An Improved Combined Umbrella and Walking-stick.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Combined Umbrella and Walking-stick.
I, RICHARD JOIN EDWARDS, of 8, Luke Street, Curtain Road, London, in the
County of Middlesex, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion to be as follows:-
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In fine weather any person requiring or desiring the use of a walking-stick
when walking can make use of a closed umbrella for such purpose., When, how-
ever, it becomes necessary to open and use the umbrella as a protection against
rain, the user is deprived of it as an assistance in walking, and, not infrequently,
considerable inconvenience is experienced from such deprivation.
My present invention has for its object a novel or improved method of combining
an ordinary umbrella with a walking-stick in such manner that for ordinary use
the umbrella is used as a walking-stick in one hand, the other hand being at
liberty; whilst when it is necessary to open the umbrella and use it in one hand
as a protection against rain, an independent walking-stick can be separated from
it and used in the other hand as an aid to walking. When the umbrella is no
longer needed, it can be closed and the stick returned to it, the two combined being
used as a walking-stick as at first.
In order to put my invention in operation, I make the "stick" of an ordinary
umbrella hollow, preferably in the form of a light metallic tube of sufficient size
and strength, provided at its tip with a ferrule to take the wear in the usual way.
Inside this tubular umbrella "stick," I fit freely a walking-stick or cane of any
convenient material and character, the handle of which fits against or over the
handle of the umbrella proper, and may be held in its place by a spring or other
suitable catch of any ordinary well-known kind.
When the walking-stick is inserted in the umbrella " stick" as described, the
latter can itself be used as a walking-stick, whilst when required the walking-
stick contained in it can be easily withdrawn, the umbrella being opened and
carried in one hand, whilst the walking-stick is used in the ordinary way in the
other hand.
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I, RICHARD JOHN EDWARDS, of 8, Luke Street, Curtain Road, London, in the
County of Middlesex, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
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page_text: tion and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement, and accompanying drawing,
that is to say:-
My invention relates to a novel method of construction and arrangement by
which an umbrella and a walking-stick are combined so that they can be used
either together as a stick, or separately.
In fine weather any person requiring or desiring the use of a walking-stick,
when walking, can make use of a closed umbrella for such purpose. When
however, it becomes necessary to open and use the umbrella as a protection against
rain, the user is deprived of it as an assistance in walking, and not infrequently,
considerable inconvenience is experienced from such deprivation.
My present invention has for its object a novel or improved method of combin-
ing an ordinary umbrella with a walking-stick in such manner that for ordinary
use the umbrella is used as a walking-stick in one hand, the other hand being at
liberty; whilst when it is necessary to open the umbrella and use it in one hand
as a protection against rain, an independent walking-stick can be easily separated
from it, and used in the other hand as an aid to walking.
When the umbrella is no longer needed, it can be closed, and the stick returned.
to it, and the two combined can be again used as a walking stick as at first.
The accompanying drawing is in illustration of my invention, Figure 1 shewing
the umbrella and walking-stick combined, Figure 2 shewing the umbrella separate,
and Figure 3 the stick withdrawn from the umbrella.
In order to put my invention in operation, I make the "stick" a of an ordinary
umbrella hollow, preferably in the form of a light metallic tube of sufficient size and
strength, provided at its tip with a ferrule b to take the wear in the usual way.
Inside this tubular umbrella
stick" a, I fit freely a walking stick or cane c of
any convenient material and character, the handle d of which fits against or over
the handle e of the umbrella proper, and may be held in its place by a spring or
other suitable catch f of any ordinary well-known kind.
When the walking-stick is inserted in the umbrella "stick" as described and
shewn in Figure 1, the latter can itself be used as a walking-stick, whilst when
required the walking-stick e contained in it can be easily withdrawn, the umbrella
being opened and carried in one hand, whilst the walking-stick, as shewn in
Figure 3, is used in the ordinary way in the other hand.
I do not confine myself to the precise details of form, proportions, and materials
used, which may be varied more or less to suit different circumstances.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, declare that what
I claim is:-
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The combination with an umbrella having a hollow stick, of a walking stick
fitting therein, so that it can be withdrawn or replaced as desired, substantially
as described and illustrated.
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EDWARDS AND Co.,
65 and 66, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.
EDWARDS AND Co.,
65 and 66, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.