US498224A - Umbrella attachment for bicycles - Google Patents

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H. BASKERVILLB. UMBRELLA AGHMBNT FOR BIGYGLBS;

No. 498,224. Patented May 30, 189-3.

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H. BASKERVILLE. UMBRELLA ATTACHMENT FOR BIGYGLBS.

No. 498,224." Patented May so, 1893.

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HERBERT E. BASKERVILLE, O'F DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

UMBRELLA ATTACHMENT FO R BICYCLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 498,224, dated May 30, 1893.

. P Application filed June 16, 1892.

' Serial No. 436,903. on, model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HERBERT E. BAsKER- VILLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, county of Wayne, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in a'nUmbrella Attachment for Bicycles; and I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will'enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification. v

My invention has for its object a new and useful umbrella attachment for bicycles, tri.-.

cycles and similar and analogous devices; and

it consists of the construction, arrangementand combinationof devices and appliances Fig. 4: is a sectional view of the lower telescoping section, showing the other sections in elevation. Fig. 5 shows the umbrella expanded, and F-ig.- 6 shows it folded upward. j The purpose of my invention is to provide suchan attachment which shall always be in place ready for use, and yet which may be readily adjusted out of the way when not in use.

It is also my purpose to make an attachment of this nature which shall be as light as vpossible, which shall take up the least possiticular number of telescoping sections.

In the drawings the handle is shown formed of three such sections as represented at A. A, and A The lower portion A I design to have ajointed engagement with a suitable portion dle, as the section A I do not limit myself to any parbrella frame to have a sliding and folding en- 1 gagement with the upper section ofthe han- Accordingly B repreresents the umbrella frame, consisting ofa desired number of ribs B, jointedly connected at their inner ends as at b with a head'B so 7 that the ribs may close upward instead of downward in the usual manner.

B denote the stays or braces of the 11mbrella frame having a jointed connection, as at b with a. sleeve B which has sliding movement upon the head 'inop'ening and closing the umbrella frame.

- B5 is a. spring engaged with the head B to hold the sleeve in place at either end of the head when the frame is open or closed. This spring is so arranged that item be. pressed inward to permit the sleeve or runner B to pass, butas soon as it has passed it will assume its original position and engage with the upper or lower end of the runner, as the case maybe and hold the umbrella in an expanded or collapsed condition. The braces preferably have a sliding engagement, at their outer ends, with the ribs so'that they maybe movable thereon a suitabledistance, as from The umbrella frameis alsodesigned tohave a vto 0c, in opening ;and closing the frame.

a telescopic'engagement andmovementin I q the upper section of'thehandle, as in the see- I tion A To this, endthe head B of the framemay be, connected with 'a sliding head 0 mov ably engaged in the section A so that the umbrella frame and its'covering B maybe folded and closed down within, or partially within the section A when not in use, and which may be moved outward and expanded when desired for use. When so expanded the sliding head 0 may be held in place in anysuitable manner.

In order that the umbrella may be set to any desired position or angle I also contemplate a jointed engagement'of the head B with the sliding head 0, as by a ball and socket joint at c. A set screw 0 will hold the joint in any given position, and permit the adjustment of the umbrella top in any desired position.

D-D denote catches actuated by springs 01 d'to hold the umbrella frame in an extendedcondition. The inner ends of these catches out which will throw the upper ends in under the head and prevent its passing hackinto the section until the catches have been retracted from under the head by pressing the lower ends in against the section.

The ends of the telescoping sections may be held in an expanded position in any suitable manner, as by a slot E and pin e. i

While I do not limit myself to any specific manner of attaching the umbrella handle to a bicycle, I find it suitable and convenient to attach it by means of a clamp I-I upon the 1 standard G.

This may be by constructing the clamp of two parts united as at 71.

The

clamp is constructed with an arm H slotted 3 as at h.

J is a socket to receive the lower end of the umbrella handle, the socket being provided with a stem J whereby it is engaged to the clamp,a set screw h permitting the socket to be adjusted in different positions so as to set the handle at a desired angle.

The socket J is shown constructed with a post j at the base thereof and is cut away as shown at J to allow the section A to be turned down out of an upright position and be laid alongside one of the handle bars K of the bicycle. A clamp is maysupport the outer end of the attachment when closed up and turned down out of use. In this manner the attachment abides with the bicycle and is constantly ready for use.

The base of the section A is constructed with a head F secured in place by a screw f,

and is constructed with sockets f and f to receive the post 7' the socket f holding it in a vertical position and the socket f holding it in a "horizontal position. By lifting the head Fout of engagement with the post j the folded umbrella may be placed in a recumbent position. This engagement of the sec tion A with the standard G is representative of any desired jointed connection at this point.

While I havedescribed my invention as applicable to bicycles and analogous devices, it is evident that it is also adapted for a greater Variety of uses, and the umbrella may also be used independently, and as such be very convenient for the use of tourists, &c.

I would have it understood that I contemplate as coming within the scope of my invention any and all uses to which my improved device is found adapted.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. The combination with an umbrella handle or support of an umbrella frame arranged to close up and to be inclosed in said handle, said frame having a jointed connection with said handle substantially as described.

2. In combination a tubular telescopic handle or support, and an umbrella frame constructed with a reciprocatory head, a sleeve having a movable engagement on said head, a spring to hold the sleeve in position, the upper ends of the spring engaging with the lower side of the head when the umbrella is collapsed and the lower end of the spring en-- edly engaged with said sleeve substantially as described.

3. The combination with an umbrella jhandle or support, of an umbrella frame having a jointed engagement therewith, said frame being arranged to fold and close up within the handle, and means for securing the same to a bicycle, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination'with a clamp adapted to be secured to the frame of abicycle or the like, and having a recess the wall of whichis cut away at one side, of a projection adapted to be secured to the handlebar of theframe and an umbrella support one end of which rests in the recess when the umbrella is in a verticalora horizontal position and the other end rests upon the projectionwhen in a hori zontal position, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

HERBERT BASKERVILLE. Witnesses:

R. D. ROBISON, N. S. WRIGHT.

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