Improvements in and relating to Combined Walking-sticks and Umbrellas.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Mar., 1895-Accepted, 1st June, 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Combined Walking-sticks and
Umbrellas.
We, CHARLES HENRY MORGAN, Manufacturer, and RICHARD GRAY PARK,
Gentleman, citizens of the United States of America, both residing at No. 27
Church Street, West Chester, in the County of Chester, and State of Penn-
sylvania, one of the United States of America, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention and in what manner the saine is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in the following statement :-
The invention is a combined walking-stick and umbrella, in which the walking-
stick or cane is made hollow and the umbrella frame is constructed to fold
compactly, to enable it to be thrust into the cane and be entirely closed therein.
The runner folds with the umbrella frame when detached, and it has an interior
lining or cushions which prevents the metallic body of the runner from scratching
the cane.
In the drawings,―
Figure 1 is a view of the device adjusted for use as an umbrella.
Figure 2 is a sectional view of the device adapted for use as a cane.
Figures 3, 4 and 5 are views of one form of the runner.
Figures 6, 7 and 8 are views of another construction of the runner.
Figures 9, 10, 11 and 12 are views of a still further construction of the runner.
Figure 13 is a view of the devices for connecting the cane, crown piece and
extension tip of the umbrella and cane.
Figure 14 is a detail view of the retainer which may be used to hold the
umbrella frame in opened position.
Like letters denote like parts in all the figures.
A denotes the cane, which consists of a metallic tube, preferably aluminium.
It has a head, a at its smaller end, which forms a shoulder, a', and the other large
end of the hollow cane has a shoulder b. On the exterior of the cane produced
a finish layer, B, preferably of wood veneer secured to the cane and along its joint
by waterproof cement, although celluloid or other materials may be employed.
The finish layer is flush with the shoulders a', b. The larger end of the cane is
screwthreaded, to receive the threaded handle C. On the head a of the cane is
provided the thread tenon, D.
The umbrella frame consists of the crown piece E, the ribs F, the stretchers G,
and the runner H, the crown piece E has an internally threaded socket, e, and an
externally threaded tenon e¹; and to this crown piece are pivoted the ends of the
ribs F in the usual way. The stretchers G are pivoted to the ribs at such points
as to cause the ends of the stretchers to project the runner beyond the ribs when
the umbrella frame is closed. The other ends of the stretchers are pivoted to the
members or plates of the runner H.
We have shown different constructions of runners, but in each case the runner
consists of an expausible metallic body, and an interior lining or cushion, to prevent
the metallic body from scratching the finish layer B of the cane. In Figures 3, 4
and 5, the metallic runner-body consists of the long and short links h, h' which
cross each other, are pivoted together at the middle, at i, and the short links
pivoted to the long links within the ends of the long links, at i, thus leaving the
latter project a certain distance beyond the short links. The pivots of the links

page_text: hold the brackets j, see Figure 5, and to these brackets, j, in this form of runner,
are pivoted the stretchers, G. In Figures 7, 8 and 9, we have shown another
construction of metallic runner body consisting of longitudinal parallel plates, k, k,
and the two series of links, l, P. The plates k, k, are preferably bowed at their
middle portions, and to these plates are pivoted the ends of the links 1, l' every
pair of the links being pivoted together between the plates to fold. One series of
links, l, is arranged near one end of the plates k, and the other series near the other
ends of the plates; and these links are provided with the ears ¹, k, between and
to which the stretchers are pivoted. Within this expansible metallic runner body
shown by Figures 3, 4, 6, and 7, is arranged a lining 1, consisting of a piece of
fabric, or other suitable material, and the links h, h', or plates k, k, are attached to
this lining at points beyond where the stretchers are pivoted to the brackets or to
the ears k¹, k', as shown, to enable the runner body to expand or contract freely as
it is moved up or down on the cane. In Figures 9 to 12 inclusive, we have shown
a runner in which the continuous lining I is omitted, and in lieu thereof we use
the pads or cushions J, of small size. These pads J are united, in a suitable way,
to the flat straight ends of the links h, h, see Figures 9 and 10, or to the corre
sponding ends of the plates k, k, see Figures 11 and 12. The metallic body does
not come in contact with the cane because the plates are bowed or curved, but
the pads or lining bear or ride upon the cane to prevent defacement thereof,
and to secure a good friction hold upon the cane when the umbrella frame is
opened.
