Improvements in umbrelas.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Sept., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 6th June, 1900-Accepted, 28th July, 1900
Improvements in umbrelas.
I, FRANCIS COWBURN, Exchange Flags, King William Street, Blackburn, in
the County of Lancaster, Umbrella Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
The first of these improvements is to facilitate and reduce the cost of manu-
facturing, and to prevent the abrasion of the stick, caused by the present form of
stretchers now in use.
2ndly. To reduce the liability of injuring the covers by the form and manner
in which the elastic, or other bands, are attached to the covers for holding the
covers when folded.
3rdly. Is a shield on the runners to prevent the cutting of the covers when
folded up.
1st. In order to prevent abrasion, I construct the rib end of the stretcher in a
partly hemispherical form, that when connected to the git or middle bit, the
joint resembles somewhat a ball and socket joint. The git or middle bit, I form
similar to the letter p the circular part of the letter to form the ears, and the
long stroke of the letter is made either to clip the ribs or to be inserted in the
groove of the ribs. The bottom or base part of the letter to be in the direction of
the tip end of the ribs.
The second part of this invention consists in constructing the tassels so as to
hold the umbrella closed at the tips or round the cover when folded thereby
dispensing with the present band secured to the cover, to hold the cover when
folded, which is liable to be caught and tear the cover when not in use, or I may
connect to the tassels or cover, a band of any suitable material, that will coil
up when not in use. One mode of coiling up the band may be accomplished by
substituting for the ring fastener of the present cover holding band. I bend a
piece of wire, or other suitable material, flexible or otherwise, in the form of a
stirrup or otherwise, with the exception of the crossbar, which I construct of
india rubber or other flexible material, as may be required. The band is secured
to the india rubber and wound on the said india rubber, the other end of the said
band, is secured to the tassel or cover. To wind off the band you pull at the
stirrup, and the band in uncoiling, twists the india rubber or other flexible
material, on which it is coiled, and when you liberate the band it is re-coiled
again, on the india rubber or other flexible material. A stirrup may be fixed at
both ends of the band, and the band secured to the tassel or cover, at or near
the centre of the band. The outer edge or periphery of the stirrup may be
grooved, to admit of an india rubber ring, to be secured in the groove, to increase
the tension, on the india rubber crossbar of the stirrup.
The said coiling band apparatus is applicable to various other purposes.
The third part of this invention consists in constructing a shield of india
rubber, or other material flexible, or otherwise, connected, or secured to the
runner to prevent the ends of the stretchers and the runners cutting the covers
when folded

page_text: But be it understood, that I do not confine myself to the precise details, herein
named, as variations will be made to suit the various kinds of ribs and stretchers.
Dated this Seventh day of September 1899.
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I, FRANCIS COWBURN, Exchange Flags, King William Street, Blackburn, in
the County of Lancaster, Umbrella Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particu-
larly described and ascertained in and by the following statement: --
The objects of this invention are
1st. To prevent the abrasion of the stick, caused by the present form of stretcher
now in use.
2nd. To reduce the liability of the covers being torn, when unfolded, through
the present elastic, or other band, hanging loose.
3rd. To obviate the covers being cut when folded by the ends of the stretchers,
and the notched ends of the runners.
In order that my said invention may be properly understood, I have hereunto
appended an explanatory sheet of drawings, but only one illustration is given,
how I attain each of the above named objects, though various forms may be
devised, without deviating from the pith and marrow of this my invention.
Fig. 1 shows a piece of sheet metal "a," to form the git or middle bit. c,"
"forms the jointed parts. "b," "b," from the dotted lines are connecting
lips, to secure the git or middle bit to the ribs.
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Fig. 2, shows sheet metal git "a," connected to rib "d, 'by the dotted lip "b,”
which is pressed into the groove of rib " d." "e," is the hole of the rib for
stitching the cover to the rib. forms the joint for connecting the git or
middle bit to the stretcher.
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Fig. 3 shows sheet metal hood" to form the joint of the rib end of the
stretcher d" of Fig. 4. "c," form a clip joint to connect the stretcher
to the git or middle bit of the rib d," of Fig. 2. "b," "b," from the dotted
lines are connecting lips to secure the hood a to the stretcher. "d" part
forms a hood or shield, to cover the joint "e," of Fig. 2.
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d."
Fig. 4, shows sheet metal hood "a," secured to stretcher "d," by dotted lip "b,"
which is pressed in the grooved part of the stretcher
C c" is the hood
joint to cover and connect joint e," of the git or middle bit in Fig. 2. "e," is
the joint hole of stretcher to connect the stretcher to the runner.
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Fig. 5 shows one form of an india rubber shield which covers the ends of the
stretchers and the notched end of the runner instead of the present rosette.
Hole
passes on the tubular part of the runner, and covers the notched end
of the runner, the "b," part covers the ends of the stretchers connected to the
runner.
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Fig. 6 shows the ordinary band " a "for holding the cover when folded
"b," is an ordinary button. c," is a semicircular piece of wire, instead of the
ordinary ring. d," is a twisted india rubber crossbar, which, when the band
is drawn tight round the cover, to hold it when folded, it twists the india rubber
crossbar "," and when the band is liberated the band is wound or coiled on the
india rubber crossbar "d," by the untwisting of the india rubber crossbar "d,"
thus preventing the band hanging down when at liberty, another modification,
but not shewn in the drawings, for the coiling up of a band made of solid india

page_text: rubber. I take a circular piece of flat india rubber and cut it in a serpentine
manner, which will recoil itself, when liberated, and lay flat like a button, and
can be formed without a ring at the loose end, by being formed like a button
hole.
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:
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First the mode and manner of constructing gits or middle bits and connecting
the same to ribs of umbrellas as herein described and illustrated under Figs. 1
and 2.
Second the mode and manner of constructing a hood shaped joint, and con-
necting the same to stretchers of umbrellas as herein described and illustrated
under Figs. 3, and 4.
Third the mode and manner of constructing a recoiling or folding band, for
holding the covers of umbrellas when folded, as herein described, and illustrated,
under Fig. 6.
Fourth the mode and manner of constructing a flexible shield connected, or
attached to the runners of umbrellas, instead of the present rosette, as herein
described and illustrated under Fig. 5.
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FRANCIS COWBURN.