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(No ModeL) W. H. llslaLKlmw UMBRELLA 0R PARASOL ANOPY.

. IILIIIIIII Patented Apr. 7, 1885.

UNITED STATES WILLIS H. BELKNAP,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

UMBRELLA OR PARASOL CANOPY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 315,224, dated April 7, 1885.

Application lcd June 21, 1584.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, WILLIS H. BELKNAP, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, county and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Parasol-Canopies for Childrens Carriages, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in the construction of parasols, whereby they are adapted to be suspended from the upper side, and to the application ofthe same to canopies for carriages.

The invention consists in so constructing parasols that the order of operation in opening and closing them is the reverse of that of such articles as now made-that is to say, the stick is drawn up through the notched ange to which the upper ends of the ribs are attached, bringing with it the notched flange or part corresponding to the runner of ordinary parasols, to which the lower ends of the stretchers are attached, so that the notched flange of ordinary parasols becomes the runner, and the runner or part which slides on the stick becomes the notched flange in this case,and is secured to the stick, which does not project down below the same, but is inished off j ust below the notched flange by means of asuitable ornamental knob. In adapting such a parasol to act as a canopy for carriages, the stick is provided with a kneejoint at the part of it which is just above the parasol when it is open, thereby allowing the main portion of the stick4 to be placed in a horizontal position and at right angles to the part within the parasol, thus permitting the said main portion of the stick to be placed within a tubular or other suitable support secured to the back of the carriage, this said portion of the stick being provided with a suitable catch by which it is held in the tubular or other support 5 but to 'describe my invention more particularly, I will now refer to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a sectional view of my improved parasol opened. Fig. 2 is a similar view of it closed. Fig. 3 shows the application of it to a carriage as a canopy for the same. Fig. 4 shows enlarged views of the end of the tubular support and knee-joint of the stick, and Fig. 5 shows a modication.

The ribs a a and stretchers b b are constructed (No model.)

and connected together and to the notched flanges c and d, respectively, as in ordinary parasols and umbrellas. The notched iiange o, to which the ends of the ribs a a are attached, and which in this case may be properly termed the f runner,"7 is provided with an upward1yprojecting sleeve, c', and the stick e e slides freely through it. rlhe lower end, e', of the stick is secured in the notched flange d, to which the lower ends of the stretchers b b are attached.

To permit of the main parte of the stick being laid over toward the top of the parasol, when opened, itis connected to the lower part, e', by means of the link f, pivoted in slots in the two parts e and e', thus forming a kneejoint. The part e of the stick is of such a length as to allow of this folding action taking place just above the sleeve c of the upper notched fiange when the parasol is opened, the upper end ofthe sleeve c being grooved to fit the stick e, so that the spring of the ribs and cover retain the parasol in its open position, with the part of the stick e at right angles to the part e. A spring, g, is fitted in the stick e near its end, and this spring catches into a slot in the tube or socket holder in which the parasol is to be held, and when it is applied as a canopy to a childs carriage, as shown at Fig. 3, a tubular holder, h, is attached to the back of the carriage Z, and into which the whole of the part e of the stick is placed. The end of the tube h is slotted, so as to pass over the link f of the kneejoint, and the under side of it fits into the groove formed in the top of the sleeve c', as clearly shown in Fig. 4, and when so placed the parasol is rigidly held, and the knee-joint locked by reason of the resilience of the ribs and stoppin j in the part e of the stick coming in contact with the under side of the notched flange c, (see Fig. 1,) and the two parts of the stick e c cannot be brought into line until the parasol is removed from the tube h. The spring g holds the stick e in the tube h by falling into or through the sloth', formed therein, and the parasol is removed by depressing said spring in a manner similar to that in which the spring-catch of an ordinary parasol is operated, the parasol being now closed by pushing the stick e down through the notched flange c. An inside lining, i, is

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easily applied to cover up the ribs, &c., and a neat finish is given to the device by the knobj.

As a means for holding the parasol open, a spring, k, may be placed in the part e' of the stick, so as to catch over the top ofthe sleeve c', or into a slot formed in it, as shown at Fig. 5; but I prefer, as a neater method, to hold the parts in open position, to make the knee-joint project just above the sleeve c', and to lock said joint as before described.

As shown at Fig. 2, the stick e projects above the sleeve c when the parasol is closed, so that it is as readily opened as those of ordinary make. In this View the covering and lining are removed,so as not to confuse the working parts.

It is evident that though this improved parasol isparticularly adapted to be used as a canopy for carriages, it may be used as a covering Vin various other places, any suitable means being used to hold the end of the stick e when the parasol is opened, as shown at Figi.

Whatlclaim,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a parasol, the combination, with the ribs and stretchers and their respective notched iianges, of a jointed stick free to slide in the notched flange of the ribs, and secured at one end to the notched liange of the stretchers, thejoint of said stick being so located as to be above the notched ilange of the ribs when the parasol is open, thereby allowing the projee-ting part of the stick to be folded toward the top of the parasol, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, with a parasol in which the stick is secured to the lower notched flange and slides freely through the upper notched flange, and provided with a knee-joint which allows the projecting part to be folded over when the parasol is opened, of a tubular support into which the folded part of the stick n'ts, the end of said tubular support being grooved to iit over the link ofthe knee-joint, thereby locking the same in open position by the resilience of the ribs of the parasol and by a stop-pin in the lower part ofthe stick, substantially as set forth.

3. In a canopy-parasol, in combination, the stick e e', provided with the knee-jointf, the notched flange d, secured to the part e of the stick, the notched flange c, provided with the sleeve c', grooved at its upper end, the ribsa a, and the stretchers b bv, substantially as set forth.

4L. In combination, thejointed stick ee, the notched flange d, and stretchers Z1 b, the notched flange @,and ribs a c, the spring lgin the part e of the stick, and the tubular holder h, having an end groove and the groove 7L', substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, at New York, county and State of New York, this 19th day of June, A. D. 1884.

VILLIS H. BELKNAP.

Vitn esses:

ALFRED SHEDLooK, H. D. WrLLniMs.

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