An Improved Notch and Runner for Umbrellas.
Year: 1899

page_text: An Improved Notch and Runner for Umbrellas.
JOSEPH BISPHAM LEATHER BARROW and THOMAS BUTLIN MARGETTS, both of
6, Lonsdale Road, Manor House Estate, Levenshulme, Manchester, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to an improvement in what are called notches, and
runners, parts used on umbrellas by which the ribs or (frames) are held in posi-
tion to the stick (or handle). In this our invention the wires that are used to
fasten the ribs to the notches or runners, are not needed, we use a piece of metal
(or material) notched to admit the ribs, with a hole through the center for stick
(or handle) to go through, also indented, or grooved in the inside (or hole for
handle) of the material, by which the ribs when put into the notches, and the
ribs having an enlargement on the end, would be held in proper position, so that
the umbrella could be closed and opened, in the ordinary way.
Dated this 23rd day of November 1899
JOSEPH BISPHAM LEATHERBARROW.
THOMAS BUTLIN MARGETTS.
An Improved Notch and Runner for Umbrellas.
We, JOSEPH BISPHAM LEATHER BARROW and THOMAS BUTLIN MARGETTS, both of
G, Lonsdale Road, Manor House Estate, Levenshulme, Manchester, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement;-
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Our invention relates to an improvement in what are called "notches or
runner parts used on umbrellas by which the ribs are held in position to the
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stick or handle.
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or the " runner.' All the views
The accompanying drawing illustrates the salient features of our invention,
Fig. 1 being a part exterior and part sectional view of a "runner and stick,
and Fig. 2 like views of a notch" and stick, in accordance with our invention,
and with the form of umbrella ribs and stretchers used therewith shewn along-
side. Fig. 3 is a plan of either the "notch "
except the ribs are drawn to an enlarged scale.
According to our invention (A) is the barrel of the runner (see Fig. 1) and (B)
the enlarged end thereof, in which are radiating slits (C), one for each rib to
be secured. The barrel is a free sliding fit on the umbrella stick and the cross-

page_text: section of the enlarged end is such as to form a cavity (D), the end of each
claw or tooth (C) lying close to the stick as illustrated.
Each rib has an enlarged end, or, by preference, two small pin-like arms (F),
and such arms, with the flattened ends of the ribs projecting through slits (C), are
adapted to lie within cavity (D). In fixing the ribs (E) their flattened ends
and pin-like arms are placed in slits (C), and within the cavity (I)) prior to the
runner being applied to the umbrella stick,--so that when all the ribs are
assembled and the stick is passed through the runner the attachment of the ribs
is automatically completed by the stick.
The notch (see Fig. 2) is formed in like manner, and the stretchers (G) have
pin-like arms (H) which lie within the cavity (I) in fixing the stretchers in
like manner to arms on the ribs (E).
By so forming the runner and notch and connecting the ribs and stretchers
thereto there is no need of wiring or threading as with ordinary runners and
notches and the rib ends being enclosed the improved notch and runner have a
neat appearance and in fact dispense with the need of the usual textile cover,
or rosette."
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In lieu of the arms (F), or (H) we may employ any other convenient form of
enlargement, and such enlargement may be of a character that allows the rib
and stretcher ends to pass side-ways through the slits, and then by a partial re-
volution lie across the slits and become locked within the cavities (D)), and (I).
In this arrangement the attaching of the ribs and stretchers can be effected
after the notch and runner are on the stick.
Having now particularly described. and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:-
1: An umbrella notch, or runner constructed substantially as herein before
described and illustrated on the accompanying drawing.
2: The combination of umbrella runner or notch and ribs or stretchers, con-
structed and arranged substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.
Dated this 24th September 1900.
JOSEPH BISPHAM LEATHERBARROW.
THOMAS BUTLIN MARGETTS.
By John G. Wilson & Co., Fels. Inst. P.A.,
Manchester.