US1937363A - Folding umbrella - Google Patents

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NOV. 28, 1933. IM 1,937,363

FOLDING UMBRELLA Filed May 28. 1951 Fig.2 Fig. 3

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Patented Nov. 28 1933 1,937,363 FOLDING UMBR LLA Joseph Seraphim, llsniemas', France Application May 28,1931, Serial No. 540,636, and in Germany June 4, 1930 3 Claims. (CL 135-33) This invention relates to an umbrella, parasol or similar article, for affording protection against the rays of sun and rain, and has for its primary object the provision of an article of 6 this nature which may be reduced to compact form for convenience of transportation.

According to my invention, this umbrella comprises a stick of a conveniently reduced length arranged inside a rigid sleeve which may be or not ,w open along one of its generatrices, the arrangement of the connection of said stick with said sleeve being such that the stick may occupy relatively to said sleeve two different positions which respectively correspond to the position of use of the umbrella for which the sleeve, which is closed,

and empty, constitutes a part of the stick or handle, whilein the other position the umbrella is completely folded and reduced inside said sleeve, thus having the appearance of a rigid cylinder of a very small volume, and which may be provided with any desired ornaments.

In the accompanying drawing which shows by way of example a preferred form of construction of the umbrella according to my inven- Fig. 1 shows the closed sleeve containing the umbrella.

" Fig. 2 shows the sleeve opened, the umbrella being folded.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the umbrella during its unfolding.

Fig. 4 shows the position taken by the umbrella. relatively to the sleeve, such sleeve being still open.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the umbrella unfolded.

Fig. 6 shows a possible manner of holding the umbrella when wet.

The umbrella proper, that is the whole con- 40 v comprise any desired arrangement, is mounted as usual on a short stick 3, the lower end of which is provided with a head 4. Pivoted on such head 4 are rigid rods 5 of any convenient length, pivoted at their other ends on the internal edges of a trough or gutter 6, semi-cylindrical in shape. The length of rods 5 is such that when the stick 3 together with ribs 1 and covering 2 conveniently folded is located in said trough 6 as seen in Fig. 2, the whole of such parts, ribs and covering, together with stick is contained in the length of such trough, the external end of said stick 3, as well as the head 4 protruding on the ends of such trough as shown in Fig. 2.

Hinged on one .of the longitudinal edges of stituted by ribs 1 and the covering 2 which may section having or not the same shape on the such trough 6, by means of a hinge '7, is a cover trough or gutter 8, also semi-cylindrical in shape which may be adjusted to close such trough 6, the umbrella 1, 2, 3, being then wholly enclosed inside the sleeve constituted by the union of 59 1 troughs 6 and 8, which troughs may be connected and secured by any convenient securing means such as resilient hooks 9'of any convenientshape. 'When it is desired to use the umbrella, the cover 8 is brought to the open position shown in Fig. 2, hooks 9 having previously been disengaged, and the connecting rods 5 are swung about their pivotal connections with trough 6 so as to disengage the umbrella from its box or sleeve; the umbrella may then be unfolded and [maintained in the unfolded position in the usual manner, after which the stick 3 is located anew inside the trough 6, in the position of Fig. 4, and then the sleeve or box 68 is closed in the position of Fig. 5. The umbrella may then easily be held in hand through the rigid sleeve, 6, 8, inside which the stick 3 is rigidly kept on the one hand, by rods 5 and, on the other hand, owing to the fact that such stick is held, by notches 10 which are provided on the corresponding ends of troughs 6 and 8.

After use, when the covering 2 of the umbrella is wet, and when it is not desired to fold or collapse the umbrella in such a state inside its sleeve, the head 4 and stick 3 may, as shown in Fig. 6, be kept inside the sleeve 6, 8, in a position symmetrical to the one shown in Fig. 2, the wet part of the umbrella being left completely outside of the sleeve may thus be drained and even completely dried.

It is even possible if desired, to use thembrella when the stick occupies the position of Fig. 6, the whole length of the stick being then greater.

Stick 3 and head 4 could be made of any convenient substance, for instance of a light metal 'such as aluminium or its alloys, metal sheet,

any use. 110

What I claim is 1. A folding umbrella having a stick, a trough, rods pivotally connected with said stick and with the interior of said trough whereby said umbrella, in a folded condition is adjustable into said trough, and a cover movably connected with said trough to close the same in both closed and opened positions of said umbrella to constitute a sleeve.

2. A folding umbrella according to claim 1 in which said trough and cover are provided with end members constituting end closures for said sleeve and having cooperating notches providing openings for the accommodation of the opposite end of said stick when the latter is Within said sleeve, one set of notches enclosing said stick to grip the same when said stick protrudes from said sleeve for supporting the umbrella in open position. v

3. A folding umbrella comprising a tubular container consisting of two sections hinged together at adjacent longitudinal edges, an umbrella stick, and rods pivotally connected with one section of said container and with said umbrella stick whereby the latter is movable into and out of said container to an enclosed inoperative position and to a protruding operative position.

JOSEPH SERAPHIIA.

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