Improved Umbrella and Luggage Holders for Railway and other Vehicles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Jan., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 30th Sept., 1896-Accepted, 7th Nov., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Umbrella and Luggage Holders for Railway and other
Vehicles.
I, DAVID TILSLEY, Congregational Minister, 5, Castle View Gardens, Limerick,
Ireland, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A device which meets a long-felt need, in providing for railway carriages, cars,
omnibuses, cabs, &c., suitable receptacles for umbrellas inackintoshes &c.; which,
while they serve ordinary purposes, are specially convenient in wet weather; the
water dripping from the articles placed therein, being carried away; thus saving
the traveller from much inconvenience and annoyance.
The "drip" can be adapted to vehicles of every class, size, & construction.
In railway carriages, & other large vehicles, where racks are provided for
luggage, these could be utilised by displacing the present network, metal, or other
material, forming the bottom of the rack, by sheet metal, such as galvanized iron
(preferably, slightly corrugated), with indentation at back to serve as a gutter into
which water from wet articles shall drain, and in turn find its way into small pipe
connected therewith, and leading down to, & passing through bottom of carriage
or any other suitable outlet.
If desirable, the "drip" could be fixed in some other part of the vehicle; for
example, under the existing racks, on the roof, on the door,-in fact, in any
available place deemed most convenient.
In cases where space is a consideration the inventor has devised a collapsable
"drip" (which may be of metal, or waterproof material, as may be deemed most
suitable), that will be no inconvenience, when not in use; or which may be fixed,
or removed, as occasion requires. This form of the invention will be found
specially suitable for smaller vehicles, as cabs, &c. but can be adapted to larger
ones also.
January 1st 1806
DAVID TILSLEY.
Improved Umbrella and Luggage Holders for Railway and other
Vehicles.
I DAVID TILSLEY of 5 Castleview Gardens Limerick Ireland 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 has for its object an improved umbrella and luggage holder for
railway and other vehicles whereby a long felt need is met ie. in providing railway
carriages, cars omnibuses, cabs or any such vehicles or conveyances with suitable
receptacles for umbrellas, mackintoshes &c. which while they serve ordinary
purposes are specially convenient in wet weather; the water dripping from the
articles placed therein being carried away thus saving the traveller much
inconvenience and annoyance.

page_text: In order that my invention may be thoroughly understood and carried into effect
I have appended hereunto two sheets of drawings:-
Figure 1 is a breken off view of one form of iny receptacle.
Figure 2 is a similar view showing a modification.
Figure 3 is a front sectional elevation shewing the inside of a vehicle with two
more modifications and
Figures 4 and 5 are broken off side elevations showing these two modifications
upon a larger scale.
Figure 6 is a further modification of the receptacle.
In one form of my receptacle I utilise the ordinary rack which is provided for
light luggage in railway and other large vehicles but instead of the present network
I place a trough such as A Figure 1 made of corrugated, galvanised metal or any
other suitable waterproofed material and so formed at the bottom to constitute a
gutter and in case of two drain pipes or outlets a slight fall from the centre to
each end as shown by dotted lines al so that when wet umbrellas or other articles
were put in the receptacle the water would drain down towards each end and from
there down through small pipes B which lead and pass through the bottom of the
carriage or any other suitable outlet. In some cases only one drain pipe B may be
used in the centre of the trough the fall then would be towards the centre.
A bracket C or any shaped holder which can be made of metal or any suitable
waterproofed material of sufficient strength may be fixed above the rack A for
placing wet mackintoshes, cloaks &c. in an can be provided with a drain pipe B
which could either drain the water down into the trough A or act independently of
it by carrying the pipe down to the bottom of the carriage or in some cases
I should simply have a rod D running across from one side of the carriage to the
other just above the trough A as seen in Figure 2 so that mackintoshes cloaks or
such like could be flung over and so allowed to drain into the trough A or rods E
could be placed at intervals to allow of umbrellas to be placed in a slanting position
with their bottom ends in the trough A and their handles resting against the
rests E, these rods or resta could also be so placed that hats could be placed upon
them. Small hooks or pegs F may be placed in suitable positions for hanging
articles upon to drain into the trough A. It will be understood that I do not
confine myself to the position where these holders or drips may be placed nor do
i confine myself to using the ordinary racks for the purpose as they may be self
contained in themselves and could be placed upon the roof, on the door or in fact
in any available place according to the designs and shapes of the vehicles to which
they are to be adapted.
In some cases I may dispense with the drain pipes B and simply have a tray G
to catch the water in and which may contain a spouge gl to prevent spilling this
sponge being covered with wire netting or perforated metal g the whole tray being
lifted out to empty, or this receiver or tray could be used in conjunction with a
trough and drain pipe or pipes B, the tray being placed in any convenient place
away from the trough A altogether. The form and style of these receivers or
trays would of course depend upon the shape and nature of the vehicles to which
they are to be adapted.
Another form of my improved receptacle which is especially adapted for receiving
umbrellas is shown in Figures 3 4 and 5 and is in the form of a tube or case H and
in this example is made of light metal or any suitable waterproofed material and
is so constructed that when it is not in use it can be closed up into the shield or
case J which allows the whole to lie closely to the side of the carriage and so take
up very little space. Upon the opposite side of the Figure 3 I hive illustrated
another example of these kind of receptacles in this example the receptacle K is
made of any flexible waterproofed material and when not in use en ie by detaching
the chain from a hook, collapsed and would then lie quite cluse to the side of the
vehicle.
In both these cases I show the drain pipe B leading through the side or bottom
of the vehicle but the water may drain into a tray or receiver in these cases as well

page_text: as the before described examples either direct from the receptacles themselves or
through a pipe.
Figure 6 shows a modification of the before mentioned receptacle the body L
being made of light metal made removeable and kept in position by means of eyelets
and studs or other suitable contrivances or of any suitable waterproof material
which could be made collapsible to lie closely and compactly when not in use; a
number of divisions or pockets M are provided so that any number of umbrellas
may be inserted, in the example shown a tray or receiver N is first fixed to the
part of the carriage where it is intended to be used and then the receptacle placed
inside, but as before explained I can use a drain pipe or pipes leading to a receiver
placed elsewhere or to the outside of the vehicles.
It will be understood that the above examples are only illustrative of the manner
in which my invention may be applied many different ways of fixing and many
modifications of forms may be thought of in working and will all greatly depend
upon the style and form of the vehicle to which it is to be adapted and without
departing from the spirit of my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
First. An improved umbrella and luggage holder for railway and other
vehicles which acts as a holder or receiver for umbrellas, mackintoshes and such
like articles as and for the purpose herein set forth and described.
Second. An improved umbrella & luggage holder for railway & other vehicles
made self contained and collapsible substantially as and for the purpose herein
set forth and shown upon the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 28th day of September 1896.
DAVID TILSLEY.