IMPROVE- MENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF UMBRELLA FURNITURE
Year: 1879

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Frederick Arthur Ellis, of Birmingham, in the County of
Warwick, Umbrella Furniture Manufacturer, for the Invention of "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF UMBRELLA FURNITURE.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Frederick Arthur Ellis at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 1st November 1879.
FREDERICK ARTHUR ELLIS, of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Umbrella
Furniture Manufacturer. "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF UMBRELLA
FURNITURE."
This Invention refers to improvements in the manufacture of the runners and top
notches of umbrellas and to the hand spring. Referring to the annexed Drawings,
Fig. 1 is a piece of plain metal tubing, and Fig. 2 a twice corrugated cap of metal,
which I place on the tube Fig. 1, as seen in Fig. 3. I then turn out the edge of the
tube within the corrugated cap, as seen in Fig. 4, and close down the corrugations
by suitable tools into the form seen at Fig. 5; this forms the runner when the spaces
have been cut out for the ribs. The remaining Figures shew a modification of the
Invention in which the notch piece is formed of single metal instead of double, the
cap for the notch piece being of the form seen at Figs. 7 and 8, and the complete
notch piece as shewn at Figure 9.
My improvement in the hand spring consists in forming a small hollow stud
containing a coiled spring and let into the stick; this stud engages in a slot across
the runner when the umbrella is closed or fixed open.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Frederick Arthur Ellis in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 1st May
1880.
"
FREDERICK ARTHUR ELLIS, of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick,
Manufacturer. IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF UMBRELLA FURNITURE.”
This Invention refers to improvements in the manufacture of the runners and top
notches of umbrellas, and also to the hand spring of umbrellas. Referring to the
Drawings, Figure 1 is a piece of plain metal tubing, and Figure 2 a twice
corrugated cap of metal which I place upon the top of the tube Figure 1, as shewn
at Figure 3. I then turn out the edge of the tube at (a), Figure 4, within the
corrugated cap, and in some cases also press out the flange at (b), Figure 4. I then
close down the corrugations by suitable tools into the form shewn at Figure 5, and
when the usual notches are cut for the ribs a complete runner is formed. In this
case the parts (c, c,) are formed of a double fold of metal.
A modification of the Invention consists in forming the notch piece of single
metal of the form shewn in Figure 7. This notch piece is placed over the tube
Figure 6. I turn down the top edge (d) into the groove (e), as shewn in Figure 8,
and with suitable tools close down the parts into the form shewn at Figure 9.
My improvement in the hand spring consists in forming a small hollow stud (f),
Figure 10, containing a coiled spring (g), the whole being let into the stick with
the stud () projecting, or I form the hand spring as shewn in Figure 11, with the
stud (h) and flat spring (i). These studs (for h) engage in a slot across the runner
when the umbrella is closed or fixed open.
Having thus described the nature of the said Invention and the manner in which
the same is to be carried into effect, I claim, without limiting myself to these
precise details, the several improvements in the manufacture of umbrella furniture as
herein more fully set for and specified.
In witness whereof, I, the said Frederick Arthur Ellis, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Thirtieth day of April, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and eighty.
FREDRICK ARTHUR ELLIS. (L.S.)