802
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.