Improvements in Walking Sticks or Canes, Umbrellas, Parasols, and the like.
Year: 1889

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Walking Sticks or Canes, Umbrellas, Parasols,
and the like.
I FILIPP STRASSER of Salzburg in the Empire of Austria 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 and
accompanying drawings: :-
My said Invention relates chiefly to means for readily lengthening and shortening
walking sticks, canes, umbrellas, parasols and the like so that the person selling the
goods can at once adjust the length of the stick or other article to the height or liking
of the purchaser. To effect this object I form the foot of the stick or cane or other
similar article with a screwed termination or it might be with a screwed socket upon
or into which I screw a ferrule or piece and by having a number of such ferrules or
pieces of various lengths at hand, the shopman or other person disposing of the article
can by attaching a longer or a shorter ferrule adjust the length of the stick exactly
to the customers liking. An additional advantage of my invention is that in frosty
weather the ferrule suited for ordinary purposes may be removed and replaced by
a spiked or sharpened ferrule to increase security of walking. The ferrules are
made of metal, bone, horn or of other suitable material or combination of materials.
To render my invention more clear I have attached hereto an illustrative sheet of
drawings to which I will now refer.
Figs. 1 to 18 of the drawings show different types of attachable or detachable
ferrules of ornamental and useful forms a detailed reference to each figure not
being considered necessary. In Fig. 19 I clearly show the method in which the
ferrule is connected to the stick a. The foot of the stick a is reduced and screwed
as at c and the ferrule is also bored and screwed as at b so as to receive this
screwed portion c. Additional security is given by the screwed tail d which
extends from the foot of the stick a and enters a similarly screwed hole e at the
foot of the ferrule. A jambing effect could be obtained by making the thread of
the screws c and d slightly different in pitch, and thus increase the security of
the ferrule when screwed home upon the foot of the stick. The screwed part d
might however be dispensed with. Although I have described and illustrated the
ferrule as having a screwed socket and the stick a a screwed extension it will of
course be understood that the screwed socket might be formed in the stick and
the screwed extension on the ferrule. It will be seen that with this construction
a ferrule which is too short or too long can easily be removed and replaced by
one of more suitable dimensions.
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 :-
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Lengthening, shortening, or altering walking sticks, canes, umbrellas, sunshades,
parasols and the like by the provision of attachable and detachable ferrules of
different lengths or makes constructed formed and applied in the manner or sub-
stantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated.
DUTTON & FULTON,
1, St. James Square, Manchester, Agents.