AN IMPROVED MEANS FOR FASTENING UMBRELLAS WHEN FOLDED
Year: 1885

page_text: I ALFRED WHITTLE of 466 Bolton Road Newtown Pendlebury in the County of
Lancaster Draper do hereby declare the nature of my invention for AN IMPROVED
MEANS FOR FASTENING UMBRELLAS WHEN FOLDED to be as follows:-
A Clip to attach to an umbrella band, in the place of a button which is often
pulled off, whilst the band remains firmly secured.
The Clip to be made of any metal or composition, to which may be attached a
stud, hook, or eye, or a portion of the front part of the Clip may be raised, in any
shape, so as to form a catch or hook.
One end of the elastic or tape band to be doubled and placed in the Clip with
the doubled end slightly protruding, the Clip to be then compressed and thus made
secure,
the doubled end of the band left protruding for the purpose of sewing on to
the umbrella.
A ring, hook, catch, or eye of any shape, to be attached to the other end of the
band, to correspond with what may be attached to, or form part of the Clip.
An Improved Means for Fastening Umbrellas when Folded.
I, ALFRED WHITTLE, Draper, 466 Bolton Rd. Newtown Pendlebury in the
county of Lancaster do hereby declare the nature of my invention for AN IMPROVED
MEANS FOR FASTENING UMBRELLAS WHEN FOLDED and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
1. A metal clip with a stud in the centre of the front part of the clip.. The
Stud fig. O to be raised in two sections, from out of the front part of the clip

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fig. 1," the said sections having being previously stamped and pressed in the form
of half the stud the two parts are then raised and pressed together, thus forming a
round stud, or the said stud to be rivetted in or soldered on, the aforesaid front
part of the clip.
2. The clip in this form to be complete if the band is intended to be sewn on the
umbrella, in this case, the end of the band is doubled, and then placed in the clip,
with the doubled end slightly protruding, the clip is then compressed firmly on
the doubled portion of the band, which is left protruding, for the purpose of being
sewn on the umbrella.
3. Or, the clip to be made in the aforesaid manner with this exception, that in
place of being sewn on the umbrella, the aforesaid clip, is provided with the means
of holding the band and being fastened to the umbrella without being sewn
thereon, to give the clip the aforesaid means, the outside edges of the two parts
fig. 2" which are compressed to the back part of the clip, are stamped so as to
leave four spikes "fig. 3."
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4. In this case the end of the band is placed in the clip without being doubled
and the parts "fig. 2" are then compressed on the band firmly, leaving the spikes
standing out from the back of the clip.
5. To secure the band and clip, in this case, on the umbrella the following means
are used, a small piece of suitable fabric, or very fine leather is cemented on the
inside of the cover of the umbrella, "to prevent the spikes of the clip, from tearing
the said cover "the end of the band is then taken, and brought between the spikes,
and over the back part of the compressed clip, and whilst being held in this
position, the spikes are pushed through that part of the cover which is protected
with the cemented piece of fabric or fine leather, the spikes are then compressed
on the back of the aforesaid protected part, thus securing the clip and band firmly
to the umbrella.
6. The opposite end of the aforesaid umbrella band to be treated in the
following manner, take the band and double, in, the end of the said band about the
eighth of an inch, then double again, so as to form about a half inch tab, secure it
in this position with a few stitches, then insert in the said tab a metal eyelet hole
of sufficient size, to slip over the raised or affixed stud on the clip.
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:
1st The clip with the stud raised from the metal, or rivetted in or soldered on
the aforesaid clip, and also with, or without, the spikes.
2nd The metal eyelet for the purpose of inserting in the tab end of the aforesaid
umbrella band.
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