US856664A - Umbrella-mender. - Google Patents

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No. 856,664. PATENTED JUNE 11, 1907. F. STELTER.

UMBRELLA MENDER.

APPLICATION FILED 00122. 1900.

In! H- FRANCIS STELTER, OF ASTORIA, NEW YORK.

UMBRELLA-HENDER- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 11, 1907.

Application filed October 2,1906. Serial No. 337,114.

To all whom, it TIL/0!] concern:

Be it known that I, FRANoIs STELTER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Astoria, Queens county, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Umbrella-Nienders, of which the following is a specification.

Hy invention relates to umbrella menders, and has for its object to provide a simple, cheap, and effective means which can be quickly applied in mending umbrellas, more particularly where one or more ribs or s'tretch ers are broken, and to these ends my invention consists in a device embodying the general features of construction, arranged and operating substantially as more particularly hereinafter set forth.

Referring to the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a portion of an umbrella showing one way of applying the mender thereto; Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the mender proper; Fig. 3 is a plan view thereof; Fig. 4 is a side part sectional view of a modification; Fig. 5 is a plan view thereof; Fig. 6 is a plan View of another modification; Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing another modification.

In the ordinary construction. of umbrellas, the various ribs to which the covering of cloth is attached are generally fastened to a ring or annulus supported on the handle or stick by means of a wire passing through eyelets formed in the ends of the ribs, and owing to the liability to rust and the inherent weakness of the parts, it often happens that one or more ribs of the umbrella become broken or detached from the ring or annulus, and the result is that such broken rib is liable to be forced through the cloth or cover in operating or using the umbrella. So too, sometimes the stretchers which are similarly pivoted to a ring or annulus, usually slidable on the stick or handle, are broken in the same Way, and other similar accidents occur, which While small in themselves, render the um brella practically useless for the time being.

Heretofore it has been common to repair the umbrella under such conditions by replacing the broken rib or stretcher by a new one, which is a somewhat tedious and troublesome Way, and requires the use of a new part substantially like the broken p art, which is often not at hand.

The object of my present invention is to provide an inexpensive umbrella mender which may be applied to any umbrella of any make in a very short time, and which will be strong and indestructible and which will accomplish the results desired in a substantial manner.

Broadly speaking, my umbrella mender may be said to comprise a receptacle or socket piece which is adapted to receive and hold the broken rib or stretcher, a fastener by which the socket piece can be attached to the umbrella handle adjacent and in addition to the usual annulus and connections between the socket piece and fastener. The socket piece may be in many and various forms and shapes, adapted to .receive the broken portion of the rib or stretcher, and the fastener may also be of many and various shapes or forms and of different materials, it being desirable that it can be quickly and easily applied to the handle or stick of the umbrella and, of course, the connections between these two parts may vary accoriiling to the relative construction of either or both of the parts.

l/Vhile I do not propose to illustrate all of the various embodiments of the invention that I have made, I will illustrate and describe several forms, sullicicnt to enable those skilled inthe art to understand and utilize my invention.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a portion of the ordinary stick or handle of a conventional form of umbrella, to which stick is secured an annulus B and there is a sliding runner or annulus B to which are secured the strctchers. As is common the ribs C are shown as attached to the annulus B by a wire I) passing through eyelets or holes 0 in the ends of the ribs, and the stretchers D are similarly secured to the runner B. If now, for any reason, one of the ribs as C is broken or detached from the annulus B, either through the breaking of the eyelet or otherwise, I apply a socket piece E to the end of the broken rib or stretcher and this socket iece is connected in some proper way to a fastener F which is adapted to be applied to the stick or handle in addition and adjacent to the usual annulus, and in this way I accomplish the mending of the umbrella.

The socket piece E is preferably made in the shape of a tube or cylinder adapted to receive the broken end of the rib, and in order that the socket piece can be applied to ribs of various shapes and sizes it is preferably slotted at one side, as best shown in Fig. 3.

It is desirable to make this of more or less flexible or spring-like material so that it can be better mounted upon the broken rib or stretcher and secured thereto with sufficient friction to prevent displacement. The socket piece also is provided with some means by which it may be connected to the fastener, and I have shown ears 0, made integral with the body of the socket piece and forming part of a hinge joint.

The fastener shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, is in the form of a slotted tube F having a rib portion f formed by cutting away the body at either side thereof, and this constitutes a hinge portion so that when the socket piece and fastener are assembled and a pin p is inserted through the ears and rib portion, a practical hinge connection is formed. This fastener being made of flexible or spring material can be applied to the stick and bent with the fingers so as to be properly mounted thereon.

In Figs. 4 and 5 I have illustrated a slightly different embodiment of the invention, wherein the socket piece E, as before, is applied to the rib or stretcher and is hinged to the fastener and the fastener F itself is made in two parts hinged together and secured, when in place, by any suitable fastening device, as a projection f on one of the parts entering a hole or depression f 2 in the other part.

In Fig. 6, the fastener F is also made in two parts hinged together, and parts of the fastener are made of a curvature to substantially it the handle, while other parts, as at f are bent outward to form hinge portions,

to which the socket piece E is attached. Each of these bent portions may serve to receive a different socket piece E The parts of the fastener may be secured together in any suitable manner, as by a projection and hole similar to those shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

In Fig. 7 the fastener F consists of a bent wire having a body portion adapted to fit the handle and the ends f being bent to form parts of a hinge joint. The socket piece E in this case is also formed of a bent wire adapted to receive the end of the rib or stretcher and being bent at e to form another portion of the hinge joint, the joint itself be ing conveniently made by a split ring R, which serves to unite the fastener and socket piece.

These examples are deemed suflicient to fully explain the nature of my invention, and to enable it to be embodied in various forms to adapt it for various conditions in connection with which it is capable of being used, and it will be seen that it furnishes an umbrella mender complete in itself that is well adapted for the purposes intended.

What I claim is 1. An umbrella mender comprising a socket piece adapted to be connected to a rib or stretcher and a fastener adapted to be applied to the handle of an umbrella in addition to the usual annulus, and means for connecting the fastener and socket piece.

2. An umbrella mender comprising a socket piece of flexible material adapted to be applied to a rib or stretcher, and a fastener connected to the socket piece and adapted to be applied to the umbrella handle in addition to the usual ring.

3. An umbrella mender comprising a cylindrical socket piece adapted to receive the end of a rib or stretcher, a fastener adapted to be applied to the handle in addition to the usual ring, and connections between the fastener and socket piece.

4. An umbrella mender comprising a socket piece, a hinged fastener adapted to be applied to the umbrella handle in addition to the usual ring, and connections between the fastener and socket piece.

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

FRANCIS STELTER.

WVitnesses:

LENA STELTER, WM. T. MILLER.

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