An Improved Method of Marking Umbrellas, En-tout-cas, Parasols, and similar Articles to Prevent Fraudulent Imitations.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 30th July, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 26th Apr., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 1st June, 1889
An Improved Method of Marking Umbrellas, En-tout-cas, Parasols,
and similar Articles to Prevent Fraudulent Imitations.
1 ANTOINE REVEL of the Firm of François Revel, Père et fils Umbrella, sunshade,
and en-tout-cas manufacturers of 5 Rue Pizay, Lyon in the Republic of France do
hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "AN IMPROVED METHOD OF
MARKING UMBRELLAS EN-TOUT-CAS PARASOLS, AND SIMILAR ARTICLES TO PREVENT
FRAUDULENT IMITATIONS" to be as follows :-
In the manufacture of umbrellas, parasols, en-tout-cas and sunshades, it is
customary to place at the top of the article inside, a ring or rosette of material
between the ribs, and the material with which the article is covered, and on which
the makers name and mark is printed or otherwise fixed.
It is therefore evident that this rosette can be counterfeited, and even bear the
mark of some well known firm.
To prevent this, and protect the public as well as the manufacturer is the object
of this invention, which consists in having the name, Trade Mark, or sign, and a
number, either woven, printed, or otherwise fixed on the silk or other material of
which the article is covered.
This mark, name or what not is printed or woven at one of the ends of each piece
of material.
As example a piece of material exactly calculated to make a certain number of
articles, say 10 umbrellas, would bear at one of its ends.10 rosettes bearing the name
and so forth of the manufacturer.
All that is necessary is to cut out the rosettes and use them when covering the
articles:

page_text: By this means one can at once see on examination if the material of which the
rosettes are made, are of the same material and texture as that with which the article
is covered, so that fraud can be at once detected.
A. C. HENDERSON & Co.,
46, Southampton Buildings, Holborn.
Agents for the Applicant.
and similar Articles to Prevent Fraudulent Imitations.
I ANTOINE REVEL, of the Firm of François Revel. Père et fils Umbrella,
sunshade, and en tout cas manufacturers of 5 Rue Pizay, Lyon in the Republic of
France do hereby declare the nature of the said invention. for "AN IMPROVED
METHOD OF MARKING UMBRELLAS, EN TOUT CAS, PARASOLS, AND SIMILAR ARTICLES TO
PREVENT FRAUDULENT IMITATIONS," and in what manner the same is to be performed
to be particularly described and ascertained in, and by the following statement to be as
follows :-
.
In the manufacture of umbrellas, parasols, en tout cas, and sun shades, it is
customary to place at the top of the article inside, a ring or rosette of material,
between the ribs, and the material with which the article is covered, and on which the
makers name, and mark is printed or otherwise fixed.
It is therefore evident that this rosette can be counterfeited, and even bear the mark
of some well known firm.
To prevent this, and protect the public as well as the manufacturer. is the object
of this invention, which consists in having the name, Trade Mark or sign, and a
number, either woven, printed, or otherwise fixed on the silk, or other material of
which the article is covered.
This mark, name, or what not, is printed or woven, at one of the ends of each piece
of material.
As example, a piece of material exactly calculated to make a certain number of
articles, say 10 umbrellas, would bear at one of its ends 10 rosettes bearing the name
and so forth of the manufacturer.
All that is necessary is to cut out the rosettes, and use them when covering the
articles:

page_text: By this means one can at once see, on examination if the material of which the
rosettes are made, is of the same material, and texture, as that with which the article
is covered, so that fraud can be at once detected.
Having now particularly described, and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is,
The novel method, of either weaving in the silk, or other material of which
the umbrella, en-tout-cas, sun shade or parasol is made, the name, trade mark, or sign
in conjunction with a number, to form the rosette inside the article, such rosettes
being in number exactly in proportion to the quantity of material required for
covering a certain number of articles, the rosettes being woven, printed or otherwise
permanently fixed at one of the ends of each piece of material, as and for the purpose
precisely as herein set forth.
A. C. HENDERSON & Co.,
Patent Agents,
46, Southampton Buildings, Holborn,
Agents for the Applicant.