The extension tip L is provided with the ferrule, L', and with an internally
threaded socket m, the mouth of which is flared, as shown in Figure 13.
A protective cap M, of sheet metal, is to be fitted between the extension tip and
the fabric of the umbrella, to prevent the fabric from being worn. If desired, the
tenon D may be interlocked with the crown piece by the spring catch N which is
fitted in a recess in the tenon D and adapted to take in a slot, n, in the side of the
socket e of the crown piece, see Figure 13, to prevent the cane from being
unscrewed from the crown piece when facing the wind.
The operation is as follows: When used as a cane, the umbrella frame is tightly
rolled together and inserted into the hollow cane. The extension tip L is screwed
on the tenon D, and the handle is screwed on the large threaded end of the cane.
To use as an umbrella, the handle and tip are unscrewed from the cane, the
umbrella frame is opened, the cane is thrust through the runner so that the tenon D
can be inserted into the socket e of the crown piece, the extension tip is screwed
on the tenon e¹ of the crown piece with the cap, M, between the extension tip and
the umbrella fabric, and the handle C is replaced on the end of the cane. The
cane thus serves as the staff of the umbrella. The umbrella frame can be opened
or closed by sliding the runner, H, up and down on the cane or staff, and as the
runner is free to expand or contract, it conforms to the taper of the cane or staff.
In opening the umbrella frame, the runner is moved on the staff to bring the
stretchers to a horizontal position, so that the runner and stretchers are in
substantially the same horizontal plane, as shown in Figure 1, and when in this
position, the stretchers exert such force or pressure on the runner that its metallic
body is caused to contract and to press the lining or pads upon the staff with
sufficient force so that the runner will operate to hold the umbrella frame in its
opened position without the use of a retainer such as is ordinarily used to hold the
runner in a raised position. If desired, the retainer may be attached to the
crown piece and this retainer has a loop, o, which fits around the staff to limit
the upward movement of the runner, and said retainer may be provided with a
hook, o', to engage one of the stretchers when the frame is opened, see Figure 14.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that
what we claim is :-
1. The combination with a staff, and the ribs, of a runner comprising a

page_text: collapsible metallic body and a soft material interposed between the staff and said
metallic body, and stretchers pivoted to the ribs and metallic runner body, to
contract the latter and press it upon the staff when the umbrella frame is opened,
substantially as described.
2. The combination with a staff, the ribs, and stretchers, of a contractible
runner having the stretchers pivoted thereto and fitted on the staff to slide to
a position in a horizontal plane with the stretchers, substantially as described.
3. The combination of a cane or staff, a collapsible frame having the crown
piece, and stretchers, an expansible runner having the pivoted links and the lining
of pads, and the extension piece, substantially as described.
4. A collapsible runner comprising the metallic body formed by the long and
short links which are pivoted together, the brackets j, and a lining attached to the
protruding ends of the long links, substantially as described.
5. The combination with a cane or staff, the crown piece, and a runner, of a
retainer fastened to the crown piece and having a band or loop to fit around the
cane or staff, substantially as described.
6. A collapsible runner comprising the plates, two series of links pivoted to the
plates, and a soft material within the runner and attached to the plates beyond the
pivots which unite the links and plates, substantially as described.
7. A collapsible runner comprising the bowed plates or links which are pivotally
connected together, and a soft material united to the plates or links beyond the
pivots which connect them together, substantially as described.
8. A collapsible runner having the pads or cushions within a collapsible body,
substantially as described.
9. A collapsible runner having the bowed, connected plates having the bearing
ends, combined with pads united to the bearing ends of said plates, substantially as
described.
10. A hollow cane comprising the metallic tube having the head at one end and
a shoulder at the other end and a finish layer united to the tube flush with the
shoulders, substantially as described.
11. A hollow cane comprising a tube and a layer of wood veneer united to
the tube and along its meeting edges by water proof cement, substantially as
described.
12. The combination of a crown piece having a threaded socket, a staff or cane
having a tenon to be screwed into the socket, and a spring locking device to hold
the staff and crown piece together against accidental disengagement, substantially
as described.
Dated this 26th day of March 1805
JENSEN & SON,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.