Improvement in Ferrules of Walking Sticks, Umbrellas, Crutches, and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Mar., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 10th July, 1894-Accepted, 11th Aug., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Ferrules of Walking Sticks, Umbrellas, Crutches,
and the like.
I JOHN WILLIAM CHAMBERLAINE of No. 33 Rodney Street in the County
of Middlesex Photographic Artist and Draughtsman do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
I fix upon the walking sticks, umbrellas crutches or the like a brass ferrule
drilled at the bottom end with a thread and upon the ferrule is a small or narrow
shoulder upon
which I place an iron ring through this ring and the brass ferrule a
plug or tip of iron india rubber or other appliable substance is screwed by a screw
projecting from the plug into the thread in the brass ferrule. The thread in the
brass ferrule and the ring are the principal portions of my invention for when the
plug is worn down the ring drops off then the old plug or tip can be withdrawn and
it can be replaced by a new plug and ring my invention prevents the sticks umbrellas
crutches and the like from being injured for the brass ferrule when once placed on
the sticks umbrellas crutches and the like never needs removal.
Dated the Thirtieth day of March 1894.
JNO. WM. CHAMBERLAINE.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Ferrules of Walking Sticks, Umbrellas, Crutches
and the like.
I JOHN WILLIAM CHAMBERLAINE of No. 33 Rodney Street Pentonville in
the County of Middlesex Photographic Artist and Draughtsman 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 my invention is to prevent the wearing away of the stick umbrella
crutch and the like by attaching to the stick umbrella crutch and the like a
permanent ferrule that cannot be worn and will last as long as the stick umbrella
crutch and the like remains good.
With this object I construct my ferrule of any metal size or shape and at the
base of such ferrule I place a projecting shoulder in the form of a D through this
projecting shoulder and the base of the ferrule a female screw thread is drilled
I then place over the D shoulder a ring or D washer (composed of either iron
brass or other appliable metal) which is prevented from moving by the D shoulder
Then a plug or tip with a projecting screw furnished with a male thread is screwed
up through the ring or D washer into the female thread in the base of the ferrule
making it firm and presenting outwardly the appearance of any ordinary ferrule
now in use This plug can be either iron india rubber or other appliable substance.
That my invention may be more fully understood I have hereto annexed drawings
in which the same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.
Figure 1. represents an enlarged sectional elevation of the ferrule showing its
construction in which
A is the conical metal case with the base shewing the projection or D shoulder.
B is the ring or D washer to be placed over the projecting shoulder.
C is the plug or tip with the screw projection.

page_text: Figure 2-elevation of the ferrule when closed presenting the appearance of the
ordinary ferrule.
Figure 3-is the bottom of the conical metal case shewing fully the D shoulder.
Figure 4-is a view of the ring or D washer to be placed over the shoulder.
Figure 5-is the plug or tip.
The benefit of my invention is that when the tip or plug is worn down the ring or
washer drops off leaving exposed a portion of the screw projection of the worn
plug and by this the old screw can be withdrawn from the ferrule and replaced by
a new ring and plug without disturbing the metal case attached to the stick and
which never needs removal.
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 what I
.claim is
1. The application of the female screw thread to the bottom of the ferrule and
the D shoulder or projection.
2. The ring or D washer my indicator which by dropping off tells when a new
plug must be placed upon the stick, umbrella, crutch or the like.
3. The plug or tip with screw projection which binds all together.
Dated this 10th day of July 1894.
JOHN WILLIAM CHAMBERLAINE,
Applicant.