Improvements in and connected with Umbrellas.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Aug., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 15th May, 1893-Accepted. 22nd July. 1393
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Umbrellas.
WILLIAM HENRY PEARCE Umbrella Manufacturer 227 Southwark Park Road
Bermondsey S.E. do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The rib to turn back 3 inches from the tip, thus forming a gutter round the
umbrella.
2. The tips to be held by tip cap, band, or ring when closed.
3. The rib is made in three peices with two laps so that when open the cover
forms a gutter in. in depth and by omitting to turn up one tip all water can be
carried off by that tip.
4. When not in use umbrella cannot be detected from ordinary umbrella now
in use.
5. The cover when hemmed is coreded.
6. The tips are turned back according to size 26 in. 31 25 in. 24 24 in. 2
23 in. 2 inch.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Umbrellas.
WILLIAM HENRY PEARCE late of 227 Southwark Park Road London S.E.
now residing at 334 Hackney Road London N.E. Umbrella 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:-
My said invention relates to improvements in and connected with umbrellas and
is particularly described by the following statement.
The novelty of my said invention consists in the tip of the rib of the umbrella
being made to turn back. The said rib is made in three pieces, viz.: rib, stretcher
and turn back tip. When open the tips being turned back the cover forms a gutter
and by omitting to turn up one tip all the water in the gutter by means of that one
tip can be carried off. The tip is fixed by a hinge joint and held in position by a
small spring thus keeping the tips rigid when the umbrella is closed. The length
of the tip varies with the size of the umbrella.
For the purpose of my said invention I prefer the umbrella cover, when hemmed
to be corded. The said umbrella rib tip can be so made to turn back to any depth
suitable to form any gutter. The depths quoted in umbrellas of the following sizes
are preferable. Twenty six inch rib, piece to turn back three and a quarter inches.
Twenty five inch rib piece to turn back two and three quarter inches. Twenty
four inch rib piece to turn back two and a half inches. Twenty three inch rib,
piece to turn back two and a quarter inches.
My said invention can be appplied to umbrellas of any size. The tips to be
held by an ordinary tip cap, or rubber ring or the like when closed. The improved
umbrella while possessing all the merits of an ordinary umbrella, from which it
cannot be detected, in wet weather prevents the rain from dropping off the
umbrella, and by omitting to turn up one tip all the water can be carried off by
that tip.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I 1
claim is :-
The tip of the rib of the umbrella being made to turn back to any suitable depth
as above described and for the purpose above described.
Dated this 15th day of May 1893.
WILLIAM HENRY PEARCE.