IMPROVEMENTS IN UMBRELLAS, SUNSHADES, AND PARASOLS
Year: 1874

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Edward Parkman at the Office
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of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
19th October 1874.-A communication from abroad by R. S.
Spencer, of New York, in the United States of America.
I, EDWARD PARKMAN, of Madison County, in the State of Tennessee,
in the United States of America, but at present of 23, Southampton
Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the naturo
of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN UMBRELLAS, SUNSHADES, AND
PARASOLS," a communication to me from abroad by R. S. Spencer,
of New York, in the United States of America, to be as follows:-
The Invention relates to improved constructions and arrangements
of the parts of an umbrella runner, and in the mode of attaching it to the
staff so as to render it strong and durable as well as neat in its
appearance and efficient in its operation. It consists, first, in an
improved construction and arrangement of the catch and spring, and
in the mode of connecting the catch with the staff when the cover
is raised or lowered; and secondly, in an improved device for guiding
the runner so as to cause the catch properly and with certainty to enter
the slot provided in the staff to receive the same.

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One end of a straight steel spring is rivetted, soldered, or otherwise
secured to the tubular portion of the runner, and to the other end of
the said spring is attached the catch. This catch is provided with a
projecting portion which passing through a perforation in the tubular
portion of the runner enters a slot or hole provided in the staff to secure 5
the runner in position when the umbrella is either raised or lowered,
the said slots or holes being located in suitable positions for that purpose.
The flange of the runner is located a short distance from the upper end
of the runner tube, and on that portion of the tube which extends above
or beyond the said flange is provided a tapering slot made to receive 1
a pin, by which means the runner is prevented from turning on the
staff, and the projection of the catch is brought directly over the slot
or hole in the staff. This pin also serves as a stop when the umbrolla
is raised.
A slot similar to the aforesaid slot may be provided on the lower end 1
of the tube to receive a pin for guiding the runner, so that the pro-
jection on the catch will enter a slot or hole provided on the lower part
of the staff when the umbrella is lowered.
When the umbrella is extended the flange of the runner comes in
contact with the upper pin, and the said pin is within the upper slot of 2
the runner, and when the umbrella is lowered the lower pin comes
within the lower slot.
Other similar devices may also be employed for guiding the runner
so that the slot or hole shall come directly under the projection of the
catch, as for instance, a tapering projection may be provided on the upper 2
end of the tubular portion of the runner to enter a ring secured to the
staff, which will prevent the runner from turning on the staff and ensure
the catch entering the slot.
An umbrella runner constructed as hercin described is strong, compact,
and durable, not liable to get out of order, and is very certain in its 3
the catch entering the BIOL,
An umbrella runner constructed as hercin described is strong, compact,
and durable, not liable to get out of order, and is very certain in its
operation, and neat in appearance.