US612253A - Umbrella - Google Patents

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E. E. MALLURY.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ERNEST E. MALLORY, OF WEST UNITY, OHIO.

UMBRELLA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 612,253, dated October 11, 1898. Application filed November V19, 1897. Serial No. 659,199. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, ERNEST E. MALLORY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Vtfest Unity, in the county of lVilliams and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Umbrellas; and I do hereby 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.

My invention relates to improvements in umbrellas, more especially in what may be termed shortfolding7 umbrellas.

Desiderata, particularly in this class of umbrellas, are to provide, among other things, for dispensing with the ordinary runner-stop as heretofore applied to the staff or stick for limiting the upward movement of the runner when the umbrella is long-folded. Said form of stop is objectionable, not capable of use in short-folding the umbrella, in that said stop or catch is xed and would therefore interfere with the running of the runner clear to the crown or notch, as required in the latter form of disposing the umbrella. In my invention provision is made for limiting the upward movement of the runner when the umbrella is long-folded, which is also equally adapted for use in connection with the umbrella when shortffolded.

Further objects of my improvements are to provide for the ready detachability' ofthe handle, also that of the staff or stick, and the convenient attachment and removal of the cap for the centering portion at the tip above the notch or crown, also conveniently clasping the umbrella-cover when folded.

To these ends my invention consists, primarily, of a retractible and automaticallyprojected dog or stop arranged in the sta or stick convenient of actuation when its retraction is required to permit the runner to pass the same, as in short-folding the umbrella; second, of means to retain said stop or dog retracted any considerable length of time, as in short-folding the umbrella for packing or transportation; third, of-an end tube or flask adapted to be readily connected and disconnected to and from thestaff or stick adapted to permit of the ready application thereto of a handle or cap equally readily detachable therefrom, and, iinally, of means for conveniently and readily clasping the cover, all substantially as hereinafter more fully disclosed, and specificallypointed out in the claims.

The scope of the invention extends to a retractible and automatically-projected stop or dog to engage the runner in its upward movement adapted to be held retracted underthe action of an axiallyshiftable sleeve; also, to an end tube or flask adapted to be held detachably to the sta or stick and to serve as a closure for a clasping spring or ribbon for the cover and provided with spring-studs adapted to permit the engaging therewith of a handle-piece; also, to a center cap-piece adapted to be readily secured in place and removable when desired.

In the accompanying` drawings, illustrating the preferred form of carrying out my invention, Figure l is a side view of the umbrella long-folded with the spring tape or ribbon compactly clasping the cover. Fig. 2 is a sectional view showin gV the umbrella short-folded and the runner-stop retracted under the axially-shiftable sleeve. Fig. 3 is a detached View of the staff or stick, showing the runner-stop as used when the umbrella is long-folded; and Fig. 4 shows the same with the handle-piece detached and relatively disposed thereto. Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the handle-piece and end tube and a portion of the stad or stick, the other portion being broken away. Fig. 6 is a cross-section, taken through said end tube, contiguously to and more fully disclosing the coiled spring ribbon or band. Fig. '7 is an enlarged detailed sectional view showing more fully the tipand its adj unctive parts.

corresponding parts shown and described inv my concurrent application, Serial No. 659,198, iiled of even date herewith.

The sta A proper is in several sections c,

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a. a2, the folding sections a a being connected by the usual articulated link a3, inclosed by when long-folded for use.

a sliding sleeve a4, when the two sections are held iniiexibly in alinement, said sleeve adapted to be slid from over said link when the staff is to be folded, as in short-folding the umbrella. The remaining section a2 of the staff or stick is in tubular form, preferably tapering, as at d5, a short portion of its length, and from there contracted diametrically, as at a6, to one end, that end connecting with the section a. This reduced end portion a6 is sleeved upon the section a and detachably connected thereto by compressible spring-catches a7, seated in said section ct and adapted to be snapped into an aperture as in said reduced end portion c6. The staff or stick has its upper end adapted to be detachably connected to the tip B, the connection being effected substantially as in my application aforesaid-t'. e., the tip proper having bayonet-like opposite or coincident slots a9 and a sleeve b, adapted to be turned or movable upon said tip, and having corresponding kslots b', and the staff havinga transverse pin al through it, with projecting ends engaging said bayonet-like slots. When the slots b' a9 are brought into coincidence by properly turning the tip, say slightly to the left, the staff can be pulled out of the tip-socket and detached from the tip.

The tiphas slipped snugly down around it an apertured conical piece c, forming a cap or protector for the centering portion of the umbrella-cover to shed the water and protect the cover at that point. The cap c has upon its inner flared circumference or portion a mutilated or broken circular flange portion c', adapted to engage with a lateral stud or projection c2 on` the lower section of tip, and said tip and cap become interlocked.

The upper section B/ of the tip is preferably let into the tubular lower section and adapted to be locked or fastened therein in like fashion as the staff is locked into said tip, a like pin and bayonet-shaped slots forniing the means of connection.

