Improvements in or relating to Umbrellas, Parasols, and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: ISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Umbrellas, Parasols, and the like.
JAKOB KOHN of 3 Neuhausterstrasse Munich, Bavaria, in the German Empire,
Merchant do bereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to effect improvements in the sticks or supporting
mediums of umbrellas, parasols, and the like, whereby the covering may be brought
centrally over the person without resource to the usual practice of holding the umbrella
in an angular position.
According to my invention, I form the stick tubular and fit therein telescopically, a
sliding extension to the upper part of which the ribs are hinged in the usual manner.
The extension is made in three parts suitably hinged together so that when two of the
parts are withdrawn they are capable of being set at right angles with each other
respectively whereby the stick partakes of the form of a crank.
The lowest part is fitted with a feather sliding in a slot in the tubular stick
whereby the extension is prevented from being wholly withdrawn from the
stick.
The several parts of the extension are provided with means whereby they are
automatically locked in position. For this purpose a spring controlled locking rod is
provided in the middle part suitably connected by a link to the lowest part, the rod
being caused to enter a notch or notches when the parts of the extension are set to the
correct position. Automatic spring catches are also provided for preventing the
locking rod being accidentally released, suitable stops, guides and other details being
also fitted to ensure the proper action of the parts.
When not in use the extension parts are enclosed in the tubular stick there being
no outward sign of the improvement when the umbrella or the like is folded. In order
to use the umbrella, the covering with its ribs and runner are raised as usual, the
extension is then withdrawn from the stick and set to the correct position when the
same becomes automatically locked; or in some cases is locked by a suitable
movement being applied by hand to a locking bolt or the like.
Dated 25th September 1896.
GEO. DOWNING,
8 Quality Court, London, W.C., Agent.
improvements in or relating to Umbrellas, Parasols, and the like.
I, JAKOB KOHN, of 3 Neuhauserstrasse Munich, Bavaria, in the German Empire,
Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in what manner the
[Price 8d.]

page_text: same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
The object of my invention is to effect improvements in the sticks or supporting
mediums of unbrellas, parasols, and the like, whereby the covering may be brought
centrally over the person without resourse to the usual practice of holding the umbrella
in an angular position.
According to my invention, I form the stick tubular and fit therein, telescopically,
a sliding extension to the upper part of which the ribs are hinged in the usual manner.
The extension is made in three parts suitably hinged together so that when two of
the parts are withdrawn they are capable of being set at right angles with each other
respectively whereby the stick partakes of the form of a crank.
The lowest part is fitted with a feather sliding in a slot in the tubular stick
whereby the extension is prevented from being wholly withdrawn from the
stick.
Tise several parts of the extension are provided with means whereby they are
automatically locked in position. For this purpose a spring controlled locking rod is
provided in the middle jart, suitably connected by a link to the lowest part, the rod
being caused to enter a notch or notches when the parts of the extension are set to the
correct position. Automatic spring catches are also provided for preventing the
locking rod being accidentally released, suitable stops, guides and other details being
also fitted to ensure the proper action of the parts.
When not in use the extension parts are enclosed in the tubular stick there being
no outward sign of the improvement when the umbrella or the like is folded. In order
to use the umbrella, the covering with its ribs and runner are raised as usual, the
extension is then withdrawn from the stick and set to the correct position when the
same becomes automatically locked; or in some cases is locked by a suitable move-
ment being applied by hand to a locking bolt or the like.
And in order that my said invention may be particularly described and ascertained,
reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of
reference indicate corresponding parts.
Fig. 1 is an elevation, partly in section, of somuch of an umbrella stick as is necessary
to illustrate my invention.
Fig. 2 is an enlarged section, on the line 1, 1, of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is an enlarged end view of the upper part of Fig. 1, looking from left to
right.
Fig. 4 is an enlarged section of the left hand end of b, in Fig. 1.
Fig. 5 is an enlarged section of the upper end of a and a portion of b.
Fig. 6 is an enlarged view of the upper end of a in Fig. 1, looking from right to
left.
Fig. 7 is a section of the tubular portions of the stick, the umbrella being
closed.
The stick of the umbrella is partly tubular, having an outer tube a and an inner
tube capable of sliding freely in a. The stick has two joints, one at c and another
at, the upper stick i being fitted with the usual ribs and cover. d is a sliding block
having a feather e sliding in the slot a', formed in the tube a, whereby the rotation.
of d in a is prevented. The middle portion b of the stick is pivoted at f to d. g is
a link,, one end of which is pivoted to d and the other end to the rod h. is a spiral
spring, the tendency of which is to press the farther end of the rod h into the recess k
in the locking piece i¹. The rod h is also fitted with a spring catch m. By means of
the catches m and i the upper end i of the stick is retained in a vertical position,
when the umbrella is raised and opened out.
When not in use the middle portion b of the stick is caused to recede into the
tube a, as shown in Fig. 7.
In order to raise the umbrella it is only necessary to
tube a, telescopically, the feather e limiting the extent.
shown in Fig. 1, the cover being spread as usual.
withdraw the tube 6 out of
The parts are then fixed as

page_text: In closing the umbrella the spring catch m is pressed inwards, the parts are then
straigthened, and the portion b is recessed into a, whereby the stick is caused to
assume the ordinary length aud rigidity.
The details of the invention may be varied, and the advantages are, that the
umbrella stick presents the usual appearance: it is neither heavier or longer than
usual: it is not costly, and the arrangement of the cranked handle enables the user to
carry the cover horizontally over the centre of the person.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is -
1. The improvements in or relating to umbrellas, parasols, and the like, substantially
as and for the purposes described.
2. In an umbrella the combination of a jointed stick consisting of three parts, the
middle portion forming a right angled connection between the upper and lower
parts, when extended, and the same middle portion being telescopically inserted into
the lower portion when out of use, substantially as herein before described and
illustrated by the drawings.
3. The general construction, arrangement and combination of the several and
respective parts, together constituting my invention of improvements in or relating
to umbrellas, parasols, and the like, substantially as herein before described and
illustrated by the drawings.