CAB UMBRELLA HOLDER
Year: 1884

page_text: I, CHARLES ASHBURNHAM FLOYD of Eastbourne, in the County of Sussex,
Esquire do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "CAB UMBRELLA
HOLDER" to be as follows:-
In my Provisional Specification dated the 17th December N° 5766 I described a
construction and arrangement of hood for a Hansom Cab which fits under the
curved roof and can be slid forwards and downwards so as to give shelter to the
passenger. When a cab has such a hood protruded during rain the inclined
doors of the cab are sheltered by it, so that a wet umbrella can be placed outside
of them and allowed to drip, thus relieving the passenger from the inconvenience
of having it within the cab beside him. My invention consists in forming the
handles of the cab doors and arranging in connection with them a drip cup in
combination with a bolt, in such a manner that an umbrella can be conveniently
held outside the door, and that security is afforded against the umbrella being
forgotten by the passenger when he leaves the vehicle. Each handle is made to
present a ring opening through which the umbrella can be thrust downwards, and
below this ring there is a drip cup mounted on a spring and having attached to it
a bolt or catch, The spring is such that when the end of the umbrella stick rests
in the cup, the bolt or catch is depressed by the weight of the umbrella and the
door being held by the bolt or catch cannot be opened unless the umbrella is
removed, whereupon the spring releases the bolt or catch and allows the door to
be opened.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant,
28, Southampton Buildings,
London,
W.C.

page_text: I, CHARLES ASHBURNHAM, FLOYD, of Eastbourne, in the county of Sussex,
Esquire, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "CAB UMBRELLA
HOLDER and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
"
In the Specification to my Patent dated the 17th Decr N° 5766 I described a
construction and arrangement of hood for a Hansom Cab which fits under the
curved roof and can be slide forwards and downwards so as to give shelter to the
passenger. When a cab has such a hood protruded during rain the inclined doors
of the cab are sheltered by it, so that a wet umbrella can be placed outside of
them and allowed to drip, thus relieving the passenger from the inconvenience of
having it within the cab beside him. My invention consists in forming the
handles of the cab doors and arranging in connection with them a drip cup in
combination with a bolt, in such a manner that an umbrella can be conveniently
held outside the door, and security, is afforded against the umbrella being forg..tten
by the passenger when he leaves the vehicle.
B
Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings is a longitudinal section of the body of a
Hansom Cab and Fig. 2 a front elevation of parts of the doors shewing the
positions of the spring bolt when p:essed down by the umbrella and when relieved
of pressure. Each handle A. is made to present a ring opening through which the
umbrella B can be thrust downwards till its end rests in a drip cup C which is
pressed upwards by a spring and has attached to it a bolt or catch. The spring is
of such strength that when the end of the umbrella stick rests in the cup, the bolt
or catch-is-depressed. by the weight of the umbrella, and entering a hole E in the
floor of the cab locks the door so that it cannot be opened until the umbrella is
removed, whereupon the spring releases the bolt or catch and allows the door to be
opened.
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
I claim is
A cab umbrella holder consisting of a ring door handle in combination with a
spring drip cup and bolt or catch, substantially as and for the purpose herein
described.