Year: 1898

page_text: I, AUGUST BUSCHMANN, Mines-Engineer, of Hildesheim, in the Province of
Hannover, and Kingdom of Prussia, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion to be as follows:-
Although sword and weapon sticks especially in some districts and by some
people are much liked and generally known, up to the present no umbrella was
known the stick of which formed, at the same time a sword stick or contained
a sword.
But the possibility of carrying a sword in the stick of his umbrella would
in cases of danger be very agreeable and advantageous in cases of danger more
especially to the traveller who, being much away from home and forced to be
frequently out of doors prefers on that account to carry an umbrella with him,
to a stick-since he must always reckon on the possibility of bad weather.
That in spite of this the universally known sword-stick has not been applied
to umbrellas hitherto is owing to the fact that the ordinary sword-stick could
not be simply, applied to the umbrella on account of the springs attached to the
sticks of umbrellas, for the purpose of holding the umbrella frame in a closed
or open position, which at times penetrate into the stick through slits when the
umbrella is opened or closed, which they would be prevented from doing if there
were a sword in the stick.
The present invention is intended to obviate this disadvantage and thus make
an umbrella with sword stick a possibility.
In the accompanying drawing Fig. 1 shows such an umbrella with the frame
not entirely closed, while Fig. 2 shows a longitudinal section through the stick
alone at an angle of 90 degrees to Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 a transverse section through
the stick with the sword contained therein on a larger scale (natural size). Fig. 4
shows the longitudinal section of the umbrella stick at the spot the spring fis
secured.
The arrangement rendering it possible to make and apply the umbrella-sword
stick consists in the springs f and f' in the stick A which are otherwise generally
placed at 90 degrees on the circumference of the umbrella to each other are now
placed opposite to each other i.e. at an angle of 180 degrees and that the sword B
contained in the stick A is placed with its broad side i.e. with the greatest length
of its cross-section at right angles to the vertical centre plane passing through
the two springs f and f¹, and is slit open lengthwise in its middle for a certain
length, corresponding to the distance of the two springs f and f from each other,
in such a manner that each of the springs, when it is pressed down in order to
allow the socket of the umbrella to pass, i.e. when it goes into the inside of the
stick, can pass through the slit of the sword-stick thus not being prevented
by it.
As shown in Fig. 2, the slit s begins in the sword B somewhat beyond the
handle and ends at a certain distance from the point, so that the sword which
is not weakened to any consideration by the slit, remains strong enough in itself

page_text: to be used as a weapon. But it is essential that the stick of the umbrella, which
is more weakened than an ordinary walking stick on the one hand by the centre
hollow o receiving the sword and on the other hand by the gaps or for the springs f
and f as well as by the various pins for securing the umbrella frame, should be
pretty strong, either by having its diameter and thus its sickness greater than
usual, or, if regard be had to elegant appearance, of special strong material
for instance of metal, or of wood which is preserved from splitting or breaking
off by being encased in a metal tube, and thus rendered sufficiently strong.
Of course the sword B fastened in the usual manner for instance by a screw-
thread or the like with the handle C of the stick, or made in one piece with the
latter or is held fast in the interior of the umbrella stick by an easily detached
securing-device for instance a spring which is to be pressed down or the like,
as long as it is not wanted and the securing device is not undone.
Dated this 15th day of Ioust 1808
I, AUGUST BUSCHMANN, Mines-Engineer, of Hildesheim, in the Province of
Hannover, and Kingdom of Prussia, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
-
Although sword and weapon sticks especially in some districts and by some
people are much liked and generally known up to the present no umbrella was
known the stick of which formed at the same time a sword stick or contained
a sword.
But the possibility of carrying a sword in the stick of his umbrella would
in cases of danger be very agreeable and advantageous in cases of danger more
especially to the traveller who, being much away from home and forced to be
frequently out of doors prefers on that account to carry an umbrella with him,
to a stick since he must always reckon on the possibility of bad weather.
That in spite of this the universally known sword-stick has not been applied
to umbrellas hitherto is owing to the fact that the ordinary sword-stick could
not be simply applied to the umbrella on account of the springs attached to the
sticks of umbrellas, for the purpose of holding the umbrella frame in a closed
or open position, which at times penetrate into the stick through slits when the
umbrella is opened or closed, which they would be prevented from doing there
were a sword in the stick.
The present invention is intended to obviate this disadvantage and thus make
an umbrella with sword stick a possibility.
In the drawing filed with the Provisional Specification Fig. 1 shows such an
umbrella with the frame not entirely closed, while Fig. 2 shows a longitudinal
section through the stick alone at an angle of 90 degrees to Fig. 1, and Fig. 3,
a transverse section through the stick with the sword contained therein on a
larger scale. Fig. 4 shows the longitudinal section of the umbrella stick at the
spot the spring f is secured.
The arrangement rendering it possible to make and apply the umbrella-sword
stick consists in the springs f and fl in the stick A which are otherwise generally
placed at 90 degrees on the circumference of the umbrella to each other are now
placed opposite to each other i.e. at an angle of 180 degrees and that the sword B

page_text: contained in the stick A is placed with its broad side i.e. with the greatest length
of its cross section at right angles to the vertical centre plane passing through
the two springs f and f, and is slit open lengthwise in its middle for a certain
length corresponding to the distance of the two springs f and f¹ from each other,
in such a manner that each of the springs, when it is pressed down in order to
allow the socket of the umbrella to pass, i.e. when it goes into the inside of the
stick, can pass through the slit of the sword-stick thus not being prevented
by it.
As shown in Fig. 2, the slits begins in the sword B somewhat beyond the
handle and ends at a certain distance from the point, so that the sword which
is not weakened to any consideration by the slit, remains strong enough in itself
to be used as a weapon.
But it is essential that the stick of the umbrella, which is more weakened than
an ordinary walking stick on the one hand by the centre hollow o receiving the
sword and on the other hand by the gaps or for the springs f and f¹ as well as
by the various pins for securing the umbrella frame, should be pretty strong,
either by having its diameter and thus its thickness greater than usual, or, if
regard be had to elegant appearance, of special strong material for instance of
metal, or of wood which is prevented from splitting or breaking off by being
encased in a metal tube, and thus rendered sufficiently strong.
Of course the sword B fastened in the usual manner for instance by a screw-
thread or the like with the handle C of the stick or made in one piece with the
latter or is held fast in the interior of the umbrella stick by an easily detached
securing device for instance a spring which is to be pressed down or the like,
as long as it is not wanted and and the securing device is not undone.
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:
1.) The arrangement of a sword-stick as a stick for umbrellas.
2) In the arrangement according to Claim 1.) that the two usual springs f
and f securing the frame of the umbrella in a closed or open position and
generally placed at an angle of 90 degrees to each other, are set at an angle of
180 degrees on the umbrella stick thus being opposite to each other in a plane,
while the blade of the sword is placed with its broad side at right angles to this
plane in the umbrella stick and is provided for the greater part of its length,
corresponding to the distance from each other of the springs f and f', with a
centre slit s, in such a manner that the springs, on being pressed down in order
to let the frame socket when it is moved up and down; pass over them, can enter
with their free end into the slit s.
1011
1900
For AUGUST BUSCHMANN,
Bernhard
Brockhues.