Improvements in Clips for Suspending Umbrellas and the like.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Apr., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 17th Jan., 1894--Accepted, 17th Feb., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Clips for Suspending Umbrellas and the like.
I, HENRY CLAPHAM BROOKE, of Camp Road, in the City of Leeds, County
of York, Shop Fitter, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of my invention is to construct clips for suspending umbrellas and the
like in such a manner that the suspended article is firmly and securely held, while
at the same time it is not damaged by the employment of such suspender.
According to my invention I attach or form the clip at the lower part of a
suspending hook, and the said clip may suitably be constructed of sheet metal,
having the sides thereof bent round, and the ends made to cross each other, thus
forming projections on either side, which on being pressed together open the
said clip.
The interior of the clip is covered with a lining of leather, felt, or other soft
material, whereby the article suspended is prevented from being marked and
damaged by the tightening action of the clip. Instead of forming the clip of sheet
metal, such clip may be made of wire having its sides bent round and provided with
cross projecting ends similar to those above described, and the interior surface of
such clip is covered by any suitable soft material.
It will be readily seen that by inserting the ferrule end of an umbrella in the
clip, the same is held firmly, and being surrounded and clamped between the soft
material on the inner surface of said clip, such umbrella is not marked thereby.
The umbrella can then be suspended by means of the hook above described in a
shop window, or in any other required place.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Clips for Suspending Umbrellas and the like.
I, HENRY CLAPHAM BROOKE of Camp Road, in the City of Leeds, County of
York, Shop Fitter, 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 construct clips for suspending umbrellas and
the like, in such a manner, that the suspended article is firmly and securely held,
whilst at the same time it is not damaged by the employment of such suspender.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood I will proceed to describe
same with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters refer to
like parts in all the figures.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation, and Fig. 2 a plan, shewing a clip constructed according
to my invention. Fig. 3 shows the clip holding an umbrella.
According to my invention I attach or form the clip A at the lower part of a
suspending hook B, and the said clip and hook may suitably be constructed of
sheet metal.

page_text: The sides.a of the clip A, are bent round so as to form the circular part, the
extended ends a¹² of same being made to cross each other, thus forming projections
on either side, which on being pressed together, open the said clip.
The interior of the clip A is covered with a lining of leather, felt, cork, or
other soft material C, whereby the article suspended is prevented from being
marked and damaged by the tightening action of the clip. This cork or other
lining C, is preferably secured to the inner sides of the clip by means of the rivets
or pins C as shown in the drawing, or such lining may be secured by other means.
Instead of forming the clip of sheet metal, such clip may be made of wire, having
its sides bent round and provided with cross projecting ends similar to those above
described, and the interior surface of such clip is covered with any suitable soft
material.
It will be readily seen that by inserting the ferrule end D of an umbrella D', in
the clip A as shown at Fig. 3, the same is held firmly, and being surrounded and
clamped between the soft material on the inner surface of said clip, such umbrella
is not marked thereby. The umbrella can then be suspended by means of the
hook B to the rod E, or other fixture in the shop window, or in any other required
place.
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. A clip A, composed of sides a, and extended ends a', together with the
lining C, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
2. The clip A formed in one with the suspending hook B, substantially as
described and shown.
3. The combination of the clip A composed of sides a, and extensions a¹, hook B,
lining C, rivets or pins C', substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
4. The general arrangement, construction and combination of the various parts
forming the clip, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
Dated this 17th day of January 1894
BREWER & SON,
London and Leeds, Agents for Applicant.