Improved ander
Year: 1899

page_text: I, MAUD THORNTON, of North Bovey Rectory, Newton Abbot, in the County of
Devon, Spinster, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved parasol and umbrella waist-belt holder.
In carrying my invention into practice I provide a spring clip which is attached
to waist-belt or the like in the front thereof, in any suitable manner.
The said spring-clip is so arranged as to clip around the handle of a parasol,
umbrella or the like and support such umbrella, for instance, in its open position
over the head of the person provided with my attachment, and thereby leave the
hands entirely free.
If desirable I may form the aforesaid spring-clip as an integral part of a waist-
belt, such waist-beit being formed of, sufficiently stout and stiff material as to
give the necessary support to the umbrella or the like whén same is adjusted in
the said clip.
My invention is further more adapted for advertising purposes, the adver-
tising matter either being displayed upon the clip or upon the waist-belt portion,
or the whole attachment with an umbrella in use may be conveniently take the
place of sand-wich boards or their equivalent.
Dated this 23rd day of September 1899
HUGHES & YOUNG,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for Applicant.
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Improved Parasol and Umbrella Waist-belt Holder.
I, MAUD THORNTON, of North Bovey Rectory, Newton Abbot, in the County of
Devon, Spinster, 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:—
This invention relates to a belt-attachment for holding an umbrella, parasol
or the like over a person's head, without the aid of the hands, and consists in pro-
viding a spring clip upon a waist-belt, which is capable of holding the handle of
an umbrella or the like in order to maintain the said umbrella or the like over a
person's head, in such a manner as to leave the hands of the user perfectly free.
In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1, is a perspective view of the attachment,
shewn in actual use.
Fig. 2, being a plan view of the belt-attachment shewn independently, while
Fig. 3, is a side elevational view of same.

page_text: Referring to the drawings, a represents a waist belt of ordinary form, upon
which the umbrella-holding clip is slidingly mourted.
The said clip consists of an arm having oblong es b at its ends through
which passes the belt a. Upon the said arm 6 the gripping part of the device is
fixed or formed as an integral part thereof, said gripping part consisting of twe
semi-circular rings c formed of resilient material to constitute spring-jaws, the
iront of each spring jaw e being open as at c¹ to admit the stick of the umbrella d,
while the ends of the said spring jaws are bent outwardly or in a divergent
manner. Vertical bars 2 connect the upper spring jaw c with the lower one.
A lever e is fixed to two of the vertical bars for the purpose of opening the
spring jaws sufficiently to admit of the ready insertion of the umbrella-stick
between the said spring jaws c. The inner sides of the spring jaws c are lined
with leather or other yielding material.
In operation, the belt a is buckled around the user's waist, and the lever e
pressed toward the arm in order to open the spring jaws c, whereupon the
umbrella stick d is inserted between them and the lever c released. The umbrella
stick is then maintained in a vertical position with the cover d¹ over the user's
head.
By sliding the device along the belt, the umbrella can be held at the front, side,
or other desired part of the user's body.
When the umbrella is not required to be held over the user's head it can be
removed from the clip, closed up and inserted, in a reversed or depending position
(similar to a sword) in the clip, so as to leave the user's hands free for other pur-
poses, and at same time prevent her (or him) inadvertently leaving such
umbrella in a shop or other place.
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
1 claim is
The belt-attachment for holding an umbrella or the like above a person's head,
so as to leave the hands free, consisting in a clip comprising an arm b having end
eyes b', through which the belt a passes, so as to allow the clip to be moved about
thereon; and two spring jaws e lined with yielding material and being open at
the front and having their ends bent away from one another or diverged, said
spring clips being connected together by vertical bars c², to which is fixed a
lever e for opening the said spring jaws, substantially as described and illustrated.
Dated this 15th day of January 1900.
HUGHES & YOUNG,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for Applicant.