Improved Means for Suspending Umbrellas and the like from the Person.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 31st July, 1888
Complete Specification Loft, 12th May, 1000 Accepted, 21st July, 1000.
1967
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Suspending Umbrellas and the like from the
Person.
ALFRED THOMPSON Melvale House Brentwood Insurance Agent do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
'An attachment for fixing to waistband or Dress for suspending Umbrellas and the
like from the person, for the greater convenience of carrying-Umbrellas Parasols &
Sunshades contrived of part leather part metal part Indiarubber.
The case which tightly holds the Umbrella is composed of Metal Leather or any
suitable material with Indiarubber attachments inside, and is suspended from the
waist of wearer by means of leather strap or suitable fixing.
The case is solf fastening or easily adjustable.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Suspending Umbrellas and the like from the
Person.
I ALFRED THOMPSON of Melvale House, Brentwood, Essex Insurance Agent,
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 provide improved means of suspending closed
umbrellas and the like from the person.
For this purpose I employ the contrivance illustrated by the accompanying
drawings in all the figures of which the same part is indicated by the same reference
letter.
Fig. 1 is a plate to be concealed in a belt or in the waistband of a garment in such
a manner that the projecting studs A A protude through the belt or waistband forming
supports upon which the plate B Fig. 2 may be fastened securely. From the
plate B depend two chains ĊĊ of unequal lengths to the opposite extremities of
which a clamping device D is secured in a manner to hang approximately in a vertical
position. Within this clamping device D a closed umbrella or other similar article
may be conveniently suspended to be carried at the side of the person. The clamping
dovice D is so formed that the lower part adapts itself to a greater diameter than the
upper part, it closes by means of a coiled spring E tending normally to close the
clamping device which may be opened by bearing upon the extending pieces G G
so as to bring them together in opposition to the pressure exerted by the spring F.
Instead of the self fastening clamping device hereinbefore described I may employ
the plate H shown at Fig. 3 suspended from the person in the manner herein before
described with reference to the clamping device D.
The plate H serves to protect the umbrella from rubbing against the garments of
the wearer in the act of walking and carries at its extremities the hinged metallic
straps, J. J. which may be closed to grip the umbrella as required. Fig. 4 of the
drawings is a section on the line X Y in Fig. 2.
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 1
claim is :-

page_text: dependent chains, C. C. and the clamping device: Dfor suspending umbrellas and the
like from the person substantially as described and illustrated by the accompanying
drawings.
2. The combination of the plate with projecting studs AA the plate B with
dependent chains, O. C..and the guard plate H. with. clamping metallic straps, J. J...
for suspending umbrellas and the like.from the. person substantially, as. described and
illustrated' by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 1st day of May 1889.
AYRTON & THOMAS,
Agents for the Applicant.