IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENINGS FOR COVERS OR CASES OF UMBRELLAS, PARASOLS AND THE LIKE
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Edward Griffith Brewer of 33 Chancery Lane in the
County of Middlesex for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENINGS FOR
COVERS OR CASES OF UMBRELLAS, PARASOLS AND THE LIKE communicated
to him from abroad by Octave Triquet of Paris France
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Edward Griffith Brewer at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 29th October 1883.
EDWARD GRIFFITH BREWER of 33 Chancery Lane in the County of Middlesex
"IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENINGS FOR COVERS OR CASES, OF UMBRELLAS, PARASOLS
AND THE LIKE (A communication to me from abroad by Octave Triquet of
Paris France)
"
-Heretofore many unsuccessful attempts have been made to produce a good
fastening for the covers or cases of umbrellas, parasols. and the like
According to this invention the umbrella or parasol cover is made with only a
slight opening at the upper part sufficiently long when it is open as to be able to
withdraw the umbrella from the case or cover. There is a spring or piece of steel
inserted in and round the upper part of the cover or case.
To mount or fit this
spring it is introduced into a seam or slide placed at the upper part of the case or
cover and the ends of the slide or seam are closed; it is the elasticity of the spring
which allows the closing or opening of the case or cover. Although very light the
spring has sufficient power to hold or retain the case or cover closed.
Instead of a flat spring two or more blades may be used to form the spring
united by hinges The prolongation of the blade or branch may form the spring.
on the branch beyond the hinge.-Two or three branches may form springs at
their ends
These different arrangements are only given as examples as other equivalent
arrangements might be devised without departing from the invention.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Edward Griffith Brewer in the Patent Office on the 29th April
1884.
EDWARD GRIFFITH BREWER of 33 Chancery Lane in the County of Middlesex
"IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENINGS FOR COVERS OR CASES OF UMBRELLAS PARASOLS
AND THE LIKE" (A communication to me from abroad by Octave Triquet of
Paris France)
Heretofore many unsuccessful attempts have been made to produce a good
fastening for the covers or cases of umbrellas parasols and the like: perhaps it is
because the object seems to be of such secondary importance that no one has
attempted to depart from the established rule, improvements have certainly been
made but always for the most part in the same direction.
Now the fastening which forms the subject of the present invention will be best
understood by reference to the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows an
umbrella a provided with a cover b the case or cover is shown closed with only a
slight opening c In Figure 2 the cover or case b is shown open so as to be able
to withdraw the umbrella from the case or cover Figures 3 and 4 show the
spring d which constitutes the invention, at Figure 3 it is shown removed and free
and at Figure 4 it is shown expanded the slide of the sheath or covering being
shewn in dotted lines. To mount the spring d it is introduced into a slide or
sheath e provided at the upper part of the case or cover and the ends e¹ of the
slide are closed it is the elasticity of the spring which allows the closing or opening
of the case or cover. Although very light the spring & has sufficient power to hold
the case or cover closed.
Instead of a flat spring two or more blades may be used to form the spring
united by hinges as shown at Figures 5, 6, 7, 8. 9 and 10. In the arrangement
shown at Figures 5 and 6 it is the prolongation fll of the blade or branch f which
forms the spring on the branch g beyond the hinge h At Figures 7 and 8 the
branches and g form springs at their ends f¹ and g¹. At Figures 9 and 10 a
fastening with three branches and two hinges is illustrated. To keep it closed a
fixed spring may be applied to the branch k and pressing on the branches and m.
Those different arrangements are only given as examples as other oquvalent
arrangements might be devised for producing a similar result or results without
departing from the invention
Having now described the nature of the said invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed I declare that I claim
In fastenings for umbrulla or parasol covers the employment of a spring consisting
of one or of several branches contained in a slide or sheath e applied to the upper
part of covers or cases for umbrellas parasols and the like with the object of
producing the closing of same substantially as set forth together with any mere
modification or modifications thereof.
In witness whereof I the said Edward Griffith Brewer have hereunto set my
hand and seal this Twentyninth day of April in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and eighty four.
R A DOGOD