Making Umbrella and Parasol Rios and Stretchers.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 18th July, 1887
Complete Left, 7th Oct., 1887
Complete Accepted, 2nd Dec., 1887
Making Umbrella and Parasol Rios and Stretchers.
JOHN EDMONDS, 23, Pershore Road, Edgbaston, in the Borough of Birmingham,
in the County of Warwick, Machinist, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
The flattening tools may be made round, square, or any other shape, and of any
length, to fit the tool holder of the machine; they are hardened at the end to be used;
the hardened end surfaces, that flatten the wire, are ground, and one or both side edges
are rounded or bevelled to form the shoulder or shoulders at the end or ends of the
flat next to the wire; the grinding is repeated as required until the tools become soft,
when they may be hardened again.
The piercing tools consist of a die holder, punch guide holder, punch holder, and
punch. The die holder may be made in the shape of a slide or any other shape
required to fit the machine or to fit in a piece of steel or other metal made to fit the
machine, and a hole is bored through it: one end of which is used for the piercing die
to fit in, and the other part is tapped for a screw to fit in and set the die up, and keep
it, to its proper place. The screw has a hole through it to allow the piercing bits to pass
through, and a lock nut on it to keep it from coming loose. At the end of the die
holder, that holds the die, there is a punch guide holder that may be attached to the
die holder or made with it in one piece, and is bored to receive the punch guide;
between the parts that form the die holder and punch guide holder there
is an aperture or gap made to allow the flattened wire to pass between to
be pierced. The punch guide is made of round or any other shape steel, which is
hardened, and may be held firm by a set screw or peg or it may be made to fit tight
in the holder. The die may, also, be held firm in the holder by a set screw or
taper peg.
The punch holder may be made any length required, and to fit in the piercing slide
or in a piece of steel or other metal made to fit the tool holder used for the ordinary
tools; it has a hole bored through it one end is bored for the punch to fit in, and
the other end is bored to such a size that will allow it to be tapped for a screw,

page_text: having a lock nut, to fit in and set the punch to its proper place; a piece of steel or
other metal may be used between the end of the set screw and the end of the punch,
if required; the punch holder is screwed on the outside of the end which has the
set screw, and the other end is turned taper and slit a distance down its centre, so that
when it is screwed into the slide or piece of steel or other metal, made to fit the tool
holder, which is bored and tapped for it to go into, the taper end tightens on the
punch and holds it firm. The punch is made of round steel wire, and reduced at one
end to the required size to give it greater strength; it is hardened and tempered.
The cutting off tools consist of male and female tools. The holder of the female
tools may be made to fit in the cutting off part of the machine like a slide or in any
other form, and it has three holes bored through it: the two outer holes are bored the
required distance apart at the front, and obliquely to the back; the front part of the
holes are bored for the tools to fit in: one of these holes may be made square or any
other shape in the front part, if the wire is required to be cut off square at one end,
and the back part is bored and tapped for screws, having lock nuts, to fit in and set
the tools up to their required position. The middle hole may be made round, square,
or any other shape, and of any size required, to allow the bits that are cut out of the
flattened wire to pass through. The female cutting off tools are made of round steel
to fit the holder, and are held firm in the holder by set screws or pegs: one of the
tools may be made square, or any other shape, or the inner part of one of the round
tools may be made flat, if required to cut the wire off square at one end; they are
hardened and tempered, and ground on the end surfaces as often as required.
The male cutting off tool may be made round, square, or any other shape, and of
any length required, for it to fit in the cutting off slide or tool holder or in a piece of
steel or other metal fitted in the cutting off slide or tool holder; the end to be used is
made the required shape to correspond with the female tools; it is hardened and
tempered, and ground on the end surface as often as required, untill it becomes soft,
when it may be rehardened or made up again.
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page_text: Making Umbrella and Parasol Ribs and Stretchers.
I, JOHN EDMONDS, 23, Pershore Road, Edgbaston, in the Borough of Birmingham,
in the County of Warwick, Machinist, 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 :-
This invention consists in the application of the various tools and tool holders herein
described to machines used in making paragon ribs and stretchers, and solid ribs; by
the use of this invention better ends are obtained, and one or both ends of ribs and
stretchers can be cut off round and finished successively in their respective machines,
instead of being finished in another machine or by hand.
In order to enable the invention to be fully understood I will proceed to describe
the same by reference to the accompanying drawings in which figures 1 to 6 relate to
the flattening tools, figures 7 and 8 are the piercing tools, and figures 9 to 19 relate to
the cutting off tools.
The flattening tools (figure 1) may be made round, square, or any other shape, and
of any length required, to fit the tool holder of the machine; they are hardened at the
ends A, A; the hardened end surfaces A, A, (figures 2, 3, and 4), that flatten the
wire B (figures 1, 5, and 6), are made the required width and ground, and one or
both side edges C, C, (figures 2, 3, and 4) are rounded or bevelled to form the shoulder C
(figure 5) or shoulders C, C, (figure 6); the grinding is repeated as required until the
tools become soft, when they may be hardened again.
The piercing tools (figures 7 and 8) consist of a die holder, die, punch guide holder,
punch guide, punch holder, and punch. The die holder A (figure 7) may be made in
the shape of a slide or any other shape required to fit the machine or to fit in a piece
of steel or other metal made to fit the machine, and a hole is bored through it: one
part of which is used for the piercing die B to fit in, and the other part is tapped for
a screw C to fit in and set the die up, and keep it, to its proper place. The screw C
has a hole D through it to allow the piercing bits to pass through, and a lock nut E on
it to keep it from coming loose. The die B is made of round steel, and has a hole F
bored through it the required size, it is hardened and tempered. At that part of the
die holder, which holds the die B, there is a punch guide holder G that may be attached
to the die holder or made with it in one piece, and is bored to receive the punch
guide H; between the parts that form the die holder and punch guide holder there is
an aperture I figure 7 or gap I (see figure 8) made to allow the flattened wire to
pass between to be pierced. The punch guide H is made round or any other shape,
and has a hole bored through it the required size for the punch J to fit in; it is
hardened, and may be held firm by a set screw K or peg or it may be made to fit tight

