An Improved Fastening for Umbrellas, Parasols, and the like
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Apr., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 19th Aug., 1889-Accepted, 21st Sept., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Fastening for Umbrellas, Parasols, and the like.
SIMPERTUS KLÜH, Basford, Stoke-on-Trent, in the County of Stafford, Indiarubber
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object an improved device or contrivance for fastening
umbrellas, parasols, and the like without weakening the stick.
The well known contrivance in use at present, consisting of a spring loop which
springs through a slot hole in the runner, considerably weakens the stick, as it requires
a recess or groove to be cut or formed in the stick near the top and the bottom, and
frequently gets out of order.
My invention consists of a small lever supported near its centre by pivots which
extend from a jaw on the runner. One end of this lever is bent at right angles
and the other end is formed into a handle. That end of said lever which is bent
at right angles projects over the edge of the runner and is pressed against the
stick by a spring which lifts up the other end. Two thin metal plates or ferrules
with apertures in them to fit the bent end of the lever are attached to the stick corre-
sponding to the positions of
open and closed.
To open or close an umbrella, parasol, or the like, to which my invention is fitted,
the runner is moved until the bent end of the lever drops into the aperture in one of the
metal plates where it is held until released by pressing down the other end of the
lever.
I may here mention that plain metal plates or ferrules will do instead of plates or
ferrules with apertures in them, in this case the bent end of the lever drops over the
edge of the plate or ferrule.
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BILLINGTON & NEWTON,
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Potteries Patent Agency, Longport, Staffordshire, Agents for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Fastening for Umbrellas, Parasols, and the like.
SIMPERTUS KLUH, Basford, Stoke-on-Trent, in the County of Stafford, Indiarubber
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 has for its object an improved device or contrivance for fastening
umbrellas, parasols, and the like, without weakening the stick.
The well known contrivance in use at present consisting of a spring loop which
fastens the umbrella by projecting through a slot hole in the runner, weakens the
stick considerably as it requires a groove to be cut in the stick near the top and the
bottom; it also frequently gets out of order.
By my invention 1 overcome this disadvantage, and produce a strong and durable
fastening which does not weaken the stick; the principal parts being attached to the
runner.
My invention will be more clearly understood by referring to the annexed
drawings. The same letters denote different views of the same object or part. Fig. 1
is a side elevation of a runner with my improved fastening attached thereto. Fig. 2,
is a vertical section of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a view of the
stick where the metal plate is attached, and Fig. 5 is another view of the stick,
showing a different form of metal plate.

page_text: My invention consists of a small lever a, supported at or near its centre by
pivots b, which extends from jaw c on runner d. One end of this lever a is bent to a
right angle nearly as shown at e, and the other end suitably formed into a handle.
Under end e of lever a I make an aperture in the runner to permit said end of
lever a to pass through and either fit into a slot hole, or drop over the edge of the
metal plates, which I attach to the stick at the points corresponding to the position
of the runner when the umbrella, parasol or the like is open and closed. g fig.
shows a metal plate attached to the stick i, and h fig. 5. is another form of plate with
an aperture in its centre. j is a spring which presses against the end ƒ of lever a
in contact with the plates or the stick; or an elastic band placed over the end e of
lever a may be used for the purpose if desired.
My improved fastening is easily operated, and having few parts, is not liable to get
out of order. To open or close an umbrella, parasol, or the like to which my invention
is fitted; the end of lever a is pressed down so as to lift end e, either over the
metal plate, or out of the slot hole in the metal plate attached to the stick, as the
case may be, the runner then being slid along in the usual manner.
In arranging the metal plates, I prefer to use a plain plate (fig. 4) at the top of the
stick, and one with an aperture in it (Fig. 5) at the bottom near the handle; said
plates being fastened to the stick in a suitable manner.
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. The construction of a fastening device for umbrellas, parasols, and the like, con-
sisting of a spring lever attached to the runner, and metal plates on the stick, sub-
stantially as herein set forth and shown.
2. In umbrella, parasol, and the like fastenings, the combination of lever a, spring j
and jaw c with runner d substantially as herein set forth and shown.
and
3. In connection with umbrella, parasol, and the like fastenings, the metal plates g
substantially as herein set forth and shown.
Dated this 17th day of August 1889
BILLINGTON & NEWTON,
Potteries Patent Agency, Longport, Staffordshire, Agents for Applicant.