A New or Improved Umbrella Receptacle for Railway Carriages and other Vehicles, which Automatically Discharges the Dripping Water.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Sept., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 2nd June, 1898-Accepted, 3rd Sept., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Umbrella Receptacle for Railway Carriages
and other Vehicles, which Automatically Discharges the
Dripping Water.
I, JOHN WALTER UNDERWOOD, of No. 19, Eldon Place, Patricroft, Manchester,
Commercial Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to a new or improved umbrella receptacle, to be used in
railway carriages, and other vehicles, and is intended to provide an arrangement,
which will be a convenience during wet weather.
In carring out my invention, I fix or place on the inside of the door a case or
At the
pocket extending from below the window to the lower part of the door.
bottom of this case or pocket there is a reservoir into which the wet or water from
the umbrella's drain, there being a small pipe at the bottom of the reservoir at the
binged side of the door so that when the door is closed this pipe mouth is pressed
against a plug or stop: fixed inside the carriage keeping it water-tight, but on the
carriage door being opened it automatically allows the water in the reservoir to
escape or empty thus allowing the water to flow out on the road or rail.
"
By another arrangement, I fix a "he and she "joint, the "he" being on the
reservoir, and the "she on the side of the carriage forming a continuous passage
through the floor or any other part of the carriage: or in place of the "he" and
"she" joint, a flexible tube.
Dated this First day of September One Thousand Eight Hundred and Ninety
A New or Improved Umbrella Receptacle for Railway Carriages
and other Vehicles, which Automatically Discharges the
Dripping Water.
JOHN WALTER UNDERWOOD, 19, Eldon Place, Patricroft, Manchester, in the County
of Lancaster, Commercial Traveller, 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 and by the following statement :-
The object of this invention is to provide a receptacle for unbrellas in railway
carriages and other vehicles, which automatically discharges the wet or water. In
the accompanying sheet of drawings, I illustrate several methods.

page_text: Fig. 1 shews the receptacle attached to the door of a railway carriage, at the
bottom of which there is a trough or reservoir A to hold the water which is discharged
by a pipe or mouth B termed the "he joint" being shewn open, the "she joint "C
being fixed to the frame of the carriage D the pipe in connection running through
the floor E thus allowing the water to discharge.
Fig. 2 shews the door closed with the joints in position. In Figs. 3 4 5 6 7 & 8
I only shew a part of the trough or reservoir on a larger scale.
Fig. 3 shews another method, the pipe or mouth B being closed upon coming in
contact with the stop F, the said stop being constructed of india rubber or any suitable
material and fixed to the frame of the carriage D. Upon the door being opened the
water will discharge outside.
Fig. 4 illustrates the same with the door closed.
Fig. 5 & 6 illustrates Figs. 1 & 2 on a larger scale.
Figs 7 & 8 illustrates another method: a flexible tube G being used, the tube
being used instead of open joints secured to the pipe or mouth B and forming a
continuous passage through the floor of the carriage E for the discharge of the
water.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
First. A new or improved umbrella receptable for railway carriages and other
vehicles, which automatically discharges the dripping water.
Second. The general arrangement of the methods shewn and described or any
mere modification thereof.
Dated 101-11
100
(Signed) JOHN WALTER UNDERWOOD.