Improvements in Racks or Stands for Displaying Umbrellas, Walking Sticks, and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Jan., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 10th Oct., 1896-Accepted, 21st Nov., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Racks or Stands for Displaying Umbrellas,
Walking Sticks, and the like.
I EDWARD THOMAS HUGHES, of 38, Chancery Lane, in the County of London,
Consulting Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention (a communi-
cation to me by Thomas C. Perry, of McKinney, in the County of Collin and
State of Texas, U.S. America, Inventor) to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in display-racks for umbrellas, parasols,
walking-canes, or the like; and it consists of certain novel features hereinafter
described.
The stand consists, essentially, of a metal frame preferably made of tubing,
the parts of which are secured together by unions in the ordinary way. The
ends of the said frame are formed of inclined tubes which are connected together
at the bottom by a curved piece, and at the top by a straight piece and
midway by a cross-piece, secured to the unions on the tubing. The ends are
connected together by similar tubes at the top and at the bottom with suitable
unions.
The length of these tubes is preferably somewhat less than the shortest parasol
or umbrella to be placed in the rack.
Across the upper tubes is placed a length of resilient wire which is folded
so as to form loops, exterior to the two upper tubes or rods, and the said wire
is secured at intervals to the said tubes or rods. These loops receive and hold
snugly the umbrellas, parasols, or the like, which are placed between them.
The tip or lower end of the umbrella or parasol is supported on a plate
which has an upwardly-extending lip on the outer edge thereof and a tube on
the inner portion to form a channel between the said rib and the said tube.
This channel may be divided by transverse ribs, so that the tips of the umbrellas
may be uniformly spaced, if desired. The inner end of this plate aforesaid is
bent over the curved woven-wire bottom which is secured between the curved end
pieces.
The rack is provided with legs secured to the framework by means of screws,
whereby the said legs may be detached, when desired. The whole frame is formed
of a plurality of parts, which may be readily taken apart or put together, and so
the frame may be conveniently shipped from place to place and set up or taken
down, as required.
In order that the rack may be used suspended from the ceiling and conveniently
turned around for the inspection of the customer, it is provided with one or more
hooks at each end of the frame, which are connected by cords to a swivel suspended
beneath the beam or other support.
Umbrellas, parasols, &c., can not only be placed in the loops and stood up on
end, but such as are not being displayed can be piled up on the cross-pieces and
also in the wire bottom, and thus the rack is adapted to show as well as to display
a great number of umbrellas or parasols in such a way that they are very
conveniently accessible.
It will be obvious that a plurality of the cross-pieces may be used, and thus a
number of tiers or piles of parasols or umbrellas may be held within the stand, the
handles of which are all exposed to the customer.

page_text: It will be thus, understood that a breakdown stand is provided-which may be
readily taken apart and put together and which is cheap, light, and extremely
effective for the purposes stated.
It will be obvious that various modifications might be made which could be used
without departing from the spirit of the invention.
Dated this 10th day of January 1896.
HUGHES, SON & Co.,
38, Chancery Lane, .W.C., Agents. for the Applicant.
Improvements in Racks or Stands for Displaying Umbrellas,
Walking Sticks, and the like.
I EDWARD THOMAS HUGHES, of 38 Chancery Lane in the County of London,
Consulting Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention (a communi-
cation to me by Thomas C. Perry, of McKinney, in the County, of Colin, and
State of Texas, U.S. America Inventor,) and in what manner the same is to be
performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
My invention relates to improvements in display-racks for umbrellas, parasols,
walking-canes, or the like; and it consists of certain novel features hereinafter
described and claimed.
Reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which the same parts are
indicated by the same letters throughout the several views.
Fig. 1 represents a plan view of the improved display-rack. Fig. 2 represents
an end view, partly broken away. Fig. 3 represents a side elevation, the device
shown in Figs. 2 and 3 being represented as in use as a stand. In Fig. 4 the
device is represented as suspended from a swiveled support, so that either side may
be turned to the purchaser.
