Means for Carrying Umbrellas or Sunshades on Cycles, Motor-cars, Tram-cars, Perambulators, and such like Vehicles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Nov., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 13th Apr., 1897-Accepted, 26th June, 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Means for Carrying Umbrellas or Sunshades on Cycles, Motor-cars,
Tram-cars, Perambulators, and such like Vehicles.
We, ROBERT POTTER of 9 Leo Street, North Circular Road, Dublin, Gentleman,
and PATRICK ROBERT MCGRATH of 90 Lower Camden Street, Dublin, Gentleman,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in, and in relation to cycles, motor cars, tram-
cars, perambulators, and such like vehicles, and is especially designed to produce means
whereby a sunshade, or umbrella may be conveniently carried in connection
therewith.
The sunshade or umbrella herein proposed, is composed of a somewhat flatter
expanding frame than those at present in ordinary use, and is of suitable diameter
according to requirements.
This expanding frame is operated on the shank or handle in the usual way.
At the base end of the shank or handle is mounted a socket provided with an
internal female screw thread, for the purpose presently described.
We next construct a device consisting of a suitable cup, or socket carrying a
spherical ball, provided with a shank on its upper dome which projects through an
aperture in the cup or socket and is threaded with a male screw on its circumference
for the purpose of engaging the socket on the sunshade or umbrella as presently
described.
This spherical ball is capable of a certain rotatory movement in the cup or socket
and may be held rigid by means of one or two lateral thumb screws penetrating
the shell of the cup or socket and impinging against the spherical ball.
Our invention is applied in the following manner :-
For example, in the case of a cycle, the cup device is fixed on the handle bar, and
having screwed the handle socket of the sunshade or umbrella on to the shank of the
spherical ball, the sunshade or umbrella may be held at any angle desired by screwing
home the thumb screws against the spherical ball, thus holding same rigidly in
relation to the cup or socket in which it works.
Dated this 25th day of November 1896.
J. K. FAHIE & SON,
9 Westland Row, Dublin, Agents for Applicants.
Means for Carrying Umbrellas or Sunshades on Cycles, Motor-cars,
Tram-cars, Perambulators, and such like Vehicles.
We ROBERT POTTER of 9 Leo Street, North Circular Road, Dublin, Gentleman,
and PATRICK ROBERT MCGRATH of 90 Lower Camden Street, Dublin, Gentleman
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 improvements in, and in relation to cycles, motor-cars,
tram cars, perambulators, and such like vehicles, and is especially designed to

page_text: produce means whereby a sunshade, or umbrella may be conveniently carried in
connection therewith.
The nature and operation of our invention will be more readily understood by
reference to the accompanying drawings, in which,
Fig. 1, is an elevation of our improved device full size, shewing one method of
adjusting the sunshade or umbrella at any desired angle.
Fig. 2, is a cross section of same.
Fig. 3, is a view shewing another method of fixing the angle at which the sunshade
or umbrella may be carried, and,
Fig. 4, is a general view shewing the device carrying a sunshade, and attached to
the handlebar of a cycle.
Similar letters indicate corresponding parts in each of the several views.
A, is a cup or socket composed of two horizontal parts, the upper part being screwed
on to the lower part as shewn, a small thumb screw, a, being provided whereby any
tendency of the parts to unscrew is prevented. Within this cup or socket sits a
hollow spherical ball, b, which is provided with a shank, c, rising through an aperture
in the dome or upper part of the cup or socket. Into this shank is screwed the
tube d which receives the handle of the sunshade or umbrella as the case may be.
For the purpose of facilitating the introduction of different thickness of handles
the upper portion of this tube is split and is provided with a tapering screw on its
outside on which works a screw collar, e, whereby the handle can be clamped firmly
in the tube.
In order to carry the sunshade or umbrella at any desired angle the spherical ball
may be acted upon in the manner described in our Provisional Specification, namely,
by the insertion of a lateral milled headed screw f (Fig. 3) through the shell of the
cup or socket, the point of which impinges against, and engages the ball at any
required position. To facilitate this engagement a portion of the ball's surface may
be, with advantage roughed.
Another method of accomplishing this object, and the one which we prefer and
will probably work out in practice is illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 and is as follows:-
Within the shank is a pin g, provided with a collar, h, and carrying a spiral spring i,
one end of which rests on the collar h, and the other end impinges against a
diaphragm k, screwed into the shank for the purpose.
The point of this pin penetrates the spherical ball and engages in one or other of
a group of holes formed in the bottom of the cup or socket, from which it can readily
be released by lifting the thumb clip / which latter is attached through a slot to the
collar h. Thus by lifting the pin the ball may be rotated to any desired angle,
and held in such position by allowing the pin to enter one or other of the holes as
described.
By this arrangement the sunshade or umbrella may readily and conveniently be
adjusted according to requirements.
The device is secured by means of a clip or saddle m, which is provided with a
band n formed in two parts and hinged together as shewn.
This band is adapted to clasp the stem of the handle bar and is tightened thereon
by means of a winged screw p, passing through lugs on the free ends of the hinged
band.
The device may also be attached direct to a specially prepared socket formed in the
handlebar or pillar head or other suitable portion of the cycle.
Although the device herein described is designed specially for carrying sunshades
or umbrellas, it is obvious that the invention can readily be utilized for the purpose of
carrying flag staffs and such like purposes.
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 :-
First. In combination with cycles the device consisting of a cup or socket A in

page_text: which sits a spherical ball b, provided with a shank c, and capable of being set at any
desired angle and held thereat by means of the milled headed screw, f, all constructed,
arranged, and operating substantially in the manner and for the purpose described
and illustrated in Fig. 3 of the accompanying drawings.
Second. In combination with cycles the device claimed in Claim One, together
with the method of adjusting the spherical ball to any required angle by means of a
pin, g, provided with a collar, h, and spring i, and operated by a thumb clip b,
substantially as, and for the purpose described and illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 of
accompanying drawings.
Third. In connection with cycles the device as claimed in Claim One together with
the methods of adjusting the angle of the spherical ball, in combination with a
clip m, and hinged band n, for securing the device to a cycle substantially as described
and illustrated.
Fourth. In connection with cycles the combination formed by a sunshade or
equivalent, with a device for holding same, and means for adjusting same, all
constructed, arranged and operating substantially as described and illustrated in
Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 of accompanying drawings.
Dated te
J. K. FAHIE & SON,
9 Westland Row, Dublin, Agents for Applicants.
J. K. FAHIE & SON,
9 Westland Row, Dublin, Agents for Applicants.
J. K. FAHIE & SON,
9 Westland Row, Dublin, Agents for Applicants.