Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Dec., 1887
Complete Left, 11th June, 1888
Complete Accepted, 13th July, 1888
1, GEORGE PORTER, of 23, Cullum Street, in the city of London, Engineer, a
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
This invention relates to the construction of a novel and simple device for holding
umbrellas in front of counters and other positions where umbrella stands cannot be
conveniently placed.
My improved device consists of a pair of weighted curved arms adapted to turn in
a plate fixed to the counter front or against a wall or other position. These arms aro
so curved and arranged that if an umbrella be pressed against their outer ends the
arms will turn so as to open and allow the umbrella to pass between them whereupon
they will recover their normal position and hold the umbrella from falling. The
interior curve of the arms also is such that they open upon the umbrella being
withdrawn and then recover their normal position as before.
A
1007
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: I, GEORGE PORTER, of 23, Cullum Street, in the city of London, Engineer, 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 relates to the construction of a novel and simple device for holding
umbrellas in front of counters and in other positions where umbrella stands cannot be
conveniently placed.
My improved device consists of a pair of weighted curved arms adapted to turn in a
plate fixed to the counter front or against a wall or other position. These arms are
so curved and arranged that if an umbrella be pressed against their outer ends the
arms will turn so as to open and allow the umbrella to pass between them whereupon
they will recover their normal position and hold the umbrella from falling. The
interior curve of the arms also is such that they open upon the umbrella being
withdrawn and then recover their normal position as before.
In order to enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe how the
same may be carried into practice by reference to the accompanying drawings in
which
Figure 1 represents a perspective view of the umbrella holder.
Figures 2, 3 and 4 are a front, side and, plan view respectively of the same.
Figure 5 is a plan of one of the weighted arms.
Figure 6 is a section on the line A B of figure 4.
Figure 7 is a perspective view of a counter having one of the improved holders
attached thereto and shewn with an umbrella placed therein.
Similar letters in all the figures indicate similar or corresponding parts.
In the several figures of the drawings a, a represent the two curved weighted arms
which are arranged so as to turn pivotwise in the sockets b, b on the plate e fixed
to a counter front as shewn in Figure 7 or against a wall or in any other suitable
position.
The pivot end of each of the weighted arms is formed with a groove d, a pin e in
the socket fitting in the said groove whereby the amount of rotation or play of the
arms is limited, but it will be obvious that any other suitable arrangement for limiting
the play of the arms can be employed.
If a holder of this construction be fixed to a counter front as shewn in Figure 7
and the handle of an umbrella be pressed against the front ends of the curved
weighted arms a, a as shown by the dotted circle a, Figure 4, the arms will open by
partly rotating into the position shewn in dotted lines in Figure 2 and the umbrella
handle will drop into one corner of the holder as shewn by the dotted circle a
Figure 4, and the arms will fall by their own weight into their normal or closed
position and hold the umbrella from falling.

page_text: To remove the umbrella it is merely necessary to pull the umbrella handle forward
as shewn by the dotted circle a whereby the arms a, a will be opened into the
position shewn by dotted lines in figure 2 so as to allow the umbrella handle to
pass out.
I have described my invention as applied to an umbrella holder suitable for use in
the case of shop counters but it will be obvious that it can also be employed for use in
show cases, and other places where umbrellas, walking sticks and similar articles
require to be retained in a vertical position and in such a manner that they can be
easily placed in and removed from the holder.
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. A holder for umbrellas, walking sticks and like articles consisting of a pair
of curved weighted arms adapted to turn in such a manner as to allow the umbrella or
other article to be placed in or removed from the holder by simply pressing the same
against the arms substantially as set forth.
2. The manufacture and use of the improved holder for umbrellas, walking sticks
and the like herein before described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
1000
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agents for the Applicant.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agents for the Applicant.