An Improved Umbrella or Sun-shade Holder for Cycles, Rowing Boats, and other Vehicles.
Year: 1894

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Umbrella or Sun-shade Holder for Cycles, Rowing
Boats, and other Vehicles.
I, MAX STROHBACH, of 5 Warthe, Magdeburg in the Empire of Germany,
Carriage Builder, 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 :-
This invention relates to an apparatus for holding an umbrella or sun-shade on a
cycle, boat or other vehicle, and it has for its object the ability to adjust the
umbrella or sun-shade in any desired position.
In the accompanying drawing which illustrates my invention;
Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of the apparatus and
Figure 2 is a view in side elevation thereof.
Throughout both views similar parts are marked with like letters of reference.
The apparatus consists essentially of a socket or holder a adapted to receive
the umbrella or sun-shade. This socket or holder has a shank a terminating in
a fork a² which is pivotted by pins or screw bolts b to a boss f which is mounted
on a pin y carried by one part of a clamp c which is adapted to fix the apparatus
to the cycle, boat, or other vehicle, the clamp as shown being adapted to be
attached to the steering handle bar a of a cycle. The clamp c is preferably made
in two parts binged together as shown, and is clamped to its support by means of a
bolt d.
The position of the socket or holder a with respect to the boss is fixed and
determined by the set screw i screwed in a snug a³ on one side of the fork a* of the
socket or holder a, and the position of the boss f with respect to the clamp c is fixed
and determined by means of the nut h on the free end of the pin g.
It will be seen that with this device the umbrella or sun-shade can be caused to
assume any desired inclination or position as it can be adjusted in two planes at
right angles to one another, and furthermore the entire apparatus can be clamped
to its support in any desired position relative thereto.
I wish it to be particularly understood that I do not limit myself to the precise
details of construction herein before described and illustrated by the accompanying
drawing, but that I hold myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as
fairly fall within the spirit and scope of my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
(1.) The improved umbrella or sun-shade holder for cycles, boats and other
vehicles, substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by the accompanying
drawing.
(2.) In an umbrella or sun-shade holder, the combination of the boss f, the
clamp c and the socket or holder a, all combined, arranged and adapted to operate,
as set forth.
(3.) In an umbrella or sun-shade holder, the combination with the socket or

page_text: holder a and the clamp c, of the boss f, of the pivot pins and arranged at right
angles to each other, of the nut h, and of the set screw i, as set forth.
Dated this 10th day of December 1894.
ROBERT E. PHILLIPS. M.1.M.E.,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Associate Agent.