Improvements in Tip Holders for Umbrellas and Parasols.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Apr., 1896-Accepted, 23rd May, 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Tip Holders for Umbrellas and Parasols.
I HEYWARD SCUDDER, of 391 Boylston Street, Boston in the County of
Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, United States of America, Student do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manuer the same 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 clamp for removably holding the
tips of unbrella ribs snugly against the stick. This end is attained by means
consisting, specifically stated, of two semi-circular clamp sections adapted to
jointly embrace the stick, and each having at its respective ends a shank which
is formed with a resilient eye adapted to receive the terminals of a pin, the
arrangement of the parts being such that the eyes will yield to permit the
movement of the sections on the pins and will contract to hold the sections at
the desired adjustment.
The invention will be fully described hereinafter and its scope defined in the
claims.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this
Specification, in which similar characters of reference iudicate corresponding parts
in all the figures.
Figure is a side elevation of a portion of an umbrella stick having my
improvements applied;
Figuro 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Figure 1; and
Figure 3 is an elevation showing the sections in the act of adjustment.
In carrying out my invention, the stick a is provided with a transversely-
extending pin b, the ends of which are respectively projected from opposite sides
of the stick, and are squared, as best shown in Figures 1 and 3. Each terminal
of the pin 6 performs the function of a separate pin, as will be seen.
Each section of the clamp comprises a semi-circular body portion c, the
termiuals of which are respectively formed with shanks d, and these shanks
terminate in eyes e.
Two of the eyes co-operate with each terminal of the
piu b, and the eyes are constructed of resilient material so that they may yield
and return according to the requirements of the operation of the device. The
arrangement of the parts is such that when the sides of the eyes are parallel
with the sides of the pin, the eyes will be contracted on the pin and will hold
the clamp sections firmly, as shown in Figure 1. When, however, the sections
are moved as shown by full lines in Figure 3, the inner sides of the eyes being
moved with diagonal relation to the sides of the pin, the first named sides will
forcibly bind against the corners of the pin and the eye will be enlarged to
permit the movement of the sections; and as this movement continues and the
sides of the eyes become parallel with the sides of the pin, the eyes will be
permitted to return to their normal size and to enugly engage the pin, which
engagement will hold the sections in the position shown by full lines in Figure 1,
or that shown by dotted lines in Figure 3.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is,-
1. In a rib-tip clamp, the combination with an umbrella stick, of a pin projected

page_text: from the stick and having a plane side, and a clamp proper having a resilient
eye embracing the pin and having a plane side yieldingly held against the plane
side of the pin, substantially as described.
2. In a rib-tip clamp, the combination with an umbrella stick, of a pin projecting
through the same and extending from opposite sides thereof, the terminals of
the pin having plane sides, and two clamp sections, each having a body portion
adapted for engagement with the ribs and having two shanks, each shank having
a yielding eye, the eyes receiving the terminals of the pin and -conforming to
the cross-sectional shape of the terminals of the pin, substantially as described.
Deted this 21st day of Anril 1896.
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
53 Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.