An Improved Umbrella Stand.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd May, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Feb., 1896-Accepted, 11th Apr., 1896
An Improved Umbrella Stand.
CHARLES BUSFIELD WHEATER 18 Westmoreland Terrace Newcastle-on-Tyne,
Engineer's Draughtsman WILLIAM COWDEN, 15 Regent Road Gosforth,
Newcastle-on-Tyne Dentist do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
An umbrella stand, having a separate space for each umbrella, and by the side
of each space a dial marked round the edge with the letters of the alphabet and
provided with two pointers.
A person before depositing an umbrella in the stand first sets the pointers to any
desired letters; then the action of placing the umbrella in the stand causes a bar
to move across the space holding the umbrella & becomes locked in this position,
by the action of disarranging the pointers; the umbrella can only be withdrawn
when the pointers are moved back to their original position.
Dated this 1st day of May 1895.
CHARLES BUSFIELD WHEATER 22 Victoria Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne
Draughtsman, (late of 18 Westmoreland Terrace, Newcastle-on-Tyne) WILLIAM
COWDEN 15 Regent Road, Gosforth, Newcastle-on-Tyne Dental Manufacturer 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:
The object of the present invention is to provide an umbrella stand, wherein a
person may deposit an umbrella aud secure it there in such a manner that no person
can remove it except the depositor, unless by his consent or the authority of the
person in charge of the room or premises wherein the umbrella stand may be
situated.
We will now describe the working of our invention, having reference to the
accompanying drawing in which similar letters refer to corresponding parts in both
figures.
The umbrella stand consists of a framework having a space reserved for each
umbrella & by the side of each space a dial marked round with the letters of the
alphabet & provided with two pointers.
The ordinary trough is provided for the point of the umbrella and a ledge over
the framework to prevent the umbrella being withdrawn vertically.
Figure 1 is a plan of that part of umbrella stand where the locking action takes
place. Figure 2 is a section thereof.
A. A¹ are pointers each provided with a disc B. B'. C, C' are discs.

page_text: The discs B. B' have each a recess in them and the discs C C¹ have each a pin
in them corresponding to the recesses in B_B¹.
D is a two forked lever pivoted at E. F is a cover plate.
G is the dial.
A person depositing an umbrella in the stand selects two letters at which to lock
his umbrella; then by disarranging the pointers A. A', the discs B. B₁ are moved
round thus bringing their recesses from their position over the pins in discs C. C¹.
The discs C C₁ now being prevented from rising by their pins, the lever D
cannot rotate on its pivot. E thus preventing the umbrella from being widrawn.
By moving the pointers back to their original position the recesses in discs B, B¹
are brought over the pins in discs C. C' thus allowing them to rise & the lever D
to rotate and the umbrella to be widrawn.
The discs C. C₁ are raised by the countersink in lever D working against the
taper shank on disc C¹ when the lever D is rotated.
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 application of a lock to an umbrella stand.
2. In combination, a dial provided with two pointers and mechanism constituting
a keyless lock.
3. The general construction, arrangement and combination of parts constituting
a locking umbrella stand, substantially as described and illustrated.
1
1000
CHARLES B. WHEATER.
WILLIAM COWDEN.
CHARLES B. WHEATER.
WILLIAM COWDEN.