An Improved Show Holder for Umbrellas, Sticks, and other Analogous Articles.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 7th June, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 7th Mar., 1890-Accepted, 12th Apr., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Show Holder for Umbrellas, Sticks, and other
Analogous Articles.
We SYDNEY HARRIS, and JOHN ECCLESTON SHELDON, both of Stafford Street,
Birmingham, Warwickshire, Shop fittings Manufacturers, and FRANCIS ROBERT
BAKER, of Snow Hill Birmingham, Warwickshire, Engineer, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a device for supporting or grouping umbrellas, sticks,
rods, or other analogous articles, upon exhibition for sale, or inspection &c., and is
primarily designed for supporting and exhibiting a group of umbrellas or sticks when
exposed for sale.
It consists of a number of spring clips, connected to each other, such connection
being made either directly to each other, or such connection may be made to, and
combined with an intermediate ring or tube or tubes, or their equivalent; and further,
such clips may be made of steel or other suitable metal or material.
Generally we should proceed somewhat thus :-We provide a short piece of tube,
which forms a centre piece or base, and around this centre we place the spring
clips. In forming these clips, we take a piece of springy metal of a suitable depth
(say for instance about threefourths of an inch more or less) and bend it to about
threefourths of a circle in sectional form, the two ends of the metal terminating in a
rounded form to facilitate the ready entrance therethrough of the article to be held ;
so that upon passing the stem of the umbrella &c. through such entrance, it springs
open to admit of it, and then closes upon or around it. These clips are now soldered,
rivetted, or otherwise secured to the aforesaid centre &c., and in the case of small
fittings, that is, where such clips are necessarily near to each other, they are fixed
anglewise to each other, so that for instance, three such clips may be made to clip three
umbrellas near their handles, the said umbrellas forming a tripod stand.
The centre piece may be further utilized to receive an extending tube or rod, to
carry brackets for smaller articles, or to form a central pillar stand or ornament, or to
carry an advertisement or other announcement.
Dated this 6th day of June 1889.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicants' Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Show Holder for Umbrellas, Sticks, and other
Analogous Articles.
We, SYDNEY HARRIS, and JOHN ECCLESTON SHELDON, both of Stafford Street,
Birmingham, Warwickshire, Shop Fittings Manufacturers, and FRANCIS ROBERT
BAKER, of Snow Hill, Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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 :-
This invention relates to a device for supporting or grouping umbrellas, sticks, rods, or
other analogous articles, when exhibited for sale or inspection, and chiefly intended for
umbrellas.
In order to make this our description as clear as possible, we have appended
hereunto an illustrative sheet of drawings, upon which are figures and letters of
reference, similar letters throughout the several views referring to the same thing or
part, and in which :-
Fig. 1. is an elevation, and Fig. 2 is a plan of this our invention.

page_text: Fig. 3, is a plan view in detail of one of the clips, detached from the centre
part.
Fig. 4, is an elevation view in detail of the detached clip showing two rivet
holes.
Fig. 5, is a further view in elevation of the detached clip, showing only one
central rivet hole.
Fig. 6, is a view showing how this our invention is applied.
Fig. 7, shows a combination of the clips with a fixed or extending pillar or
stand.
We provide a short piece of tube a, which forms a centre piece or base, and
around this centre we arrange the spring clips b, which may be rigidly fixed thereto,
or may be made capable of swivelling thereon. In forming these clips we take a
piece of springy metal of a suitable depth, and bend it as shown in Fig. 3, the
inside of the ends of the metal at c, being well rounded or bellmouthed, to facilitate
the ready entrance therein of the article to be held, so that upon passing the stem
of the umbrella or stick &c. through such entrance, it springs open to admit of it,
and then closes upon or around it.
When rigidly fixing these clips to the central base a, we pierce two holes d, d,
through the back part of the clips, and also pierce two similar holes for each of the
clips through the central base a, and then by rivets through their holes, firmly secure
the clips to the said base.
It will be noticed that the aforesaid clips are fixed anglewise to the centre, but
yet each one at the same angle, so that when the umbrellas or sticks are placed
therein, their upper ends shall pass by each other, while their lower ends e, e, e,
form a tripod stand, as shown in Fig. 6, where, for the sake of simplicity it is
illustrated as supporting sticks.
Instead of having two rivets as thus described, we may in some cases use only
one rivet g, (see Fig. 5, and also dotted lines in Fig. 1) which said rivet is only
rivetted to such an extent as to allow of a stiff turning or swivelling of the cap, to
any desired angle.
By increasing the size of the centre, a larger number of the clips may be fixed
around it if desired.
In some instances this centre piece a, may be formed upon the end of a tube or
rod f, or the said tube or rod f, may be made to slide through such centre a, and be
adjusted in height, by a set screw or other device, as seen in dotted lines in Fig. 2;
or in other cases where required, as in Fig. 6, the centre may be made as seen
at a', having three arms h, k, l, which take into the hole g, or holes d, d, and then
rivetted over, either rigid or capable of swivelling.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1st. The combination or grouping of three or more clips around a centre, and
placing them in a fixed angular position, constructed and arranged substantially as
described and illustrated, and for the purposes set forth.
2nd. The combination or grouping of three or more clips around a centre, and
placing them in a swivelling position, constructed and arranged substantially as
described and illustrated and for the purposes set forth.
3rd. The combination of grouped clips, with a fixed or with an extending central
tube or rod, substantially as described and shown, and for the purposes specified.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
12, Cherry Street, Birmingham, Applicants' Agent.
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CHARLES T. POWELL,
12, Cherry Street, Birmingham, Applicants' Agent.