US872518A

US872518A - Folding umbrella.

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Publication number: US872518A
Application number: US38637507A
Authority: US
Inventors: Albert Johnson
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1907-07-31
Filing date: 1907-07-31
Publication date: 1907-12-03
Anticipated expiration: 1924-12-03

Description

No 872,518. PATENTED BBQ. 3, 1907.

' A. JOHNSON.

FOLDING UMBRELLA.

APPLIGATION'IILBD JULY 31. 1901.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 3, 1907.

Application filed July 31. 1907. Serial No. 386,375-

T all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, ALBERT JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ladysmith, in the county of Rusk, State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Umbrellas; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention,

ends of rods. These rods are pivoted to open sleeves and when the umbrella is opened, these sleeves are adapted to fit over the inner ends of the corresponding out members of the ribs of the umbrella and hold them in proper position. As the umbrella is folded, however, the sleeves are swung out of such engagement and as a consequence the outer members of the ribs will be released and will be free to be folded upon the inner members of the ribs.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 .is a vertical sectional view of the umbrella raised, Fig. 2 is a similar view with the um brella partly folded, Fig. 3 is a similar view but showing the umbrella completely folded, Fig. 1 is a detail perspective view of one the ribs, showing the same in open position, and, Fig. 5 is a similar view but with the rib partly folded.

As shown in the drawings, the umbrella comprises a staff 7 which is formed of telescopic sections as will be presently fully described. The usual head' 8 is fixed upon the staff adjacent the upper end thereof and it is to this head that the ribs of the umbrella frame are pivoted.

Each of the ribs mentioned above comprises a pair of

members

9 and 10, the member 9 being the upper member and the member 10 the lower or outer one. These mem bers are hinged together by bifurcating the outer end of the member 9 and pivoting in this bifurcation, which is indicated by the numeral 12, an ear 13 which is formed upon .a sleeve 14, this sleeve being engaged upon the member 10 adjacent its inner end. The extreme inner end of this member 10, how ever, is left free for a purpose which will be presently made clear.

The usual form of runner 15 is slidably disposed upon the staff 7 of the umbrella, and to this runner are pivoted the inner ends of stay ribs 16 which are integral. Each of these stay ribs is pivoted adjacent its outer end between the ears 17 of a clip 18 upon the corresponding rib member 9. One end of a rod 19 is pivoted to the extreme end of each stay rib 16 and the other end of this rod is pivoted as at 20 to an open sleeve 21, which in turn is pivoted to the said rib member 9 adjacent the outer end thereof, by means ofa clip 22. The free end of this open sleeve is presented outwardly or in other words toward the outer end of the said rib member 9 and the sleeve is adapted at times to embrace the inner end of the rib member 10 and hold the same coextensive with the rib member 9..

From the foregoing description of the construction of the frame of my umbrella, it will be understood that when the umbrella is raised, the sleeves 21 will embrace the inner ends of the corresponding rib members 10 but that when the umbrella is folded, the movement of the rib members 9 with respect to the stay ribs 16 will result in the rods 19 being moved to swing the sleeves 21 upon their pivots and disengage from the said inner ends of the members 10 in this manner permitting them to be folded back upon the members 9v of the ribs. The umbrella can in this manner be completely folded so as to occupy but a minimum space.

. What is claimed is:

1. An umbrella of the class described comprising a staff, a head fixed upon the staff, a runner slidable upon the staff, ribs comprising inner and outer pivoted members, the former being pivoted to the head upon the staff, the connection between the sections of each rib being such that the extreme inner end of each of the outer members is free, stay ribs pivoted to the runner, an element carried by each of the inner members of the ribs and arranged to embrace the inner end of the corresponding outer member when the umbrella is open, and connection between the element and the outer end of the stay rib whereby when the umbrella is folded, the said element Will be moved from engagement With'the end of the said outer member.

2. An umbrella of the class described comprising a staff, a head fixed upon the staff, a runner slidable upon the stafi', ribs comprising inner and outer pivoted members, the former being pivoted to the head upon the staff, the connection between the sections of each rib being such that the extreme inner end of each of the outer members is free, j

stay ribs pivoted to the runner, an open sleeve carried by each of the inner members of the ribs and arranged to embrace the inner end of the corresponding outer member 15 When the umbrella is open, and connection between the open sleeve and the outer end i of the stay rib whereby When the umbrella is folded, the said open sleeve will be moved 1 from engagement With the end of the said 20 l outer member.

In testimony whereof, I afliX my signature, 111 presence Of tVO \VItHGSSGS.

ALBERT JOHNSON.

j Witnesses: A. N. ANDERSEN,

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