Improvements in Umbrellas and Sunshades.
Year: 1897

page_text: I, NELSON FOLEY, of Isola di Gaiola, Posillipo, Naples, in the Kingdom of
Italy, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to means for reducing the length of umbrellas, sunshades
and the like with a view to rendering them more convenient for packing and
transit, especially when carried by cyclists.
In constructing an umbrella according to my invention, the shaft or main
portion of the stick, which carries the frame, is tubular and preferably about the
length of the ribs which are attached to it in the usual manner. The handle and
ferrule ends may telescope into or be concealed in the said shaft and be made
tubular if desired; the said ends being withdrawn from the shaft when the
umbrella is required for use, and retained in position by a bayonet or other
suitable fastening. Or the tubular shaft may be furnished at each end with a
socket for the reception of the handle and ferrule ends respectively, the latter
being secured from loss by means of cords or chains attached to the shaft.
Dated this 10th day of June 1897.
the Applicant,
G. G. M. HARDINGHAM,
Chartered Patent Agent, 191, Fleet Street, London, E.C.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Umbrellas and Sunshades.
1, NELSON FOLEY, of Isola di Gaiola, Posillipo, Naples, in the Kingdom of
Italy, Engineer, 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:-
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This invention relates to means for reducing the length of umbrellas, sunshades
and the like with a view to rendering them more convenient for packing and!
transit; especially when carried by cyclists.
In the accompanying drawings, I have illustrated an umbrella or sunshade
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page_text: stick constructed according to my improved method; Fig. 1 being a longitudinal
section and Fig. 2 a corresponding plan, the ferrule end being shown in section.
Fig. 3 is a plan of a modified arrangement, Fig. 4 being a transverse section through
the handle end. Some portions of the stick have been removed in order to
render the drawing compact and the essential parts of the device more readily
discernible.
The
In an umbrella constructed according to my invention, the shaft a, or main
portion of the stick, which carries the frame, is tubular and preferably about
the length of the ribs which are attached to it at b in the usual manner; a similar
attachment (not shown) being provided at the handle end of the shaft.
handle end c and the ferrule end d may telescope into or be concealed in the
shaft a and be of tubular form if desired; the said ends being withdrawn from
the shaft when the umbrella is required for use, and retained in position by a
bayonet or other suitable fastening. The handle end e carries the usual catch e
for maintaining the frame closed and is formed with slots c¹ c¹ for the reception
of a set-pin cr cottar 2; the shaft a being provided with a slot a' with which one
or other of the slots c¹ c¹ coincides upon the handle being brought either to its
outward position, for use, or drawn into the shaft, for packing and transit.
The cottar may be secured against loss by being attached to the shaft by
means of a chain c A pin a working in a slot climits the longitudinal move-
ment of the handle end and at the same time prevents rotation thereof in the shaft.
The ferrule end d is formed at its inner extremity with an enlarged part d'
whereof the shoulder when the end d is extended abuts against the socket or
frame carrier b. The ferrule end is secured from rotation by means of the screw
pin d³ which works in a slot a³ in the shaft; while the said end d is retained
in either an extended or concealed position by means of a set-pin or cottar d, the
latter being passed through one or other of the slots at a in the shaft and through
the slot or hole d in the enlarged part . The pins and d may be secured
against working out of place by any suitable means such as the bolt ring f.
According to a modified arrangement, shown in Fig. 3, the handle end c may
be fluted, the tube a being fitted with a retaining ring a whereof the flange is
provided with projections for engaging in the flutes of the handle c.
The flange
thus serves as a stop for limiting the outward movement of the handle end, while
the flutes on the latter by engaging with the projections on the retaining ring
prevent the rotation of the handle end. With a view to maintaining the point or
ferrule end in either its extended or concealed position, the slot a³ is provided
with laterally extended ends a for the reception of the pin d³, upon the point
being partially rotated after being extended or concealed. The springs d6 d
assist in retaining the pin in the parts a³ of the slot; each part 3 being more-
over formed with a notch for the pin to rest in. d is a stop to which one end of
the spring is secured.
According to an alternative construction, the tubular shaft may be furnished at
each end with a socket for the reception of the handle and ferrule ends respectively,
the latter being secured from loss by means of cords or chains attached to the
shaft. In this case the sockets should be so arranged as to grip the respective
part and thereby maintain the same in the desired position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is be be performed, I claim :-
1. A stick for an umbrella or sunshade whereof the main portion is tubular
and wherein the handle and point are mounted so as to slide telescopically within
the said main portion or to be protruded therefrom, substantially as herein
described.
2. In an umbrella or sunshade, the employment of a stick having a tubular
shaft, such as a, in conjunction with a handle end, such as c, and a ferrule end,
such as d, and means for maintaining such ends extended beyond or concealed
within said tubular shaft, substantially as set forth.

page_text: 3. A stick for an umbrella or sunshade, constructed or operating substantially
as described with reference to Fig. 3 of the accompanying drawings, and wherein a
bayonet fastening is employed for securing the ends in position.
For the Applicant,
G. G. M. HARDINGHAM,
Chartered Patent Agent, 191, Fleet Street, London, E.C.