IMPROVEMENT IN THE SPRINGS AND THE ATTACHMENT OF THE SAME TO THE STICKS OR CANES OF UMBRELLAS PARASOLS OR SUNSHADES
Year: 1884

page_text: I WILLIAM TEMPLE STEPHENS of 115 Wood Street Cheapside in the City of
London Manager to an Umbrella Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my
Invention for IMPROVEMENT IN THE SPRINGS AND THE ATTACHMENT OF THE
SAME TO THE STICKS OR CANES OF UMBRELLAS PARASOLS OR SUNSHADES to be
as follows:
This spring may be made of iron steel brass or any other metal wire from which
umbrella springs can be made and may be either flat or round and either tempered
or otherwise. It is made by drilling two holes B and C in stick A (vide diagrams)
one end of spring D is passed through hole B and riveted in the usual manner,
from B to C the spring D may either lie along the top of the stick or for neatness
in a slight groove it terminates in a hook turned either left or right (vide
diagrams) much shorter than is in general use to enable it to work in hole C
which is in a slightly slanting direction and pierces the stick D about 3/rd of its
thickness the usual stop wire E is put across to keep the spring D in position
this spring obviates the necessity of cutting the ordinary slit which naturally
weakens the stick and can be adapted for any size of umbrella parasol or
Bunshade.

page_text: I WILLIAM TEMPLE STEPHENS of 115 Wood Street Cheapside in the City of
London Manager to an Umbrella Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my
Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SPRINGS AND THE ATTACILMENT OF THE
SAME TO THE STICKS OR CANES OF UMBRELLAS PARASOLS OR SUNSHADES" and
in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:—
This improved spring may be made of iron, steel, brass, or any other metal wiro
from which umbrella springs can be made and may be either flat or round and
either tempered or otherwise it is secured by drilling two holes in the stick. One
end of the spring is passed through one hole and rivetted in the usual manner.
The spring may lie along the stick or for neatness in a shallow groove its other
end terminates in a hook much shorter than in general uso to enable it to work in
the other hole which is in a slightly slanting direction and pierces the stick about
two thirds of its thickness. The usual stop wire is put across to keep the spring
in position.
This improved spring obviates the necessity of cutting the ordinary slit which
naturally weakens the stick and can be adopted for any size of umbrella parasol
or sunshade.
In the Drawings hereunto annexed I have shewn two examples of my improved
spring suitable for an umbrella parasol or sunshade, in each case the spring is
secured to the stick in a similar manner. Referring to Figure 1, a is the stick of
the umbrella parasol or sunshade in which two holes are drilled-tho hole al passes
completely through the stick, the hole a' is what is termed a "dead hole" and
passes about two thirds through the stick.
To secure the spring b to the stick one end is passed through the hole a¹ and
rivetted its other end which is formed with a hook is secured in the hole a² by the
ordinary stop wire or pin c.
Referring to Figure 2 it will be seen that the only difference is that the spring b
is formed with a hook turned in the opposite direction the stop wire c being also
on the opposite side.
Similar letters refer to similar parts in both Figures.
I would remark that I make no claim to any of the parts separately which are
well known and in common use.
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 what
I claim is
The improved arrangement and construction of springs band mode of securing
the same to the sticks of umbrellas parasols and sunshades substantially in the
manner herein described and represented by the Drawings annexed.
Dated this 22nd day of July 1881
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
34, Southampton Buildings,
Agents for the Patentee.