An Improved Walking Stick and Umbrella Combined.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Mar., 1892
Complete Specification Left. 19th Dec., 1892-Accepted, 21st Mar., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Walking Stick and Umbrella Combined.
I JAMES GREENWOOD of the firm of Messrs. Greenwood Brothers, Engineers
Tool Makers, Halifax in the County of York, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows :-
The object of this invention is the combination of an umbrella and walking
stick.
I construct my improved walking stick and umbrella of a hollow tubing
preferably of steel or other metal, within which when not required the umbrella
portion is inserted bodily.
In place of the two rib connections or bushes being drawn nearer each other as is
the usual case when opening an umbrella, my method is to draw the rib connections
bushes or collars apart by means of a threaded spindle preferably left and right
hand threaded, and single, double or treble, threaded, for quickness in the
adjustment.
When the umbrella is intended to be used it is taken out of the tube and one end
of the above named threaded spindle is inserted into the small end of the hollow
walking-stick and secured therein by means of preferably a selfadjusting spring
catch, the said catch being released when required by any suitable means.
After securing the umbrella in the end of the walking stick or tube the stick is
revolved or twisted so moving (by means of the right and left hand threaded
spindle) the rib connections or collars apart so opening the umbrella for use, by
reversing the movement of the tube the umbrella is closed.
A guide rod may be fixed to the threaded spindle if desired of any suitable
length, so that the hollow walking stick can be more easily adjusted in position
when requiring to use the umbrella. The above guide rod may also be used in
adjusting the spring catch before described. An ordinary handle may be used
secured in any suitable manner to the walking stick. Or the threaded spindle may
be extended with handle at its end. Or if desired, the hollow tube before named
may be cut into three or more longitudinal segments. These longitudinal segments
bending to the shape of the umbrella when the latter is opened out. These
Begments are of steel or other material and hinged to a loose collar, at the centre
or tip of umbrella or sunshade, with a spring or springs, at or near the joints or
hinges, so that when the umbrella is being closed, the steel segments will also close
upon the cloth covering, by pressure of the aforesaid springs, then by drawing a
loose expansion hoop along the sections, the swollen or bent portions will become
straight, and being pressed to the cloth, the latter will not be visible, the sections
fitting together will appear like an ordinary walking stick. The above hoop may
be lined with soft material to prevent it scratching or defacing the tube sections.
The umbrella may be used without the steel sections and in that case it will fold
into less compass, and in place of the steel sections a cover may be used much the
same as covers to protect ordinary umbrellas, but with special adjustments con-
nected to handle, in the shape of a threaded coupling and so may be stretched if of.
pliable material.
The cover may be of steel in one or more segments or of leather or other suitable
material, and appear like an ordinary walking stick.
Or in place of the two rib connections there may be only one, and the steel
spindle may have only one thread, and the small end of the hollow stick may be
threaded to fit it.
By screwing the latter on the spindle it may press against a loose collar or washer,
and so press the ribs out near the centre, thus opening the umbrella, and by

page_text: revolving the stick or hollow tube the opposite way it is closed. The steel ribs
may be double or treble towards the centre or tip of the umbrella, or may be single
but much stronger, so as to give strength and proper shape to the umbrella.
Or if desired a spring or springs may be attached to the tip or strong end of the
steel ribs, so that they press the ribs inward when requiring to close the umbrella.
The tip outside of the umbrella at the end of the threaded spindle may be
connected with a spring adjustment, which answers as a lever to resist the pressure
when revolving the hollow stick to open the umbrella.
Dated this Nineteenth day of March 1892.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Crossley Street, Halifax, Agent for the Applicant.
(JOMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Walking Stick and Umbrella Combined.
I, JAMES GREENWOOD of the firm of Messrs. Greenwood Brothers, Engineers
Tool Makers, Halifax in the County of York, 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 this invention is the combination of an umbrella and walking
stick.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1. shows front elevation of a skeleton umbrella with walking stick upon
guide rod, preparatory to being secured to the umbrella.
Fig. 2. shows a sectional front elevation of walking stick with umbrella inside.
Fig. 3. is a sectional elevation of part of walking stick showing spring catch, and
method of securing the said walking stick to the umbrella.
