Improvements in Umbrellas or Sunshades or the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Apr., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Feb., 1897-Accepted, 17th Apr.. 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION:
Improvements in Umbrellas or Sunshades or the like.
I STUART DIXON STUBBS Ross, of Rostrevor, Sydenham Park, Sydenham, in the
County of Kent, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention for improvements in umbrellas or sunshades or the like has for its
object an improved support for holding the umbrella or sunshade so that it can easily
be fixed in any desired position, and to provide an umbrella in which the usual runner,
and long stick on which the runner works, are dispensed with, so that the whole
underneath part of the umbrella can be utilised.
The support for carrying the umbrella or sunshade constructed according to this
invention consists of a base pole provided at its lower end with a means for attaching
it firmly to the back of a chair, seat or the like or for securing it in the ground, of
a double jointed bracket having a socket at each end, one adapted to fit on the
upper end of the base pole and having its joints at right angles to one another and
adapted to be clamped in any desired position, of a radial pole adapted to fit at one
end into the other socket of the bracket, and of a clip secured to the outer end of the
radial pole and adapted to hold the upper end of an umbrella stick. Each joint of the
bracket may consist of one or more lugs on one part working on a pin between two
or more sido cheeks on the other part. A wing or lever nut on the pin serves to
press the side cheeks together to clamp the lug in position.
An umbrella constructed according to this invention and specially adapted for use
with the above described support, consists of the usual ribs and stretchers, of a top
notch to which the ribs are jointed, of a ring to which the stretchers are jointed,
and of a means for securing the ring to the top notch. The top notch is provided
with the usual upper extension by which it is secured as above described to the support
and is preferably formed with an inwardly extending socket into which can be
inserted a short stick secured to the stretcher ring. The two may be locked together
by the usual spring in the short stick passing through a slot in the socket. In a
modification the short stick may pass completely through the top notch and form the
upper extension.
Dated this 21st day of April 1896.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C.
Improvements in Umbrellas or Sunshades or the like.
I, STUART DIXON STUBBS ROSS, of Rostrevor, Sydenham Park, Sydenham, in the
County of Kent, Gentleman, 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 :-
This invention for improvements in umbrellas or sunshades or the like has for

page_text: its object an improved support for holding the umbrella or sunshado so that it can
easily be fixed in any desired position and to provide an umbrella in which the
usual runner and long stick on which the runner works, are dispensed with, so
that the whole underneath part of the umbrella can be utilised.
The support for carrying the umbrella or sunshade constructed according to this
invention consists of a base pole provided at its lower end with a means for attaching
it firmly to the back of a chair, seat or the like or for securing it in the ground, of a
double jointed bracket having a socket at each end, one adapted to fit on the upper
end of the base pole and having its joints at right angles to one another and adapted
to be clamped in any desired position, of a radial pole adapted to fit at one end into
the other socket of the bracket, and of a clip secured to the outer end of the radial
pole and adapted to hold the upper end of an umbrella stick. Each joint of the
bracket may consist of one or more lugs on one part working on a pin between
two or more side cheeks on the other part. A wing or lever nut on the pin serves
to press the side cheeks together to clamp the lug in position.
An umbrella constructed according to this invention and specially adapted for use
with the above described support, consists of the usual ribs and stretchers, of a top
notch to which the ribs are jointed, of a ring to which the stretchers are jointed,
and of a means for securing the ring to the top notch. The top notch is provided
with the usual extension by which it is secured as ubove described to the support and
is preferably formed with an inwardly extending socket into which can be inserted
a short stick secured to the stretchor ring. The two may be locked together
by the usual spring in the short stick passing through a slot in the socket. In a
modification the short stick may pass completely through the top notch and form
the upper extension.
In the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings:
Fig. 1 is an elevation of an umbrella and support suitable for fixing on the back of
a chair or seat, constructed according to this invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view to a
smaller scale showing the applianco fixed on the back of the chair.
Fig. 3 is an elevation of the part of the support adapted to be fixed on to the back
of a chair or the like.
Fig. 4 is an elevation of a part of the support to be used in place of that shown in
Fig. 3 when desired to fix it in the ground or sand.
Fig. 5 is a view of the lengthoning piece adapted to increase the height of the
fixed support; and
Fig. 6 is a section on X-X Fig. 1.
The base pole a is provided at its lower end with a clip consisting of the two side
cheeks 6 hinged to the top piece e carrying the pole a. The two parts of the cheeks
can be forced together by means of the bolt f and wing nut e. In the support shown
in Fig. 4 the clip is replaced by a ground screw fadapted to be screwed or fixed in
the ground. If desired the height of the support a may be increased by adding on
the lengthening piece h shown in Fig. 5. The pole a is provided at its upper part
with a socket i.
P
The rudiul is provided at its end with the two joints or hinges working at right
angles to one another and also with a plug madapted to fit in the socket i. The
first hinge consists of a lug n fitting on a piu o between two side checks and can be
fixed in any different position by means of the pin p' fitting in one or the other of
several pairs of holes in the side cheeks p and into a hole in the lug n.
The plug n
of the other hinge is free to rotate in a socket o' and is retained in the socket by a
pin o' as shown in Fig. 6. The plug n' is fixed in any position by a screw p' whose
point bears in a groove p in the plug. At its outer end tho radial is provided
with a hole s in which the upper end of an ordinary umbrella stick can be secured
by the thumb screw t. It will readily be soon that as the plug m will turn in its
socket and there are two joints at right angles to one another the umbrella
attached to the end of the radial can be fixed at any distance from the back of the
chair and at any angle and height and easily be clamped in this position.
An umbrella according to this invention consists of the usual ribs 1, and

page_text: stretchers 2. The ribs 1 are jointed to a tubular top notch 3 provided with a groove 4.
The stretchers 2 are jointed to a ring 5 secured on a short stick 6 adapted to be
inserted in the tube of the top notch and secured by the usual spring 7 entering
the groove 4. Any other means may be used for fixing the ring 4 to the top
notch 3 when desired to have the umbrella open. It will be seen that by doing
away with the depending stick and supporting the umbrella from above it will be
extremely advantageous as a sunshade and also can more readily be carried by a
servant to protect his master or mistress.
The stick 6 is shown as tubular and is provided with a notch 8. By this arrangement.
the umbrella can be fixed to an ordinary stick 10 provided with a spring 9 as clearly
shown.
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
olaim is :
1. A support for an umbrella consisting of a base pole provided at its lower end
with a means for attaching it to the ground or to a rigid object, of a universal
jointed radial pole adapted to fit on tho end of the base pole and to have its joints
fixed and adapted to hold at its outer end the upper stick of an umbrella.
2. An umbrella for use with the above support consisting of a usual cover, ribs
and stretchers, and of a separate top notch to which the ribs are jointed, a ring to
which the stretchers are jointed and of a means for rigidly attaching the ring to the
top notch when desired.
3. The improvements in umbrellas or sunshades or the like substantially as.
described with reference to the drawings..
Dated this 22nd day of February 1897.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.