An Improved Portable Advertising Medium, and Umbrella Protector.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Mar., 1886.
Complete Left, 18th Dec., 1886.
Complete Accepted, 8th Feb., 1887.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Portable Advertising Medium, and Umbrella
Protector.
JOSEPH SYKES Junior Beaufort House, Golcar, near Huddersfield, Yorkshire,
Woollen cloth manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows --
The above is an umbrella, parachute or parasol with the advertisement or whatever
information is desired or required to be given, exposed or indicated, either printed,
painted, woven in, sewn or gummed. or pasted to, or otherwise attached, to the
umbrella, parachute or parasol which when opened and carried, borne or affixed, thus
serves as the medium of advertisement in a simple, portable and inexpensive manner.
The covering of the umbrella, parachute or parasol, to be attached to or removable
from, the framework, bearings or supports of the umbrella, parachute or parasol, by
which is to be understood that part of the umbrella, parachute or parasol which causes
the distension of the aforesaid covering, may be made of a fabric, felt or material
composed of silk, wool, mohair, alpaca, cotton, linen, hemp, jute, china grass or
esparto grass, linoleum, leather cloth, patent leather, waterproof paper or canvass, oil
cloth indiarubber, guttapercha, wood pulp, any and all descriptions of from
whatsoever made, or of any possible combination of the foregoing materials, or may
be made of any animal, vegetable, or mineral material, felt or fabric, or may be
constructed of the skin or skins of any animal, tanned or untanned prepared or
unprepared. The umbrella, parachute or parasol, may be constructed of any size and
the advertisement may form an actual part of the same, by being attached thereto,
that is, to the framework, bearings or supports of the same, or a second case or cover,
or outer surrounding, quite separate and unattached, and to be made or constructed of
the before described, fabric, felt or material, may be used over the umbrella, parachute
or parasol, in the manner of a sheath, when the umbrella, parachute or parasol is
distended or opened out, thus rendering the umbrella, parachute or parasol, of service
paper

page_text: to be used, worn or employed in the ordinary and common manner, as a protection
against the elements of sun, wind or water, the case, covering or outer surrounding
being quiet an independent portion of the medium or apparatus for advertising or
publishing purposes or objects.
The cover, case or outer sheath, can be attached to inner covering of umbrella,
parachute or parasol, by buttons to prevent it slipping off or by eyelets, or rings of
metal or other material. The handle, stick or supporter of the umbrella, parachute or
parasol can be made to screw or be otherwise attached to the belt of carrier or can be
attached by screw or otherwise to a fixture or vehicle of any description.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION,
An Improved Portable Advertising Medium and Umbrella
Protector.
JOSEPH SYKES the younger, of Beaufort Mills, Golcar, of Beaufort House, Golcar,
near Huddersfield, of 1 Brook's Yard, Market Street, Huddersfield, all in the county
of Yorkshire, and of 5 Wine Office Court, Fleet Street, London, in the county of
Middlesex, Woollen Manufacturer and Traveller, 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:-
The above is an umbrella, parachute or parasol with the advertisement or whatever
information is desired or required to be given, exposed, or indicated, either printed,
painted, woven in, sewn, gummed or posted to or otherwise attached to the umbrella,
parachute or parasol, which when opened and carried, borne or affixed, thus serves as
the medium of advertisement in a simple, portable and inexpensive manner.
The covering of the umbrella, parachute or parasol to be attached to or removeable,
from, the framework, bearings, or supports of the umbrella, parachute or parasol, by
which is to be understood that part of the umbrella, parachute or parasol which causes
the distension of the aforesaid covering which may be made of a fabric, felt or material,
composed of silk, wool, mohair, alpaca, cotton, linen hemp, jute, china or esparto grass,
linoleum leather cloth, patent leather, waterproof paper or canvass, oilcloth, indiarubber
or guttapercha, woodpulp, any and all descriptions of paper, from whatsoever made, or
of any possible combination of the foregoing materials, or may be made of any animal,
vegetable or mineral material, felt or fabric, or may be constructed of the skin or skins
of any animal, tanned or untanned, prepared or unprepared.
The umbrella, parachute or parasol, may be constructed of any size, and the
advertisement may form an actual part of the same by being attached thereto, that is,
to the framework, bearings or supports of the same, or a second case or cover or
outer surrounding, quite separate and unattached, and to be made or constructed of
the before described fabric, felt or material, may be used over the umbrella, parachute
or parasol, in the manner of a sheath, when the umbrella, parachute or parasol is
distended or opened out, thus rendering the umbrella, parachute or parasol, of service
to be used, worn or employed in the ordinary and common manner, as a protection
against the sun, wind or water, the case, covering or outer surrounding, being quite
an independent portion of the medium or apparatus, for advertising or publishing
purposes or objects. This second case, or cover may also be used for advertising by
having the advertisement painted on, gummed on or otherwise attached, so that one
umbrella may be used with any number of advertising covers, cases or sheaths. The
cover, case or outer sheath can be attached to inner covering of umbrella, parachute
or parasol, by buttons, to prevent it slipping off, or by eyelets or rings of metal or
other material, or by conical shaped thimbles of metal, indiarubber, guttapercha, or

page_text: other suitable materiál, or by holes in the cover, to fix on the ends of the ribs, which
ends are enlarged to keep the cover in its place and prevent it slipping down the ribs.
The handle, stick or supporter, of the umbrella, parachute or parasol, can be made
to screw or be otherwise attached to the belt of the carrier, or can be attached by
screw or otherwise to a vehicle or fixture of any description.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is ;
Firstly That the before described cover is a novelty as regards adopting portable
and detached covers for use with ordinary or extraordinary sizes of umbrellas,
parachutes or parasols for advertising or publishing objects or purposes as one
umbrella, parachute or parasol will serve for an innumerable variety of advertisements
on one or a many coloured groundwork. The ordinary umbrella, parachute or parasol
of an ordinary or extraordinary size, with the portable covers fixed on the same,
forms
also an inexpensive sign for shops of all kinds, as the notices or advertisements thereon,
can be renewed or altered from time to time and when suspended over a doorway by
a swivel attached to the stick, forms a revolving sign, the motion thereof being caused
by the air impinging against the ribs of the umbrella.
Secondly-That the beforedescribed cover is a novelty for the protection of
umbrellas, parachutes or parasols, causing them to wear longer when thus covered and
protected, besides preserving the inner or ordinary covers from the rain or water, and
making them more comfortable for use, as when the outer cover of indiarubber or
other waterproof material before described is removed, the inner cover is left dry and
is thus rendered more cleanly after use preventing dripping of water.
Thirdly That when the before described double covered umbrella, parasol or
parachute is distended or opened out and when the same is fitted with the portable
cover, of indiarubber or other waterproof material, or when the framework or ribs
alone are thus covered, it forms a portable boat when thrown into water with the stick
upwards in the air, or when thrown into water with the stick downwards in the water
it forms a means to aid in saving life as a buoy.