An Improved Attachment for Chairs, and the like, for Supporting an Umbrella, and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Mar., 1896-Accepted, 25th Apr., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Attachment for Chairs, and the like, for Supporting
an Umbrella, and the like.
We, OSWALD BIRCH HATCH, of Duncraggan, Bishopton, in the County of
Renfrew, North Britain, Oil Merchant, and JOHN WILSON DOUGALL, of
Viewfield, in the Town and County of Linlithgow, North Britain, Chemist, 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 an improved attachment for chairs and the like for
supporting an umbrella and the like.
C is a
As shown in the accompanying drawings the ring A of Figure 1 is mounted
upon the plate B which is affixed by screws b to the side of a chair arm.
cup attached to the foot of the chair to catch the drippings from the umbrella
When in use, the umbrella is passed through the ring with its end resting within
the cup.
As shown in Figures 1 and 3 the ring is hinged or pivotted and has a back
piece a so formed that when the ring is not required, it can be turned down into
the position shown in Figure 3 so that it lies close against the side of the chair,
out of the way. When the ring is required it is lifted up into the position shown
in Figure 1, ready for use, a flat portion being provided on the part a so that the
ring is locked in position by means of the flat spring D which is attached to the
plate B by means of the screws or rivets d.
In addition to the said advantage of the ring being hinged, the said hinged
arrangement enables the appliance to be readily packed for sale purposes; the
appliance when in its closed position occupying little space.
Also with regard to the cup, we construct it of an elongated form and of
comparatively small diameter so as not to protrude to any appreciable extent;
and also to economise space in packing. As shown in dotted lines Figure 2 the
cup is provided with a plate c formed with an aperture c¹ so that the cup can be
readily hooked on to and off a screw or rivet which is on the leg of the chair.
Our appliance however can be used if required without any cup at all.
The ring in lieu of being hinged in the manner shown in the drawings may be
passed loosely through a projection which is attached to the chair, so that the
ring when not in use hangs down by its own weight. Or I may employ any
equivalent of the spring shown in the drawings.
Or the ring may be split and sprung into the projection on the chair; the
friction exerted by the spring keeping the ring up in any required position.
The ring and its attachments may be made of any material. When no spring
is used (or it may be with a spring) the ring may be made of vulcanite; wood;
bone; ivory; cane, or other material.
The appliance can also be used for attachment to theatre seats and many other
kinds of seats.
It can also be used for attachment to the side of a shop or warehouse counter,
in which case the counter would be provided with a number of the appliances.
In lieu of the ringed portion A being a complete ring it may have a contracted
opening in front so that instead of having to raise up the umbrella or stick and
pass it down through the ring from above, the top of the umbrella shaft may be

page_text: pressed through the said opening in front of the ring, the ends of the ring of the
said opening having their ends bent or equivalently formed so that the umbrella
stick presses the two ends of the ring apart and allows the stick to enter; the
ring when not in use being if desired, turned down out of the way of the in the
manner already described with reference to Figure 3.
As a further modification, in lieu of the ring being made capable of folding
down, it may be made to fold upwards or to the one side. In the latter case
when the ring is fixed to say the underside of an ordinary round topped refreshment
table as used in restaurants, and public gardens, the back of the ring may simply
be mounted upon a pin fixed into or otherwise attached to the underside of the
table in such a manner that the ring is capable of partial rotation in a horizontal
plane so that when not required, it can be so moved on its axis as to be hidden
below the edge of the table.
In lieu of the ring or its attachment being secured to the table, chair or other
place by screws or the like, it may be clamped or clasped thereto to save making
a hole or holes in the table or chairs and also to enable the appliance to be readily
put on or taken off.
In all cases, in accordance with our invention, the appliance is rendered
capable of being folded or closed so as to be out of the way when not in use or
not required.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
-claim is :-
1. The improved attachment for chairs for supporting an umbrella and the like,
substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore described and shown in the
accompanying drawings.
2. In attachments to chairs, tables, counters and the like for supporting umbrellas
and the like, the hinged or pivotted ring, or the mechanical equivalent of the same,
substantially as and for the purposes herein before described and shown in the
accompanying drawings.
Dated this 10th day of March 1896.
JOHNSONS,
115 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicants' Agents.