Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Jan., 1887.
Complete Left, 9th Sept., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 14th Oct., 1887
I, ADOLPH ALEXANDER HEISE, of Leipzig, in the Kingdom of Saxony, Empire of
Germany, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, to be as follows:-
This invention has for its purpose to allow of an easy and commodious opening and
closing of umbrellas.
The improved construction chiefly consists of two rods placed parallel in the interior
of the umbrella stick, each of which rods is connected to a cap or tube, displaceable
on the stick, and suitably connected to a set of stretchers. These rods are provided
at their ends near the handle of the umbrella with tongues or catches or with a sliding
sleeve, by which they may be moved longitudinally either in the same direction or in
opposite directions so as to open or close the umbrella frame and secure it in either
position.
One of the rods is, for the purpose of closing this umbrella frame, moved upward
to the point of the umbrella by a spiral spring.
Hooks are also arranged on the lower ends of the rods and in the stick handle is
contained a spring with operating knobs projecting towards both sides of the stick,
and with teeth, the latter catching into the said hooks. Between the teeth and the
knobs is situated a sliding cap for holding together the points of the ribs.
One of the rods operates a set of stretchers which are made extensible, each
stretcher being formed of two parts sliding telescopically ;-The other operates a set
of special stretchers connected to the outer parts of the first set and adapted to
extend the latter so as to fully stretch the covering of the umbrella.
The umbrella frame is opened by first drawing down by means of its tongue, the
rod operating the extensible stretchers, so far towards the stick handle, until the
spring catch arrives under the hook and the rod secured. Subsequently the second
rod is similarly moved and received, by which means the extensible rods are fully
opened.
The mechanism may also be modified, so that the spring tends to open instead of
close the umbrella.-In this modification, two separate sets of stretchers are employed,
each operating direct on the ribs.-The rod governed by the spring is rigidly connected

page_text: by a pin to the handle, and the lower end of the other rod by a pin with a sleeve,
sliding on the stick and carrying the cap for holding the points of the ribs. The
stick is here formed of a tube, arranged so as to be displaceable in the handle.
When the stick is pushed downwards into the handle, the stretchers governed by
the rod fixed to the handle, are pushed up out of action and the umbrella can be
closed.
The frame may be kept closed either by merely shifting the cap over the points of
the ribs, or also by fixing the sliding sleeve in the known manner to the handle;
when opened, the umbrella frame is held by the spiral spring.
HERBERT & Co.,
67, Strand, W.C.,
Agents to Applicant.

page_text: I, ADOLPH ALEXANDER HEISE of Leipzig in the Kingdom of Saxony Empire of
Germany Merchant, 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 umbrellas and its purpose is an umbrella capable of
being commodiously opened and closed.
The improved umbrella is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which
Fig. 1 is a sectional view of the umbrella opened. Fig. 2 a sectional view of the
same at right angles to that shown in Fig. 1 the umbrella being closed.
Figs. 3 and 4 are details Figs. 5 and 6 view of a modified construction.
The improvement chiefly lies in the two rods b¹ in the interior of the stick a each
of said rods being connected to a sliding crown or tube at one end, and at the other
end with suitable devices by which they may be operated from near the handle and
secured, for opening and closing the umbrella.
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The rod is attached at the outer end by pin a passing through a slot in the stick a,
with the crown d, said crown carrying the inner end of the extensible stretcher
rods --The rods i connected to said crown d slide loosely in the hollow rods
latter being connected at their outer ends with the ribs of the umbrella, and stretched
outward by the stretchers s pivoted to them as shown, and connected at their inner
ends to the crown e-The crown e is connected by a pin a passing through a slot w
in the stick a, to the outer end of the rod b', and is moved by said rod. The spring k
in the stick a presses upon the end of the rod and tends to press the latter towards
the point of the umbrella thus closing the umbrella when the rod is released and
therefore free to be driven outward by said spring.
At the inner or handle ends of the rods and 6 respectively are hooks h¹ and h
and pivoted finger catches and . The said hooks and h are held respectively
by the spring catches and said catches being mounted on a spring or springs
provided with knobs o o by which pressure may be applied against the spring or
springs to release the hooks by withdrawing the catches ¹z.
The finger
catches faforesaid pass through the slots in the stick a and enable the rods & b
to be drawn towards the handle-Below the knobs o o is arranged the sliding bell
or cap 9 for covering the points of the ribs of the umbrella when closed-The
crown n to which the ribs are connected is rigidly secured to the stick-
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auxiliary stretchers connected to the crown p sliding on the stick. They are intended
to strengthen the frame when open, and may be used for extending such frame by
land in event of the failure of the automatic devices to open the same.
The umbrella is opened as follows; Having released the points of the ribs by
drawing back the bell g; the finger catch is drawn to the handle L until the
hook arrives over and catches behind the hook ; the rod 6 is thereby drawn
down together with the crown d carrying the extensible stretchers ri, and the

page_text: ribs are partly distended. The rod 6 is now similarly moved and secured under
the catch, so that the crown e is drawn down towards the cap d. The rods s
thereby cause the stretchers to be extended and the umbrella to be thereby fully
opened.
By pressing on the knobs o o the rods
are again released-The spring k
moves the rods upward, and the umbrella frame is closed.
In the modification shown in Figs. 5 and 6-The spring tends to open the
umbrella by pressing upon the rod b connected with the stretchers through the
crown el attached to said rod by the pin passing through the slot y² in the stick.
The lower end of the rod b is attached to the handle, the latter being caused to slide
upon the stick a-The crown n carrying the ribs is fixed to the stick a-The crown e¹
and the crown d¹ are loose upon the stick the crown d' carries the auxiliary stretchers h²
connected with the ribs said crown being connected by pin 3 with the rod 6¹, the
latter being connected to the tube p' by pin 2 passing through slot y' in the stick-
said tube carrying the bell g.
The umbrella being closed as in Fig. 5, is opened after release of the points of the
ribs, by the spring which presses away the rod and crown e¹ from the crown n
the stretchers are brought into operation and the umbrella is stretched―The stick
is thus drawn partly from the handle and the tube pl is drawn towards the point of
the umbrella by the rod b¹ crown and stretchers -For closing the umbrella the
handle L and tube pare drawn together so that the crown d' is drawn to the handle
and the stick a also drawn fully back therein, moving in the crown e¹ so that the
ribs and stretchers are folded together and the umbrella closes-The points are
secured under the bell g.
If necessary the sliding tube p¹ may be secured to or near the handle in the known
manner.
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
claim is ;-
1) In umbrellas adapted to be held open by such devices as operate at a distance
from the handle, the combination with such devices of rods adapted to operate the
same and devices in near or about the handle for securing and operating said rods.
2) The herein described combination of finger catches and hooks on said rods, with
releasable spring catches for holding said hooks.
3) The combination with rods bb of a stick a, a handle L attached to rod b and
capable of sliding on said stick, a tube p¹ attached to rod b¹ and capable of sliding on
said stick, said tube carrying the bell g.
4) In umbrella frames, the combination with independently actuated crowns de of
extensible stretchers, consisting of two parts ir sliding one within the other, parts i
connected to crown d, and parts to the ribs of the frame, with stretchers s connected
to said parts and to the crown e substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 9th day of September 1887.
ADOLPH ALEXANDER HEISE.
By Herbert & Co.,
67, Strand, London, W.C.,
Agents to Applicant.