The stand consists, essentially, of a metal frame preferably made of tubing, the
parts of which are secured together by unions in the ordinary way. The ends of
the said frame are formed of inclined tubes A, which are connected together at the
bottom by the curved piece A¹ and at the top by the straight piece A and midway
by the cross-piece B, secured to the unions b on the tubing A. The ends are
connected together by similar tubes C at the top and D at the bottom with suitable
unions, such as c. The length of these tubes C and D is preferably somewhat
less than the shortest parasol or umbrella to be placed in the rack. Across the
upper tubes C is placed a length of resilient wire F, which is folded so as to
form loops f, exterior to the two tubes or rods C, and the said wire is secured at
intervals to the said tubes or rods C. These loops receive and hold snugly.the
umbrellas, parasols, or the like, which are placed between them, as shown in
Figs. 2 and 3.
The tip or lower end of the umbrella or parasol is supported on a plate M,
which has an upwardly-extending lip m on the outer edge thereof and a tube m
on the inner portion to form a channel between the said rib and the said tube.
This channel may be divided by transverse ribs, so that the tips of the umbrellas
may be uniformly spaced, if desired. The inner end of this plate M is bent over the
curved woven-wire bottom K which is.secured between the end pieces A' as shown
in Fig. 2.
The rack is provided with legs H, secured as at h, to the framework by means
of.screws whereby the said legs may be detached, when desired. The whole frame
is formed of a plurality of parts, which may be readily taken apart or put together,

page_text: and so the frame may be conveniently shipped from place to place and set up or
taken down, as required.
In order that the rack may be used suspended from the ceiling and conveniently
turned around for the inspection of the customer, it is provided with one or more
hooks p at each end of the frame, which are connected by the cords p¹ to a swivel Q,
suspended beneath the beam or other support R, as shown in Fig. 4.
Umbrellas, parasols, &c., can not only be placed in the loops and stood up on
end, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, but such as are not being displayed can be piled up
on the cross-pieces B and also in the wire bottom K, and thus the rack is adapted
to stow as well as to display a great number of unbrellas or parasols in such a way
that they are very conveniently accessible.
It will be obvious that a plurality of the cross-pieces B may be used, as indicated
in dotted lines at B and B in Fig. 2, and thus a number of tiers or piles of
parasols or umbrellas may be held within the stand, the handles of which are all
exposed to the customer.
It will thus be seen that a breakdown stand is provided which may be readily
taken apart and put together and which is cheap light, and extremely effective for
the purposes stated.
It will be obvious that various modifications might be made which could be used
without departing from the spirit of the 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 a display rack for umbrellas, parasols, or the like, the combination with a
frame made of a plurality of parts of tubing, detachably secured together, of a
continuous length of resilient wire, secured across the top of said frame, so as to
form a series of loops projecting from each side of said frame, a channeled plate
extending along each side of said frame, near the base thereof, and adapted to
support the tips of the umbrellas or parasols, a woven wire bottom secured in said
frame, and cross-pieces across the ends of said frame, adapted to support the ends
of the parasols or umbrellas, not displayed, substantially as and for the purposes
described.
2. In a display rack for umbrellas, parasols, or the like, the combination with a
frame made of a plurality of parts of tubing detachably secured together, and
having the lower portion thereof curved as shown, and the ends provided with
cross-pieces of a continuous length of resilient wire secured across the top of said
frame, so as to form a series of loops projecting from each side of said frame, a
channeled plate extending along each side of said frame, near the base thereof, and
adapted to support the tips of the umbrellas or parasols, a curved woven wire
bottom secured in said frame, legs detachably connected to said frame, and a
swiveled support whereby said rack may be used either as a stand or suspended, as
may be desired, substantially as and for the purposes described.
Dated this 10th day of October 1896.
HUGHES, SON & Co.,
38, Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.