IMPROVEMENTS IN BELL OR RING CAPS FOR CARRIAGE AND LIKE UMBRELLAS to be as follows:
Year: 1885

page_text: I JAMES JOHN INCE, of N° 64, Bishopsgate Street Without,, in the city of
London, Umbrella Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN BELL OR RING CAPS FOR CARRIAGE AND LIKE UMBRELLAS
to be as follows:-
"
This invention relates to improvements in the caps known as bell caps and ring
caps, employed for carriage and like umbrellas.
In such caps, as hitherto constructed, the rings have been attached or connected
to the boss of the cap by means of a pin or rivet passing through the ends of the
ring and through a hole in the boss, and in practice it has been found that, after,
the umbrella has been a short time in use, the rings become detached from
the caps.
Now my invention has for object to obviate this defect.
For this purpose I dispense with the pin or rivet, and I employ a cut ring of
suitable metal which is passed through the hole in the boss, and the ends of the
ring are then brazed or soldered together so as to form a continuous or solid ring;
or I can employ a split ring. In some cases the boss can be dispensed with, the
ring passing through holes in the sides of the cap.
The cap I prefer to form with a curved or convex rim, or flange so as to better
set" on the rose at the apex of the cover of the umbrella, and to further
improve the appearance of the cap, I reed flute or otherwise ornament its surface.
fit or
Dated the 25th day of June 1885.
G. F. REDFERN,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION,
Improvements in Bell or Ring Caps for Carriage and like
Umbrellas.
I JAMES JOHN INCE, of N° 64, Bishopsgate Street Without, in the city of
London, Umbrella Manufacturer 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 improvements in the caps known as bell caps or ring
caps, employed for carriage and like umbrellas.
In such caps, as hitherto constructed the rings have been attached or connected
to the boss of the cap by means of a pin or rivet passing through the ends of the
ring and through a hole in the boss, and in practice it has been found that after
the umbrella has been a short time in use, the rings become detached from
the caps.
Now my invention has for object to obviate this defect.
In order to enable my invention to be fully understood I will proceed to describe
the same by reference to the accompanying drawing in which figures and 2
represent elevations of a bell or ring cap constructed according to my invention;
figure 3 is a section of figure 2, and figure 4 illustrates a portion of an umbrella
provided with my improved bell or ring cap.
In carrying out my invention I dispense with the usual pin or rivet, and
I employ a cut ring a, of suitable metal which is passed through the hole b, in the
boss c, of the bell or cap d, and the ends of the ring are then brazed or soldered
together so as to form a continuous or solid ring as shewn; or in place of the said
ring a, I can employ a split ring. In some cases the boss c, can be dispensed with,
the ring passing through holes in the sides of the cap d.
The cap d, I prefer to form with a curved or convex rim or flange e, so as to
better fit or "set on the rose at the apex of the cover of the umbrella as shewn at
figure 4, and to further improve the appearance of the cap I reed, flute, or otherwise
ornament its surface.
By constructing bell or ring caps as herein before described the ring is not liable
to become broken or detached from the boss as is the case with the bell caps as
hitherto constructed by the rivet giving way when the cap is pressed on the ground
or otherwise as by my improved bell cap the ring will lie flat or close against the
cap as shewn in figures 2, 3 and 4.
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
I claim is
The manufacture and use of the improved bell or ring caps for carriage or like
umbrellas substantially as herein before described and represented in the accom-
panying drawing.
1
G. F. REDFERN,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agent for the Applicant.