An Improved Clip for Supporting Umbrellas, Sticks and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: The decision of the Comptroller-General, of the 19th day of December 1895, allowed,
under Section 18 of the Patents, &c. Act, 1883, an Amendment of this
Specification.
Date of Application, 22nd Jan., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 21st Aug., 1895-Accepted, 21st Sept., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Clip for Supporting Umbrellas, Sticks and
the like.
I, JOHN HENRY BAYNES, of Market Street, Manchester in the County of
Lancaster, Hat Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
My invention relates to clips for supporting umbrellas walking sticks and the
like in shop windows and other places for exhibition and the object of my
improvements is to make a clip which is reliable and which will not scratch or
otherwise injure the article which is suspended from it.
I am aware that different forms of metal clips have been made for this purpose
but such clips scratch the articles. I therefore propose to make my improved clip
of a piece of an elastic or flexible material such as canvas and rubber sheeting
stamped or cut or moulded to the required shape in which one, two or more,
preferably two, holes are made and to which a hook is cemented or otherwise
secured. The holes and the hcok all being preferably in the same line the end of
the umbrella, walking stick or the like is pushed through the holes and the article
is then suspended by means of the hook.
Dated this 21st day of January 1895
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
Agents for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION (AMENDED).
An Improved Clip for Supporting Umbrellas, Sticks and
the like.
I, JOHN HENRY BAYNES, of Market Street, Manchester in the County of
Lancaster, Hat 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 :-
My invention relates to clips for supporting umbrellas walking sticks and the
like in shop windows and other places for exhibition and the object of my
improvements is to make a clip which is reliable and which will not scratch or
otherwise injure the article which is suspended from it.
I am aware that different forms of metal clips have been made for this purpose
but such clips scratch the articles. I therefore propose to make my improved clip

page_text: of a piece of an elastic or flexible material such as canvas and rubber sheeting
stamped or cut or moulded to the required shape in which one, two or more,
preferably two, holes are made and to which a hook is cemented or otherwise
secured. The holes and the hook all being preferably in the same line the end of
the umbrella, walking stick or the like is pushed through the holes and the article
is then suspended by means of the hook.
And in order that my invention may be fully understood and readily carried into
effect I will describe the accompanying sheet of drawings reference being had to
the figures and letters marked thereon.
Figs. 1 and 2 are front and side views respectively of a clip made according to
my invention for supporting umbrellas, sticks, golf clubs, racquets, pipes and
the like.
Fig. 3 is a side view of the clip shown in Figs. 1 and 2 with an umbrella
suspended therefrom.
Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are similar views to Figs. 1, 2 and 3 respectively of a modified
form of clip made according to my invention. and
Fig. 7 is a front view of another modifiention.
In the drawings,-a represents the body of the clip which is formed of rubber
or canvas and rubber sheeting or any suitable elastic or flexible fabric or material,
such as leather, and is made preferably with two holes the edges of which are
rectangular; to the body of each clip is vulcanized cemented or otherwise secured
a metal or other hook c for the purpose of supporting the clip.
C
The end of au umbrella d or other similar article is passed through the two
holes the sharp edges of which bear against the stick and hold it firmly as shown
in Fig. 3.
In Figs. 4 and 5 the body of the clip a has a long slot e in place of the two holes
before described and in order to make this form of clip answer its purpose the clip
is twisted and applied in that condition to the end of an umbrella d or other similar
.article as shown in Fig. 6.
The-modification-shown in Fig. 7 has a single-hole-b which will answer the
purpose-for-light-articles-but-not-so-well as the other forms.
These improved clips can be applied more easily than metal clips, they will not
scratch the sticks, nor allow them to slip, nor are they liable to be injured by
repeated bending.
"If desired the hook c might be dispensed with and the clip portion prolonged so
that it could be hung upon any suitable support.
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. An improved clip composed of moulded rubber, or of rubber and canvas
combined, or other suitable flexible material, provided with a hole or holes, or a
slot to receive an umbrella, stick or the like, substantially as and for the purposes
herein described.
2. The several two forms of improved clip substantially as and for the purposes
described and as illustrated on the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 17th day of August 1895.
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT
17 St. Ann's Square Manchester, Agents for Applicant.