page_text: in the holder G. The die B may, also, be held firm in the holder A by a set screw L
or taper peg.
The punch holder M may be made any length required, and to fit in the piercing
slide N or in a piece of steel or other metal made to fit the tool holder used for the
ordinary tools; it has a hole bored through it: one end O is bored for the punch J to
fit in, and the other part is bored and tapped for a screw P, having a lock nut Q, to
fit in and set the punch to its proper place; a piece of steel R or other metal may be
used between the end of the set screw and the punch, if required; the punch holder M
is screwed on the outside at S, and the other end O is turned taper and slit a distance
down its centre T (see figure 8), so that when it is screwed into the slide N or piece
of steel or other metal, made to fit the tool holder, which is bored and tapped for it to
go into, the taper end O tightens on the punch J and holds it firm. The punch J is
made of round steel wire of greater diameter than the hole to be pierced, to give it
greater strength, and reduced at one end U to the required size; it is hardened and
tempered.
The cutting off tools consist of inale and female tools. The holder A (figure 9) of
the female tools may be made to fit in the cutting off part of the machine like a slide
or in any other form, and it has three holes bored through it: the two outer holes
are bored the required distance apart at the front, and obliquely to the back; the
front part of the holes are bored for the tools B, B, to fit in: one of these holes may
be made square B (figure 11) or any other shape in the front part, if the ribs or
stretchers or wire are required to be cut off square at one end, and the back part is
bored and tapped for screws C, C, having lock nuts D, D, to fit in and set the tools up
to their required position.
The middle hole E may be made round, square, or any other shape, and of any size
required, to allow the bits A that are cut out of the flattened wire (see figures 16,
17, and 18) to pass through. The female cutting off tools B, B, are made of round
steel to fit the holder A, and are held firm in the holder by set screws F, F, (see
figures 10, 11, and 12) or pegs: one of the tools may be made square B (figure 11),
or any other shape, or the inner part of one of the round tools may be made flat B
(figure 12), if required to cut the ribs or stretchers or wire off square at one end A
(see figures 18 and 19); they are hardened and tempered, and ground on the end
surfaces as often as required.
The male cutting off tool (figure 13) may be made round, square, or any other
shape, and of any length required, for it to fit in the cutting off slide or tool holder or
in a piece of steel or other metal fitted in the cutting off slide or tool holder; the end A
to be used is made the required shape (see figures 14 and 15) to correspond with the
female tools; it is hardened and tempered, and ground on the end surface as often as
required, until it becomes soft, when it may be rehardened or made up again.
The hardened end A cuts a bit out of the flattened wire (see A figures 16, 17, 18,
and 19), and finishes the ends of the ribs or stretchers.
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 application of flattening tools, piercing tools-consisting of die holder, punch
guide holder, punch guide, punch holder, and punch, and cutting off tools and
holder, to machines used in making ordinary solid ribs, substantially as described.
2. The application of flattening tools, piercing tools-consisting of die holder,
die, punch guide holder, punch guide, punch holder, and punch, and cutting off
tools and holder, to machines used in making double end solid ribs, substantially as
described.
3. The application of piercing tools-consisting of die holder, die, punch guide
holder, punch guide, punch holder, and punch, and cutting off tools and
holder, to machines used in making paragon ribs and stretchers, substantially as
described.
4. The method of rounding both ends and finishing successively double ended solid

page_text: ribs before leaving the machine by cutting a bit out of the flattened wire, substantially
as described.
5. The method of rounding both ends and finishing successively double ended paragon
ribs and stretchers before leaving the machine by cutting a bit out of the flattened
wire, substantially as described.
6. The method of rounding one end and leaving the other end square and finishing
successively double ended paragon stretchers before leaving the machine by cutting a
bit out of the flattened wire, substantially as described.
7. The method of cutting the wire off square ended and rounding the flattened end
and finishing successively the flattened end of ordinary paragon ribs before
leaving the machine by cutting a bit out of the wire and flat, substantially as
described.