US894413A - Folding umbrella. - Google Patents

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PATENTED JULY 28,. 1908.

C. R. WHEELER. FOLDING UMBRELLA.

APPLIQATION FILED APB. 1o. 1907.

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C. R.. WHEELER.

FOLDING UMBRELLA.

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/UTURNEV CHARLES R. WHEELER, OF GREENE, NEW YORK.

FOLDING UlmnELLA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 28, 1908.

l Application tiled April 10, 1907*. Serial No. 867,310.

. tographer, have invented certain new and usefu Improvements in Folding Umbrellas; and l do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same. x,

This invention relates to im rovements in umbrellas and more particular y to what are commonly known as folding umbrellas.

The invention comprises a novel series of hinged ribs hinged u n a central shaft or handle, each rib having a hinged joint and thus enabling the rib to be folded back or unfolded, and which when folded, the lower jointed section folds over back upon the upper section. The central handle or shaft is composed of a series of tubes, with telescopic connections-mie sliding over the other and in this manner the handle is sluit. up or shortened to less than half its length when extend ed. The ordinary catches or projections hold the telescopic sections in position; the handle'is further composed of an adjustable extending tip, which slides within the upper portion of the handle and is frictionally adjusted in the same-the interior of the up er portion of the handle being soconstructe at the upper end as to ermit the adjustable tip to be withdrawn and) extended and there rigidly held in position or again closed down within the handle, at the pleasure of the operator or person using the umbrella. Thus the umbrella` or parasol can be reduced to the smallest possible si-ze. The extension ribs are further iliade rigid by the aid of clutches or receivers extending from the side of the up )er tended end of the hinged member when open and hold the same rigidly extended.

The object of my invention is to )rovide a siin le and easily constructed fol inguinbrel a or iarasol frame which will fold up and sluit up into less than half its ordinary size when open, and thus enable the same to be carried in a bag, suit case or trunk with great convenience to the traveler.

ln the construction of the handle ll may also use instead of the sliding tubes, a solid head containing a threaded socket or opening.

and into which a fitted threaded extension of the next handle may enter 'and be united by a screw connection and thus is held rigidly section which receive the ex-k forming a handle composed of screwed joints instead of telescopic joints.

With this and other objects in view the in' vention comprises certain novel constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed. j

Figure 1 is a central vertical section of the umbrella according to my invention; the umbrella is shown partly closed, the silk or cov ering being removed for clearness of illustration; Fig. Z is a broken sectional view of the upper portion of the umbrella. Fig. 3 shows the umbrella in a collapsed position; Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail of one of the ribs; Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional View of a modified form of my invention.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The extension tip A is positioned as shown in Fig. 2 having the slot B; it enters tube C at the point D; across the hollow tube VC is a rivet or pin E; when closed down the slotted top A extends down over the pin E as shown in Fig. 2 and Fig. 3. The arms F and F of tube A extend down on either side of the in or rivet E. When Withdrawn or exten yed as in Fig. 1, the tip is sustained within the tube C- and twisted or partially rotated so that the slot B does not meet the pin -E and thus the tip is held supported in the extended osition as shown in Fi 1, supported by t pin E and the sides o the tube D, as shown in Fig. 1'. When the tip A is closed down within the tube as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, it forms a telescopic position there shown. Thus the .tip A can be extended out froln the tube forming the handle of the umbrella or shut within the tube and thus the handle is shortened. The tube C slides within the ltube G and tube G withilI tube H which latter forms the handle ortion of the umbrella, which is extende or lengthened b v such telescopic movement and connection.

Within tube C is inserted a small catchlever l fulcrumed at the point J and tube G is drawn out until the projecting knob K meets and enters the slot in tube G at the point l, and by this action holds tube G in a rigid telescopic connection with tube C. 0n tube H is mounted the catch-lever M fulcrumed at the point N and tube H is extended until the projection C in the catchlever N meets the slot P in tube G when it enters said slot and tube H is thus held in rigid telescopic connection with tube G, thus the handle is extended to its full length as shown in Fig. 1. end is the circular notch R having at its outer edge at points S and S hinge connections with the ribs T and T as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 5. 0n ribs T at the points U and U are hinge connections with ordinary umbrella. braces V and V as shown in Fig. 1, havin hinge connections at points U and U3 wit the runner V2. About midlength of the tube section C, is mounted a catch W. l

When the umbrella is opened and the cover held in a rigid position as ordinarily held when in use, the runner V2 is extended along tube C until its lower edge is engaged against the catch W. When the umbrella is to be closed and folded up or placed in a folded position the ruimer V2 is ushed up past tube G and along tube C until it reaches and rests against the notch R as shown in Fig. 3. The folding extensions of the ribs T2 and T3 fulcrumed at the points T4 and T5 are then turned back until their outer ends rest against the notch R, a't the points T1 and T7 as shown in Fig. 3. The

races V and V are carried upward with handle-ring V2 until they rest against notch R as shown in Fig. 3. Ribs T and T hinged at the point S and .S are then brought down in a per endicular posit-ion on the line with the han( le of the umbrella as shown in Fig. 3. The outer ends of ribs T and T are provided with curved lugs or ears W and W as shown in Figs. 1, 3, and 4. The outer rib sections T2 and T3 are hinged at the points T* and T5 and. have the extended tongues X as shown in Fig. 3, extending beyond T, which7 when the extensions T2 and T3 are extended, the extension X rests in the pocket W formed by the outward curved portion of T and T as shown in Figs. 1 and 4 which materially aids in making a rigid connection at the points T and T5 when the ribs are in an extended position. I elect also to form the rod of the umbrella in the manner shown in Fig. 5, by means of screw connections instead of telesco )ic connections as before described. In tu e C at the point A',

On tube C- at the upperpoints E2, as shown in Fig. 5.

are cut screw-threads and the tip has a threaded screw which fits into tube C and forms a screw connection at points A', as shown in Fig. 5. In tube G is inserted a plug-B', held in place by the rivet C2 and which has a threaded extension D2. In the lower end of tube Care cut threads and the threaded extension D2 is thus connected by thisserew connection with tube C at the Tube H has a similar connection with tube G at the points T as shown in Fig. 5, and thus the rod of the umbrella is formed of four connecting parts forming screw-connections with each other as shown in Fig. 5. Tube C in Fig. 5 has the lever-catch along this extended handle. The handle-ring V2 described in Fig. l, slides back and forth to its different positions as the umbrella is opened or closed.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and for which I desire Letters Patent is as follows An umbrella comprising a sectional staff made up of telescopic sections and held extended bv means of spring latches, and a notch and runner on the same, ribs connected at one end to the notch and each formed in two sections the upper rib sections being pivoted to the notch, braces connected between the runner and' the upper rib sections, spaced wings or lugs on the underside at the ends of the upper rib sections to form pockets, the lower rib sections being pivoted to the end of the upper rib sections and havinu straight portions extending beyond the point of pivotal connection to engage in the )ockets in the upper rib sections, the lower rib sections adapted to fold up over the outside of the upper sect-ions the outer portion of the staff being iollow, a tip adapted to be housed therein, a transverse pin extending through said hollow outer stalll section and a longitudinal slot in the tip to fit over said transverse pin, the pin adapted to support the base of the tip when the same is withdrawn.

In testimony whereof I have afixed my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

Cl IARLES R. WHEELER. 'itnesses Geo. W. LnNnaRsoN, MARY CLARK.

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