IMPROVEMENTS IN UMBRELLAS
Year: 1885

page_text: I CHARLES HENRY BUTLIN of Camborne in the County of Cornwall Surgeon do
hereby declare the nature of said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN UMBRELLAS",
to be as follows:-
My Invention relates more especially to the kind of Umbrella described in the
Specification of my Patent No 12,679 of 1884 and has for its' object to strengthen
the said Umbrella so that it is not liable to be blown inside out-According to my
Invention in addition to the ordinary stretchers forming the connection between
the ribs and the divided or compound ferrule described in the said Specification
I provide an additional set of stretchers connected at one end to the ordinary ribs
or to the ordinary stretchers in which latter case they are preferably attached near
to where the said ordinary stretchers are fixed to the ribs the other end of the
additional stretchers being connected to the same ring as that to which the ribs are
attached or to an additional ferrule situated upon the upper end of the Umbrella
Stick so as to leave a sufficient space upon the stick between the two ferrules for
attachment to the carrier on the arch or support to which the Umbrella stick is
fixed in attaching the Umbrella to the vehicle as described in the Specification of
my Patent 5354 of 1883-When the Umbrella is opened this additional ferrule
(when it is used) is situated or moves closely up underneath the Umbrella so as'
not to interfere with the bringing down of the Umbrella sufficiently closely to the
arch or support to afford proper protection to the occupant of the vehicle as
described in my said Specification of my said Patent No 12679 of 1884.

page_text: Improvements in Umbrellas.
"
I CHARLES HENRY BUTLIN of Camborne in the County of Cornwall Surgeon do
hereby declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN UMBRELLAS
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 more especially to the kind of Umbrella described in the
Specification of my Patent No 12679 of 1884 and has for its object to strengthen
the Umbrella so that it is not liable to be blown inside out.
According to my Invention in addition to the ordinary stretchers forming the
connection between the ribs and the divided or compound ferrule or runner
described in the said Specification I provide an additional set of stretchers
connected at one end to the ordinary ribs or to the ordinary stretchers in which
latter case they are preferably attached near to where the said ordinary stretchers
are fixed to the ribs the other end of the additional stretchers being connected to
the same ring as that to which the ribs are attached or to an additional ring or
ferrule situated upon the upper end of the Umbrella stick so as to leave a sufficient
space upon the stick between the additional ring or ferrule and the divided ferrule
or runner for the attachment of the Umbrella to the carrier on the arch or support
to which the Umbrella stick is fixed in attaching the Umbrella to the vehicle as
described in the Specification of my Patent 5354 of 1883. When the Umbrella is
opened this additional ring or ferrule (when it is used) is situated or moves closely
up to the ring to which the ordinary ribs are attached so as not to interfere with
the bringing down of the Umbrella sufficiently closely to the arch or support to
afford proper protection to the occupants of the Vehicle as described in my said
Specification of my said Patent N° 12679 of 1884.
Figure 1 is a view of the interior of an Umbrella constructed according to my
Invention and Figure 2 is a view of the Umbrella partially closed and without the
covering for the purpose of shewing the parts more clearly.
A are the ordinary stretchers connected at one end to the ribs B in the ordinary
manner their opposite ends being connected to the divided or compound ferrule or
runner C. C¹ described in the Specification to my aforesaid former Patent In
addition to the ordinary stretchers A. I provide other stretchers Dwhich may be
attached to the ribs B by the same fastenings that connect the stretchers A or
they may be otherwise connected to the said ribs or to the ordinary stretchers
preferably near to where the said ordinary stretchers are attached to the ribs B.
The opposite ends of these additional stretchers D may be connected to the ring E
to which the ribs are attached or to an additional ring F which may be fixed on
the stick G of the Umbrella close up to the ordinary ring E as shewn or it may be
fitted so as to slide upward along the stick as the Umbrella is being opened, so as
to lie close up to the ordinary ring E when the Umbrella is open to admit of the
Umbrella being fixed as low down as possible to the arch or support on the Vehicle
with which the Umbrella is used. The additional stretchers D will when the
Umbrella is open give great resistance to the tendency of the Umbrella to turn

page_text: inside out. The additional stretchers may be fitted to all the ribs as shewn or
they may be applied to some of the ribs only if desired for example to every
alternate rib.
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When the additional stretchers are connected to the ordinary stretchers they
must necessarily be attached at their opposite ends to an additional runner capable
of sliding along the Umbrella stick as the Umbrella is being opened and closed.
The improvements described may be applied to Umbrellas without the divided
ferrule or runner mentioned and to Umbrellas generally including in that term
such forms of Umbrellas as are called by other names such for example as sun-
sbades.
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
1. In carriage and other Umbrellas the combination with the ordinary ribs and
stretchers of additional stretchers secured to the ordinary ribs or stretchers and to
the ring to which the ribs are attached or to an additional ring or ferrule either
immovable or capable of moving towards the said ordinary ring whilst the
Umbrella is being opened and lying in contact with the said ring when the
Umbrella is opened so as to strengthen the Umbrella substantially as herein before
described.
2. In carriage Umbrellas the combination of additional stretchers as claimed by
the preceding claiming clause with a divided ferrule for the ordinary stretchers
all being relatively arranged substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore
described.