Improvements in Umbrella and Parasol Furniture.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Sept., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 12th July, 1889-Accepted, 24th Aug., 1889,
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Umbrella and Parasol Furniture..
I. MATTHEW HENRY GOLIGHTLY of 36 Frederic Street, Hartlepool, Durham; Irọn
Founder & Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this Invention for IMPROVEMENTS
IN UMBRELLA AND PARASOL FURNITURE to be as follows:-
My Invention consists in improvements in Umbrella and Parasol furniture, for the
better securing of the ribs of Umbrellas as hereinafter described.
According to this example of my invention, I provide a slide on the stick of the
Umbrella, the top or circular rim of which I construct in two parts, the top parts
only, having slits for the insertion and working of the stays. At the end of the slits
in the under side of the said rim I form cups or recesses:
The second half of the.
said rim of Slide, I make in the form of a Washer, which is used to complete the
Socket or hollow with the cup end. And, further the securing the Ball end of
the stay, and these two parts are fastened together with screws passing through the said
rim of slide, or the washer part. Or cover of the hollows may be threaded to the
hollow part of the slide, and be put on as a nut. I further provide a ball on the end
of the stay to engage the socket or cups in the said rim of the slide, thereby com-
pleting a Ball and Socket Joint. At the top end of Umbrella is the centre to which
are secured the ribs, this I construct similarly as above described with Ball and Socket
Joint, omitting only the long ferrule part of the slide. On the end of ribs connected
with the centre or wheel part, I likewise form a ball to complete the above described
Joint. At the part of the rib where the stay is attached, I likewise form the above
described Joint.
The advantage of my invention is that it does away with the use of wires as used
connecting the ribs & stays to their several parts.
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MATTHEW HENRY GOLIGHTLY,
36, Frederic Street, Hartlepool..
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Umbrella and Parasol Furniture.
1, MATTHEW HENRY GOLIGHTLY, of 36, Frederic Street, Hartlepool, Durham,
Iron Founder and Engineer, 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 :-
According to this invention as applied to an umbrella or parasol runner I make the
top or circular rim in two parts, the top part only having slits for the insertion and
working of the stays or stretchers. At the end of the slits in the underside of the
said rim I form cups or recesses. The second half of the said rim I make in the
form of a washer which is used to complete the socket or hollow with the cup end'
and. secure the ball end to the stay, these two parts being fastened together by a
cover of the hollows
screw passing through the said rim. Or the washer part or
may be threaded to the hollow part of the slide or runner and be put on as a nut. I
further provide a ball on the end of the stay or stretcher to engage the sockets or
cups in the, said rim of the slide or runner thereby completing the ball and socket
joint.
I construct the centre or top notch to which the ribs are secured with ball and
socket joint similarly as above described with reference to the runner, omitting only
the long ferrule, part of the runner. On the end of each of the, ribs connected with
the centre or top notch I likewise form a ball to complete the joint as above, described..

page_text: The advantage of my invention is that it does away with the use of wires for con-
necting the ribs and stays or stretchers to their respective parts.
I will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying drawing the
manner in which my said invention is to be performed..
Fig. 1 represents in elevation and Fig. 2 in longitudinal section a parasol or
umbrella runner .constructed according to this invention with the ends of the
stretchers attached Fig. 3 represents in elevation and Fig. 4 in longitudinal section
a top notch constructed according to this invention with the ribs in position; Fig. 5
is an inverted plan of the said top notch with the ribs removed, and Fig. 6 is a
sectional plan of one half of the top notch with the washer part removed so as to
shew the sockets in which the ends of the ribs fit; Fig: 7 represents in elevation
and Fig. 8 in longitudinal section a modified form of the said top notch; Fig. 9 is
an inverted plan of the same with the ribs removed; Fig. 10 is a sectional plan of
the same with the washer part removed; Fig. 11 shews the said washer part in plan
and elevation separately and Fig. 12 is a separate view of the nut for securing the
said washer part in position..
The same letters refer to similar parts throughout the drawing.
In the runner illustrated by Figs. 1 and 2, a is the top or circular rim of the same
having slits in which the stretchers c fit. The ends of the stretchers which are
formed as a ball are marked c¹ and the semicircular recesses on the underside of the
rim. b in which the ends c' fit are marked d. e is the second half of the rim which is
made in the form of a washer fitting on the ferrule part f and which has hemi-
spherical recesses, on its upper side corresponding with the balls c¹ so that when the
washer e is fixed in position on the ferrule f as shewn on the drawing the ends c¹ of
the ribs will fit in the sockets d and be secured between the rib a and the washer e
similarly to a ball and socket joint. The washer e can be secured to the ferrule part f
by any convenient means such as by the pin or screw g or by a screw passing through
the rim a and washer e.
The top notch illustrated by Figs. 3, 4, 5 and 6 is made similarly to the runner
above described except that the rim a in which are the slits 6 is underneath and the
washer e is above. The ribs are marked h and their ball ends are marked i. In this
example the washer e is secured to the body of the top notch by a nut j shewn
separately by Fig. 12 which is screwed on to the barrel- part of the top notch above
the washer e. Or instead of the nut j being used the washer e may have a short
tubular part and be secured to the body fas in the example illustrated by Figs. 1
and 2 or by any other suitable method. In the example illustrated by Figs. 7, 8,
9,. 10 and 11 the rim a and the body of the top notch or runner and the washer e
are stamped from sheet metal which is raised into bulb like forms round the recesses d
in which the ball ends of the ribs or stretchers fit.
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1 wish it to be understood that I am aware that prior to my invention balls have
been formed on the ends of the ribs and stretchers for the purpose of jointing them to
the top notch or to the runner and that I do not make any general claim to that
method of jointing the said parts together but
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. In umbrellas and parasols the herein before described improvements in jointing
the ribs to the top notch, consisting in holding the ball ends of the ribs between
a collar a formed with the top notch and a removable collar or washer e fitting
thereon, the said collars a and e having cups in which the ball ends of the ribs.fit,
and one or other or both of the said collars having slits or notches b for the ribs,
substantially as herein before described and illustrated by the accompanying drawing.
2. In umbrellas and parasols the herein before described improvements in jointing
the stretchers to the runner, consisting in holding the ball ends c¹ of the stretchers
between a collar a formed with the runner and a removable collar or washer e
fitting thereon, the said collars a and e having cups in which the ball ends of the

page_text: stretchers fit, and one or other or both of the said collars having slits or notches b
for the stretchers, substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by the
accompanying drawing.
3. Top notches and runners for umbrellas and parasols constructed with cups for the
ball ends of the ribs and stretchers respectively, substantially as herein before described
and illustrated by the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 10th day of July 1889
MATTHEW HENRY GOLIGHTLY.
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MATTHEW HENRY GOLIGHTLY.