Fig. 4. is another view of part of Fig. 3.
I construct my improved walking stick of a hollow tubing A preferably of steel
or other metal, which forms the walking stick and the case for the umbrella, the
said tubing preferably having a suitable wood veneer, within this tube when not
required the umbrella portion is inserted see Fig. 2.
The method of attaching, and detaching the umbrella from the walking stick or
case, and opening and closing the umbrella is as follows:-In place of
the two rib connections or bushes B and C being moved nearer to each other
as is usually the case when opening an umbrella, my method is to move the
same further apart, by means preferably of a right and left hand steel screwed
spindle D, working within suitable (internally screwed) tube or cover D³, sliding
within an outer cover D', the threads being preferably quick threads to facilitate
quickness of adjustment.
This threaded spindle is extended at one end and terminates in a fork or slide E,
within this fork works one end of a guide rod F; and pins F¹ passing through the
said: fork and a slot-F in the guide rod, keeps the said guide rod in position and
only allows of a vertical movement to the same.
:
This guide rod F is to facilitate the adjustment of the walking stick or tube to
the umbrella portion, and for detaching same.
When the umbrella is intended to be used it is drawn out of the tube A, within
which it is loose, and the said tube is then passed over the guide rod F; for securing
the case in its position, this tube has at one end a spring catch cousisting preferably
of two slides G, within a suitable metal threaded bush & see Figs. 3 and 4.
The bush Gl forms a coupling in case the spring catch should get out of order,
these slides G are kept in position by means of small spiral springs G³, andimpon
the said spring catch coming in contact with the flattened or swollen portion H
of the guide.rod F, it raises the said guide rod until the pins Flare at the bottom

page_text: of the slot F (see Fig. 3) in the said guide rod F, and the notches or recesses J
in same are flush with the notches or recesses K in the fork of the extended
part of screwed spindle D, at the same time the slides G are pressed back until
they are opposite the said notches J, K, with which they immediately engage.
The walking stick is then revolved or twisted (operating the right and left hand
screwed spindle D) moving the rib connections or collars B and C further apart so
opening the umbrella; by reversing the movement, the umbrella is closed.
When the umbrella is not required the guide rod F is pulled, the end of which
sliding within the fork, pushes back the spring catches or slides G, so allowing the
walking stick to be detached from the umbrella.
The tube portion F of rod F answers as a sleeve for lengthening the said rod,
when the umbrella is within the tube A, so allowing the same to project when
required to be pulled for releasing the spring catch.
Or in lieu of the spring catch and guide rod before described, spring buttons may
be used, which when the umbrella requires to be detached from the stick are
pressed so allowing the said stick and umbrella to be detached, upon releasing
same they immediately resume their original position.
An indiarubber ring M placed upon the bottom rib connection or bush C
prevents any water or moisture getting to the screwed spindle D; also there may
be one or more projections or keys N fixed upon the bottom rib connection C,
which, when the umbrella is closed, fits within a corresponding recess in the top rib
connection or bush B, so preventing the ribs P of the umbrella being disarranged
in handling same or from other causes. The ribs P are preferably interlocking for
neatness in folding, also the joints P¹ being preferably nearer the rib connection or
bush B than in the ordinary umbrellas, the handle is preferably hollow and attached
to tube A preferably by a bayonet joint.
Also a metal washer R may be employed at one end of the tube or stick A, this
washer may have grooves or recesses S in the outer surface which fit the ribs P of
the umbrella, so preventing the umbrella from revolving or turning backward when
opened.
A tip T may be attached by screw or in any other suitable manner to prevent
the washer R from wear or damage.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The combination of an umbrella and walking stick, opening and closing the
umbrella by means of a right and left hand screwed spindle D and cover D³,
operated by walking stick A, fork E, guide rod F, spring catch G in the manner
such as shown and described.
2. Detaching the umbrella from walking stick, and inserting same within the
said walking stick or tube, in the manner and for the purposes such as shown and
described.
3. The general arrangement of combined umbrella and walking stick, such as
shown and described.
4. Constructing the outer steel tube of my combined umbrella and walking stick,
JOHN E. WALSH,
Crossley Street, Halifax, Patent Agent for the Applicant.