G is the runner-stop,comprisin g, preferably, the dog d, arranged and pivoted in a slot in the upper part of the staff, with its upper laterally projecting or offset end cl normally standing out from the staff to intercept or limit the upward movement of the runner beyond that point in opening the umbrella runner against downward movement.

II is a sleeve arranged on the staff or stick with a longitudinal slot e therein, through which the spring Vfinger-piece protrudes. Said sleeve has also a short transverse slot e/ therein, near its lower end, receiving a projection e2 from the staff-in the present instance, a screw-to permit the sleeve to be axially moved or turned sufficiently to cover saidspring finger-piece as the latter is pressed into its slot in the staff. The sleeve will thus hold the finger-piece and the finger-piece the previously-projecting or stop end of the dog retracted without further interference of the hand until the sleeve is shifted back from over said finger-piece, again allowing said stop end ofthe dog to be automatically projected by the spring action of the fingerpiece. The runner can now be run along the staff unobstructed clear to the notch or crown, as required in short-folding the umbrella, as above intimated.

The runner F of the approved construction shown, described, and claimed in my abovereferred to application comprises, among other features, principally the series of radial spaced apart arms f, fixed to the runner proper on the staff, the spring-fingers f', connected to said arms upon opposite sides thereof and to the stretchers D, and the sliding runner-section F', adapted to engage and throw said spring-fingers outward from the staff, this being effected when said runnersection is moved upward.l By the opposite movement of said runner-section said springfingers are permitted to more or less move inward toward the staff to relatively shorten the stretchers as needed in short-folding the umbrella.

The runner-section may be itself held from any possible downward displacement by the use of pivoted clasps g, applied to opposite arms f f of the runner proper, with their upper ends curved inward toward the latter and having below said ends recesses adapted to receive said runner-section.

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'lne dog d has its inner or lower end pivoted or connected to the upper end of a spring finger-piece cl2, arranged in a diagonal extension of the aforesaid slot, with its lower end secured in the lower end of said slot extension, thus bringing' said finger-piece to the opposite side of the staff and adapting it, as is obvious, for engagement with the lower end or edge of the runner to retain it in position as against downward movement. This provides for the convenient actuation of the dog, and so that when the pressure is exerted upon said fingerpiece toward the staff while the hand is graspof the umbrella when short-folded, consisting in this example of a'spring or steel ribbon arranged or housed in the end section d2 of the staff or stick after the fashion of the reeled steel measuring-tape, with its free end readily accessible and adapted to be drawn out through an opening or slot 7i in said staff end section by the hand. This end of the ribbon or strap I has an inturned or hooked portion z', adapted to be engaged or caught upon a cross-bar z" in one end of the opening or slot h in the staff end section a2. The

clasping strap or ribbon I is readily drawn or uncoiled out of its housing in said staff end section a2 by pulling on said ribbon and is automatically rewound or coiled therein when released out of the way.

The interchangeable cap K and handle or handpiece L are readily slipped upon the lower end of the staff-section 0.2 and snapped fast thereon by opposite spring studs 7s, spring-seated or cushioned in said staff-secfrom opposite sides of said staff and adapted to engage the upper and lower ends of said runner, respectively, substantially as set forth.

2. In an umbrella, the combination, with the staff and runner, of an axially-movable longitudinally-slotted sleeve, and a retractible and projectible dog or stop, with its detent projecting from one side of said sta or tion andprojecting therefrom to engage or snap into coincident apertures k' in said handle-piece or cap.

The many advantages of my invention have been made apparent from the above. Among them it may be necessary to just refer here only to the following: the ready adaptation of the umbrella for short-folding as well as long -folding, convenience and facility of handling, the ready dismemberin g of the parts to provide for compact folding or packing thereof, as Well as the easy repairing thereof, and also the ready clasping of the umbrella when folded.

It will be understood that I do not restrict myself to the details of the Vconstruction and arrangement of the parts herein shown and described, as they may be readily changed or modified without departing from the spirit or principles of my invention and the same remain intact.

I'Iaving thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire -to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In an umbrella, the combination, with the staff having a recess therein, and a runner, of a retractible, and projectible, diagonally-arranged stop located in said recess,

with its upper end and finger-piece projecting stick and having a diagonal hnger-plece extension adapted to project through said sleeve, and to be held retracted thereby, substantially as set forth.

3. In an umbrella, the combination with a stafl'having a recess therein, and aV runner, of the retractible and proj ectible dog or stop arranged in said recess, with its upper end and finger-piece projecting from opposite sides of said sta and adapted to engage the upper and lower ends of said runner, respectively, and the sleeve having axial movement on said sta and a longitudinal slot, to provide for the retraction and projection of said dog or stop, respectively, substantially as specified.

4:. In an umbrella, the combination with the tip having a lateral pin or projection at its base, of the conical shield or cap adapted to be slipped upon said tip and having upon its inner ared portion a mutilated circular ange adapted to engage said pin or projection, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I afx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ERNEST E. MALLORY.

Titnesses W. B. CLAY, Gno. C. RINGS.

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