Improvements in Umbrellas, Parasols, Sunshades, and the like.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Jan., 1891-Accepted, 28th Feb., 1891
[Communicated from abroad by BRUNO WERNER, of 39, Leipziger-strasse,
Berlin, Germany, Manufacturer.]
Improvements in Umbrellas, Parasols, Sunshades, and the like.
I, HUGH DONALD FITZPATRICK, of 70, Wellington Street, Glasgow, Lanark-
shire, Registered Patent Agent, 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 present invention has for its object to so construct an umbrella parasol,
sunshade or the like that when it is opened it may be carried with the frame in
either a perpendicular or side position or a horizontal position as desired. This
object is effected by means of a very simple arrangement which does not necessitate
any great increase in the cost of production or inconvenience in the handling of the.
umbrella.
At Fig. 1 on the annexed drawing is shown an umbrella having the invented
contrivance and with the frame in horizontal position whilst in Fig. 2 the umbrella
is shown with the frame turned over to the side or perpendicular position.
Figs. 3, 4 and 5 show details of construction to an enlarged scale.
To enable the umbrella-roof to be turned over or to be safely fixed in a
horizontal position to the stick the upper part a of the stick A which bears the
roof B is connected with the lower part af by a peculiar hinge C so as to be
turnable. Over the part a' of the stick and also over the part a is fitted a tube D
which encloses the hinge C. The tube D is divided at c. The upper part 6 of the
tube D is by means of a rivet d firmly connected with the part a of the
stick whilst the lower part is arranged moveable over part a' of the stick and for
a better handling at the bottom is provided with a nut e. The peculiarity of
hinge C consists in the lengthening of the hinge-parts beyond the turning point,
the result of which is that when the tube-part is pushed upwards a firm holding
of the opened umbrella in a position horizontal to the stick is made possible (see
Fig. 1). The tube-part which is rigidly connected with the upper part a of the
stick serves as a safe guide for the slide E of the opened umbrella, whilst the
rivet d serves as a stop for said slide.
The modus operandi, is as follows
If it is desired to give the roof B a horizontal position to stick A, it is only
necessary to push up the tube-part 61 to meet the tube-part b so that the hinge C
is clasped and thereby fixed in position as shown at Figs. 1 and 4. If, on the other
hand it is desired to carry the roof turned over it is only necessary to draw tube-
part 6 as far down from tube-part b as will leave the hinge C free. The roof B
can turn sideways as shown at Figs. 2 and 5.
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
claim is :-
An umbrella with a stick divided in two parts the lower part (a) of which is
connected with the upper part (a) by a hinge (C) which has ends extending
beyond the turning point and on which stick there is also arranged a divided
tube (b,) the upper part (6) of which for safe guidance of the umbrella-slide (E)
is rigidly fixed to the upper part (a) of the stick whilst the lower part (6¹) is
movable on the lower part (a) of the stick for the purpose of effecting a safe

page_text: fixing of the copened umbrella by simply pushing up the part-over the hinge,
substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the annexed drawings.
Dahi oh I
11001
H. D. FITZPATRICK,
70, Wellington, Street, Glasgow.