An Improved Olip for Holding Umbrellas, Walking Sticks, and the like, in Suspension.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Feb., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 5th Oct., 1895-Accepted, 9th Nov., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Olip for Holding Umbrellas, Walking Sticks, and the
like, in Suspension.
JOHN WILLIAM LEVENS "Livonia" South Road Erdington, Birmingham
Hosier's Assistant hereby declares the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A clip which consists of a flat strip of metal (preferably steel, hardened and
tempered) one end in the shape of a segment of a circle which forms the spring:
a ring of metal is fixed at each extremity on the outer side at a distance of about
two inches apart and the continuation of the strip is bent to form a hook.
Dated this 27th day of February 1895.
· COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Clip for Holding Umbrellas, Walking Sticks, and the
like, in Suspension.
I, JOHN WILLIAM LEVENS of "Livonia," South Road, Erdington, Birmingham,
Hosier's Assistant, do hereby declare the nature of iny said invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
My invention for "An improved clip for holding umbrellas, walking sticks, and
the like in suspension," consists substantially of a spring clip bowed or configurated
at a part as a bearing or holding pressure, in form preferably as a segment of a
circle, and in connection therewith two rings, suitably arranged at a required
distance, the umbrella stick or other article to be suspended is affected thus:→
If an umbrella the point or lip is pressed through the lower ring and with an
upward pressure engages the bowed part of the spring clip, and under the pressure
it yields allowing the lip to pass through the upper ring the power of the spring
holding the umbrella in suspension, the terminal is a hook for engaging upon a rod
or otherwise.
The aim and object of my invention is simplicity and effectiveness in its purpose,
it is chiefly employed for displaying umbrellas, sticks and the like in shop windows
and other places.
And in order that this my said invention may be more clearly understood, I will
now proceed to describe it with the aid of the accompanying sheets of drawings.
The same letters of reference denote the same parts in every figure in which they
occur.
Fig. 1 (Sheet 1) is a side view in elevation of a clip constructed according to iny
invention from a strip of metal (steel by preference) and not applied to its purpose.
Fig. 2 (Sheet 1) is a side view in elevation as Fig. 1, but applied to its purpose.
Figs. 3 and 4 (Sheet 1) are views respectively in plan and elevation both
sectional, of the rings removed from Figs. 1 and 2.
Fig. 5 (Sheet 2) is a front view in elevation of a clip, constructed from wire,
being a modification of Fig. 1.

page_text: Fig. 6 (Sheet 2) is a view ip elevation of a piece of wire bent and to be
configurated as Fig. 5.
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Figs. 7 and (Sheet 2) are views respectively in elevation and plan both
sectional, of the rings removed from Fig. 5.
Fig. 9 is a plan in section of one of the rings, and Fig. 10 is a fastening (both
Sheet 2):
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In Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4, (Sheet 1) a is the flat strip of metal.
as a bearing for giving pressure, oe are two rings secured
means of the rivets d d. is the hook formed from a, while
a suspended position.
i
is the bowed part
to the strip a, by
is the umbrella in
In Figs. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 (Sheet 2) a is the wire (as an equivalent for a)
bent to form the hook e, Fig. 5, b is the bowed part, for the purposes above set
forth and shown Figs. 1 and 2 (Sheet 1). c. o are the ringe which are securel
to a by means of the slotted and upraised parts g g, through which are passed
the ends of a and fixed or secured by closing down as Figs. 5, 7 and 8 or
ec, may be secured to a¹ by first slotting c sufficient. to admit the ends of
the fastenings or staple. Fig, 10 through, then arranging aand secured by finally
bending the ends of the staple over or around a¹ as shown Fig. 9 at li,
OPERATION.
Take either Fig. 1 (Sheet 1) or Fig. 5 (Sheet 2) insert the end or tip of the
umbrella into the lower ring c, with pressure it will bear upon or against the
bowed part which will yield sufficient for the said tip to pass onward and through
the upper ring c (the construction or formation of the rings are such that no
damage is caused to the tip or end of umbrella), tie part b now assumes the form
shown at Fig. 2 and the umbrella is held or suspended by its resistance.
Furthermore I do not limit myself to the figures shown on the sheets of drawings
as they are merely illustrative of my invention, nor to forms or details of con-
struction, but contemplate necessary or desirable changes in form without departing
essentially from the principle of my said invention.
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 “An improved clip for holding umbrellas, walking sticks and the like, in
suspension," the combination, the rings oe to the spring strip of metal a forme
as band e, substantially for the purposes as herein before described and illustrated
by the drawings on Sheet 1.
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2. The combination, the rings cc to the spring wire a¹ formed as 6 and e
substantially for the purposes as herein before describeil and illustrated by the
drawings on Sheet 2.
3. The general construction, arrangement, and combination of the several and
respective parts together forming my invention, substantially as berein before
described in the foregoing Specification and illustrated by the accompanying
sheets of drawings.
Dated 5th October 1895.