Improvements in Means for Securing the Tips of Umbrella Ribs.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd May, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 7th Feb., 1891-Accepted, 7th Mar., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means for Securing the Tips of Umbrella Ribs.
I, OTTO SCHMIDT, of 29, Stallschreiberstrasse, Berlin, in the Empire of
Germany, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows :-
My invention relates to means for securing the tips of umbrella ribs.
When making use of the usual sliding rings or tip caps for securing the tips of
umbrella ribs one or several of the tips are frequently excluded if the umbrellas is
not well rolled up or if the umbrella has been in use for a long time and repeated
trials are necessary before all the tips are secured unless the ribs are first pressed
together by the hand.
The object of my invention is to provide means for obviating this objection.
For this purpose I make use of a ring made in halves hinged together and
adapted to collect and hold the tips of the ribs.
The ring is hinged to the umbrella stick and the two parts are provided with a
suitable spring catch or fastening.
The ring being open and hanging down, in order to secure the tips it is only
necessary to turn it upwards upon its hinge on the stick and to then close the two
parts of the ring together whereby the tips will be gathered together and
securely held.
Dated the 23rd day of May 1890.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means for Securing the Tips of Umbrella Ribs.
I, OTTO SCHMIDT, of 29, Stallschreiberstrasse, Berlin, in the Empire of
Germany, Merchant, 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
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My invention relates to means for securing the tips of umbrella ribs.
When making use of the usual sliding rings or tip caps for securing the tips of
umbrella ribs one or several of the tips are frequently excluded if the umbrella
is not well rolled up or if the umbrella has been in use for a long time and repeated
trials are necessary before all the tips are secured unless the ribs are first pressed
together by the hand.
The object of my invention is to provide means for obviating this objection.
For this purpose I make use of a ring made in halves hinged together and adapted
to collect and hold the tips of the ribs.
The ring is hinged to the umbrella stick and the two parts are provided with a
suitable spring catch or fastening.
In order to enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe how it can
be carried into practice by reference to the accompanying drawing in which,
Figures 1 and 2 represent elevations of an umbrella provided with my improved
means for securing the tips of the ribs thereof the ring being shewn embracing the
tips in Figure 1 and removed therefrom in Figure 2.
Figures 3 to 5 shew the ring on an enlarged scale in different positions, Figure 3
being an elevation of my improved device detached from the umbrella, and

page_text: Figures 4 and 5 horizontal sections of an umbrella stick with the device applied
thereto.
B B represents the ring which turns on a hinge C formed on a plate D adapted
to be fixed to the umbrella stick A in such a position that the ring when
in a horizontal position shall be level with the free ends of the ribs E of the
umbrella and so that the ring made in halves hinged together can turn in a vertical
direction.
The part B of the ring is fitted with a hooked spring a and a push knob or pin b
to unhook the spring and the other part B of the ring has a notch to receive the
hook of the spring a.
When the umbrella is opened the closed ring hangs at the side of the umbrella
stick.
To secure the ribs of the umbrella, the umbrella cover having been folded up,
the part B of the ring must be opened as shewn in Figure 4 and the whole ring is
then in that position turned 180 degrees in a vertical direction so that the part B of
the ring embraces part of the stick and ribs, as shewn in Figure 5.
The part B¹
must then be turned on its hinge so as to close the ring whereby the ribs E will be
gathered together and by pressing the two parts of the ring together the spring a
will hook into its notch and the tips of the ribs will be properly secured.
To free the ribs the ring must be operated in a reverse manner.
It will be obvious that by gathering the ribs together in this manner none of them
can remain outside the ring and that my improved fastener is sure to effect the
desired object under any circumstances. Moreover my improved device forms an
ornament to the stick and can be used with advantage for hanging up the umbrella.
Umbrellas with plain knobs or simple straight sticks could not hitherto be hung up
which inconvenience is especially felt when requiring to leave the umbrella in a
public place.
With an umbrella provided with my improvements this inconvenience is overcome
as it is only necessary to bring the ring B B into the position shewn in Figure 4
to allow the umbrella to be hung up.
If desired the ring can be attached to the umbrella stick in such a manner as to
allow of it being moved up and down thereon.
Instead of hinging one half of the ring to the other half it could obviously be
made to slide therein, but I do not recommend this arrangement.
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 :-
1. Means for securing the tips of umbrella ribs consisting of a ring formed in
halves hinged together so that it can be opened, the said ring being secured to the
umbrella stick in such a manner that it can move in a vertical direction one half of
the ring being provided with a spring catch or its equivalent for locking the ring
for the purpose set forth and substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated
in the accompanying drawing.
2. The improved means for securing the tips of the ribs of umbrellas, hereinbefore
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
1901
Dated the 7th day of February 19
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.