Improvements in Umbrellas.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Aug., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 18th May, 1892-Accepted, 18th June, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Umbrellas.
JOHN LAVERS, Ivy Terrace, Low Moor, near Bradford, Yorkshire, Engineer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Improvements in umbrellas, consisting of a corrugated and perforated ferrule or
hoop, either separately, or both combined, to be fixed on to the stick of the umbrella
next the cloth or fabric, at the opposite end to the handle, enabling the water to
run away freely when the umbrella is closed, thus preventing the cloth or fabric
from rotting.
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JOHN LAVERS.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Umbrellas.
I, JOHN LAVERS, of Ivy Terrace, Low Moor, near Bradford, in the County
of Yorkshire, Engineer, 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 invention for improvements in, or in connection with, umbrellas, refers, not
to the construction of the umbrella generally, but the application thereto of a
perforated, corrugated cup-shaped-hoop or nosing, fixed upon the stick at the end
furthest from the handle, close up, or nearly so, to the cloth, silk, or other fabric
with which the frame of the umbrella is covered, the object of which is to prevent
the premature decay of the said covering, and the hinge into which the ribs or
stays of the umbrella converge, by providing a means for freely carrying off the
water when the umbrella is closed after use, and also, to act as an ornament to
the umbrella both when in use as a shelter from rain or as a walking stick.
In the accompanying drawings
Fig. 1 is a view of the lower or ferrule end of an umbrella, fitted with the appliance
forming the subject of my invention.
Figs. 2 and 3 are enlarged detached internal and external views of the said
appliance, as viewed from the larger and smaller ends thereof respectively, and
Fig. 4 is an elevation of the same.
In carrying my invention into effect, I cast, spin, press, mould, or otherwise
construct, of any suitable metal, in one or more pieces, a cup-shaped hoop or
nosing A, the larger opening B of which is of a size suitable to surround and
encompass the ferrule end of the covering of the umbrella when closed, while the
smaller opening C, is of a size suitable for fitting closely to and upon the stick of
the umbrella, or the like. The said cup or nosing A may be of plain metal, or
lacquered, japanned, painted, or otherwise coated with any suitable color, and is
provided with any number of corrugations or flutings, the concave sides of which
face the stick, so that a number of small openings exist between the stick and the
outer surface of the smaller opening C. The said flutings are each provided with
any number of small holes a, and within the circumference of the smaller opening C
one or more holes b, so that, when the appliance is placed in position upon the
umbrella as at Fig. 1, a small pin, screw or tack may be driven through 6 into
the stick of the umbrella to hold the appliance in position.
In the ordinary use of umbrellas it is customary when the umbrella is closed after
use, to stand the same ferrule downwards in some place to drain, the result being

page_text: that the whole of the water in the cover drains to the lower end of the umbrella,
thereby saturating that part of the fabric and the adjacent hinges of the frame;
but the appliance forming the subject of my invention forms a series of gutters or
channels through which the water in the cover is conducted and carried down the
stick, away from the fabric and the hinges, so that both may be more quickly
ridded of the moisture, dried more rapidly, which prevents the rusting of the hinges
and the rotting of the cover of the umbrella.
My invention may be made in any fanciful design, and if necessary of precious
metal, and may be used as an ornament as well as an article of use in connection
with sunshades and parasols.
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 :-
For improvements in, and in connection with, umbrellas and the like, the con-
struction and use of a corrugated or fluted cup-shaped-hoop or nosing A, made
of any suitable metals or alloy of metals, provided with any number of holes or
apertures a, within the said flutings or corrugations, and one or more holes b
within the circumference of the smaller opening C, connected to and fixed upon
the stick in the manner stated, for draining or carrying off the water from same
after use, substantially as herein described and shewn by the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 18th day of May 1892.
GEO. THOS. HYDE,
4, Little Moorfields, Fore Street, London, E.C., Agent for the Applicant.