IMPROVEMENTS IN STANDS FOR EXHIBITING UMBRELLAS AND THE LIKE
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Sept., 1887
Complete Left, 14th June, 1888
Complete Accepted, 27th July, 1888
I FREDERIC FULLER, of Great Yarmouth, in the County of Norfolk, Draper, do
hereby declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN STANDS FOR
EXHIBITING UMBRELLAS AND THE LIKE "to be as follows:-
My invention relates to stands intended to be used in drapers windows, show cases
and similar positions and is adapted to hold umbrollas, parasols, walking sticks and
similar articles in such manner that they may be inclined either backwards or
forwards at such angle as may be desired or may be inverted without the goods being
disarranged.
According to my invention I construct two vertical or nearly vertical stems pre-
ferably of tubular metal and place them at a convenient distance say for example four
feet apart and support them on suitable feet; near their upper extremities these stems
are connected by a horizontal rod over which is placed a tubular casing which turns
freely on the rod and which has attached to it several cross pieces or bars each of
which carries, say three horizontal rods which terminate in a suitable arrangement for
holding an umbrella.
These rods may be made removable or adjustable, the upper one I make the shortest
and the lower the longest and I bend all except the upper one in such manner as to
pass partly round and assist or appear to assist in supporting the umbrella carried by
the one above.
Near each end of the before named tubular casing is attached a vertical bar which I
prefer should be tubular and telescopic and provided with a clamping arrangement so
as to admit readily of adjustment of its length, and to the lower ends of said vertical
bars I attach by means of two inclined transverse bars-several, say three horizontal
longitudinal bars carrying rings or pierced with holes into or through each of which
the ferrule of an umbrella can be placed.

page_text: The umbrellas or similar articles are thus supported, held both at top & bottom,
arranged in longitudinal rows of the length of the apparatus, and in transverse rows
of say three, or more or less, according as the stand is constructed to hold few or
inany, the back row being the highest, and each succeeding row in front being lower,
so that the handles are displayed.
The parts above described being rigidly attached to the said tubular casing are
capable of swinging backwards and forwards, so as to admit of their being inclined
at a convenient angle for exhibition, and I provide a support for the purpose of
holding the apparatus at any desired angle, and this support I prefer to attach by a
sliding joint to a horizontal rod which connects the feet of the vertical stems.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Stands for Exhibiting Umbrellas and the like.
I, FREDERIC FULLER, of Great Yarmouth in the County of Norfolk, Draper do
hereby declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN STANDS FOR
EXHIBITING UMBRELLAS AND THE LIKE" and in what manner the same is to be
performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement reference being had to the accompanying sheets of drawings and to the
letters and figures marked thereon :-.
My invention relates to stands intended to be used in drapers windows, show cases
and similar positions and is adapted to hold umbrellas, parasols, walking-sticks, and
similar articles in such manner that they may be inclined either backwards or
forwards at such angle as may be desired, or may be inverted without the goods
being disarranged.
In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1, is a perspective representation of a stand
constructed according to my invention Fig. 2, is a front elevation of the same.
Fig. 3, an end elevation. Figs. 4, 5 and 6 represent details on a larger scale.
According to my invention I construct my said stands with two vertical or nearly
vertical stems A A, preferably made of metal tubing, supported on feet B B and
connected together by the tubular rod C. D, is a tubular bar carrying the swinging
portion of the stands; E E are the vertical constituents of the swinging portion each
consisting internally of a stout wire, or rod f, shown in Figs. 4 and 5, which passes
through eyes in the ends of the bars H, I, K, L, M, N, and is cased in metallic tubing
which latter is in a series of lengths fitting between the said bars H, I, K, L, M, N,
and support them in their proper position. The rods f, f, each terminate at top with
a screw thread and ornamental nut or a fixed head or button e, and at bottom in. a
screw and nut or head e¹ riveted on. g. g are short rods cut with a screw thread
towards one end and terminating at the other end with an ornamental head or knob
and serve to support the bar D into the ends of which they are screwed after passing
through holes in the stem A in which they turn when the swinging portion is being
tilted. H, I, K, are bars having an eye at each end through which the rods ff pass,
and each provided with a series of holders p, p; The bar I projects farther than the
bar H so as to surround and assist in supporting, in case of their escaping from their
holders, the umbrellas on the bar H at the same time that it presents the handles of
the umbrellas it supports at a lower level and slightly in front of those supported
by H.
The bar K is similarly constructed to project still farther.
The bars L, M, N, correspond in shape with H, I and K, respectively, and are
pierced with holes, corresponding with the holders on the upper bars, of suitable size
to receive the top of an umbrella. q. q. are hooks which serve to retain the swinging
portion at a suitable angle. r. rare stops which keep the swinging portion vertical
when it is so wanted and which may be turned on one side when not required. Fig. 4,
shows the detailed construction and arrangement of the parts D, E, f, g; and Fig. 5 is

page_text: a vertical section of the upper part of the bar E. Fig. 6. is a plan and side elevation
of one of the holders p.
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 I claim :
1. Constructing Stands for exhibiting umbrellas, parasols, walking sticks and the
like, substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore described and set forth.
2. Constructing Stands for exhibiting umbrellas and the like with the part of the
frame carrying the articles, so attached to the other part of the frame, that the former
may be inclined and so retained, substantially as and for the purpose described and set
forth.
3. Show-stands for umbrellas and the like in which two or more rows of umbrellas
are supported on a swinging frame by which they may be inclined for the purpose of
exhibition, and so that the handles of each row behind the front row are raised above
the row immediately in front of it so as to be advantageously exhibited constructed
substantially in the manner and for the purposes set forth.
Dated this Fourteenth day of June 1888
NEWNHAM BROWNE,
Agent for the Applicant.