Improvements in Supports for Umbrellas, Guards, Sails, and the like, attachable to Velocipedes, Motor Cars, and like Vehicles.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 6th May, 1897
Complete Specification Left, 7th Feb., 1898-Accepted, 23rd Apr., 1898
Improvements in Supports for Umbrellas, Guards, Sails, and the like,
attachable to Velocipedes, Motor Cars, and like Vehicles.
I, JOHN FREDERICK SARGEANT, of Holly Bank, Bracknell, in the County of Berks,
Solicitor, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to provide means whereby parasols, umbrellas,
guards, sails and analogous shelters or accessories may be readily attached to
cycles, motor cars and other vehicles for use such articles being capable of being
packed in a very small space and instantly released when in their erected or open
position.
According to my invention, I support the parasol or other article by a number
of tubes fitting telescopically and in some cases provided with feathers, the ends
of the tubes being provided with clamps or clips fitted with bolts, the latter being
preferably formed with pivoted lever attachments to facilitate the operation of the
bolts.
The lowest tube is fitted to the handle bar or steering stem of the vehicle in such
a manner as to be readily detachable, for instance, a socket in which the tube may
be temporarily secured. The top tube carries the parasol or other article and is
set at an angle to the lower tubes in which the top tube is capable of being rotated
to the required position.
The various parts are so constructed that they may be readily erected or packed
up; the top tube is utilised in some cases for supporting a sail, similar in shape
to an umbrella, and for military purposes the top tube may carry a guard or shield
formed of steel wire or other suitable material.
The position of the parasol, umbrella, shield or guard, or sail may be altered at
will suitable joints being provided for the purpose.
Dated 6th M... 100%
GEORGE DOWNING & SONS,
8, Quality Court, London, W.C., Agents.
Improvements in Supports for Umbrellas, Guards, Sails, and the like,
attachable to Velocipedes, Motor Cars, and like Vehicles.
I, JOHN FREDERICK SARGEANT, of Holly Bank, Bracknell, in the County of Berks,
Solicitor, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:-
The object of my invention is to provide means whereby parasols, umbrellas.

page_text: guards, sails, and analogous shelters or accessories, may be readily attached to
cycles, motor cars, and other vehicles, for use therewith; such articles being
capable of being packed in a very small space, and of being instantly released
when in their erected or open position.
According to my invention, I support the parasol or other article by a number
of tubes fitting telescopically, and, in some cases, provided with feathers, the ends
of the tubes being provided with clamps or clips fitted with bolts, the latter being
preferably formed with pivoted lever attachments to facilitate the operation of
the bolts.
The lowest tube is fitted to the handle bar or steering stem of the vehicle in such
a manner as to be readily detachable, for instance, a socket in which the tube may
be temporarily secured. The top tube carries the parasol or other article, and
is set at any suitable angle relatively to the lower tubes, the top tube being capable
of being rotated to adapt it to the required position.
The various parts are so constructed that they may be readily erected or taken
down and packed up, the top tube being utilised, in some cases, for supporting a
sail, analogous to the shape of an umbrella, and, for military purposes, the top
tube may carry a guard or shield formed of steel, wire or other suitable material.
The position of the parasol, umbrella, shield, guard, or sail, may be altered at
will; suitable joints being provided for the purpose.
And in order that my said invention may be particularly described and ascer-
tained, reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings, in which similar
figures of reference indicate corresponding parts.
Fig. 1 is an elevation of the attachment, as applied to a velocipedc.
Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view of the clamping appliance.
Fig. 3 is a separate view of the angular attachment.
Fig. 4 illustrates a clip with pivoted lever.
4 is a portion of the steering stem of a bicycle. 5 is a tube clamped to the
steering stem by the clamp or clip 6, which is preferably formed in two parts,
clamped together by the thumb-screw 7, as shown in Fig. 2. S is an upper tube,
preferably formed of wood, telescopically attached to the tube 5, and fixed in
position, as required, by the thumb-screw 9. By means of the thumb-screw 10
an umbrella, sunshade, or other article may be attached, as shown in Fig. 1.
On removal of the tube 8, the angular tube 11 may be attached to the tube 5
and an umbrella, sunshade, or other article may be clamped thereto at 12, the
tube 11 being turned to any suitable position for the purpose. The tube 11 may be
made of any suitable diameter, either for insertion in the tube 5, or in the tube 8,
as_preferred.
In order to render the parts readily and quickly detachable I sometimes make
use of a clip with a pivoted lever illustrated in Fig. 4. The lever 13 is pivoted
to the head 14 of a bolt which is preferably quick threaded, so that the clip is
operated with great celerity.
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:
:-
In velocipedes, motor-cars, and analogous articles, the combination therewith of
tele-copic and other tubes, provided with the means for fixing and releasing,
umbrellas, parasols, guards, sails, and analogous shelters and accessories, substan-
tially as herein before described and illustrated by the drawings.
TEL
111000
GEORGE DOWNING & SONS,
8, Quality Court, London, W.C., Agents.