Improved Ferrule for Sticks, Umbrellas, and such like.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Jan., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 13th May, 1893-Accepted, 15th July, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Ferrule for Sticks, Umbrellas, and such like.
FRANCIS LYST, 64 Somerville Road Hatcham London S.E. Gentleman do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A hollow truncated cone of brass or other metal open at both ends is fitted or
made with a hollow screw at the narrow end. This screw narrows inwardly so that
the rubber is pressed together as it is screwed into it.
A plug of vulcanized indiarubber is partly screwed into the narrow end, and the
protruding portion is rounded off to give it a neat appearance.
The plugs and metal work can be made in sizes to fit each other.
. These ferrules are intended to remedy many of the defects of those ferrules now
in use, on walking sticks, umbrellas, &c.
2. Will not slip on frosty or wet pavements.
3. Prevents disagreeable jarring when stick strikes the pavement.
4. More durable than metal.
5. Lighter than metal one of same durability.
6. New plug can be inserted when old one
ferrule.
worn out, without taking off the
Dated this 25th day of January 1893.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Ferrule for Sticks, Umbrellas, and such like.
I, FRANCIS LYST of 64 Somerville Road, Hatcham in the County of Surrey,
Gentleman, 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 refers to ferrules for walking sticks, umbrellas and the like, and
is designed to enable detachable ends or tips to be used, which may be of wood or
of a noiseless material or of a peculiar shape, or of some new substance such as
ferrite (which is a mixture of red rubber and oxide of iron) or woodite, or of some
ordinary metal or alloy, coated with non-oxydisable material or metal.
The invention consists of a short tube of metal, preferably tapering slightly, the
larger end of which receives the stick. In the smaller end I fasten a hollow or
female thread, which tapers somewhat, so that the short tube in which the thread
is cut is contracted at its inner end. Into this thread the plug or stud is inserted,
the head of which forms the end or tip of the ferrule.
I will now describe the invention as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in
which
Fig. 1 shows a side elevation of one of my improved ferrules with the india-
rubber plug a, inserted. The shank of the plug is shewn by dotted lines.
Fig. 2 shows a vertical section of the socket part b, of the ferrule, with an india-
rubber plug inserted in end of same.
Fig. 3 shows a tip or plug formed of india-rubber before insertion. It will be
seen that the shank is quite plain. When screwed into the socket it assumes the

page_text: shape of the thread, and has a tendency from the contraction of the tube, to spread
or burr over at the end, as shown in Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 shows a ferrule fitted with a metal spike c, for hill climbing, or for the
ends of crutches. The metal spike is shown separately in Fig. 5.
Other variations can of course be introduced, and plugs of woodite or wood can
be employed with screwed shanks.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, declare that what I
claim is:
1. A ferrule for sticks, umbrellas and like purposes formed in two separate parts,
namely a socket with internal screw, and detachable end parts of india-rubber,
wood, metal, ferrite, woodite or other materials of various shapes, as herein described
and set forth.
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S. S. BROMHEAD,
.97, Newgate Street, London, Agent for Applicant.
S. S. BROMHEAD,
.97, Newgate Street, London, Agent for Applicant.