US2373339A - Umbrella stand - Google Patents

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April 10, 1945.

J. F. ROBERTS UMBRELLA STAND Filed Oct. 6, 1943 v 0. 0 3 owowowov Qooo INVEN TOR.

Patented Apr. 10, 1945 q amassa t bZ B J i John-F. Roberts; Portland; Oi-eg assigno'r of forty-mine per cent to Lee 0. StephenaPprtland, Oreg;

"Kansans c, 1943', se ial Nb. 565,224

7 Claims. (Cl. 34- 53) h s i i y hi tireiiaasgi :jafanisana is particularly adapted for holding and drying mbre l iir ma lo i ct br'nyanmiidn aenmsim tl wnbre la sta dmhats nwbe et On the floor r be na nihe wall; thatw li displ the umbrella, at- ,thesametime remove water. and m t The Obj c otdis la nethe um l i e ly i p he-c nvenie ce. fr ele tin e h nd vidu ls, um r l a a en .t Q-sametim p viding a means ofi holding the.;umbrella within the confines of the cabinet ,or stand.

Another object ,of n1y invention is the provision of an air circulating means within the stand Figure 2 is a sectional view taken through the stand illustrating its general structure.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary detailed sectional View, taken on line 33 of Figure 1, looking in the direction indicated.

Figure 4 is a further detail of Figure 3 illustrating a different operating position.

Figure 5 is a side elevation partly in section showing the means for normally holding the switch arm I! in inoperative position,

In the drawing:

My new and improved umbrella stand consists of a case i, having a solid wall 2 and a front wall consisting of a screen 3. Solid sides 4 and 5 and a bottom I 2 make up the general structure of the stand. Mounted to the stand is a suitable air blower 6, driven by a motor 6A. This blower may be of any suitable well known structure, as the purpose is to circulate air through and out of the stand from an air jet 1 connected to the blower. opening 9 between the baffle plate 8 and the water deflector 10. By restricting the opening 9 an even pressure may be developed throughout the width of the stand. The bailie 8 and the deflector 10 direct water dripping from the umbrella 26 to a receiving pan I l.

I have provided a special holding hook l3, pivotally mounted within a bracket M at l5. A cross shaft I6 is pivotally mounted to the bracket l4 and has an arm I! fixedly secured to the shaft at one of its ends. This arm is for operating an electrical switch box, which will be described er. -?"'.z, .i'lfi 3 Q2 Forming part of the.-.hoo1 1l3 is: an outwardly extending :cam 20..which engages,:the cam. 19 which is fixedlymounted-tothe-shaft. 16,- When the outer end of;the.hoo k i l3, is-loweredby the weight of the umbrellasthe. .cam20, forces the cam 19 'to the positioneshowniin Figure A after which the.cam, 2ll,passes .the .cam l.9.,.allcwing@the arm "to return to they dotted position, .Itis only required .that .ithe arm .,I I, momentarily. depress the plunger-24 0f thenswitch 22, operating the said switch in the iollowingmarmer. i

1 do not claim any .,structural .featuresnof the switch box, but it must be a switch arrangement that when the plunger 24 is operated it'will close the electric circuit through the electric conductor 23 to the motor BA, maintaining this circuit by an automatic control means within the switch that will hold the switch closed for a predetermined time, after which the switch will be auto- A baflle plate 8 provides a restricted matically opened. A similar type of switch is shown in U. S. Patent No. 1,471,512, dated October 23, 1923. The object of this automatic switch action is to operate the fan 6 only sufficient length of time to dry the last umbrella placed on the hook l3. When the umbrella is removed from the hook the switch 22 will not be affected, as the cam 20 merely trips the cam IS in a direction so as to force the arm" away from the plunger 24 thereby in no way affecting the switch.

The arm I! is held away from the plunger 24 by the spring l8, which has one of its ends connected to the arm' IBB and the opposite end to the point [8A, as stated before when the hook I3 is forced downward by the weight of the umbrella the cam 20 contacts the cam I9 forcing the lever ll towards the plunger 24, then passing the cam 19 allowing the arm IT to be released from against the plunger 24 while the hook remains lowered by the weight of the umbrella, This permits the switch assembly 22 to automatically open and the plunger 24 to return to starting position.

A spring 2! maintains the hook 13 in a raised position until the weight of the umbrella is placed thereon. The screen 3 provides afinish and ornamental front to the stand, at the same time permitting the circulation of air therethroughfrom within the stand and at the same time providing a means for confining the umbrellas within a given space. The screen also allows the owner of the umbrella to more easily pick out his property from among the others,

In the operation of my new and improved umbrella stand when an umbrella is placed on the hook the circulating motor is started, driving the ventilating fan, drying the umbrella. and after a given period of time an automatic switch control heretofore described turns the motor oil without air forcing means.

2. An umbrella stand, including a case, a plurality of umbrella-supporting hooks on the case and movable under the weight of the appliedumbrella, a screen front for the case, means for forcing air lengthwise the case and among the suspended umbrellas, said means including an-electric motor, and a switch for the motor to be closed to energize the motor in the movement of a hook under the weight of the'applied umbrella.

3. An umbrella stand, including a case, a plurality of umbrella-supporting hooks on the case and movable under the weight of the applied umbrella, a screen front for the casameans for forcing air lengthwise the case and among the suspended umbrellas, said means including an electric motor, and a time-limit switch for the motor to be closed to energize the motor in the movement of a hook under the weight of the applied umbrella. p

4. An umbrella stand, including a case, a plurality of umbrella-supporting hooks on the case and movable under the weight of the applied umbrella, a screen front for the case, means for forcing air lengthwise the case and among the suspended umbrellas, said means including an electric motor, and a time-limit switch for the motor to be closed to energize the motor in the'movement of a hook under the weight of the applied umbrella, the switch 'being relieved of book influence prior to the final position of the hook under the weight of the applied umbrella.

5. A construction as defined in claim 3, wherein a baflie isarranged near the lower end of the case to direct the air forced by said motor lengthwise the casein rear of the suspended umbrellas.

6. An umbrella stand, including a case, a shaft mounted for movement transverse and near the up er end of the case, umbrella-supporting hooks mounted for free swinging below said shaft, airpressure means including anelectric motor for delivering air lengthwise the case, a switch for controlling said motor, a switch-closing arm fixed to said shaft, and means whereby umbrellaweight operation of a hook will operate said shaft to compel switch-closing movement of said arm.

7. An umbrella stand, consisting of a base, having a screen front, an air circulating device in said stand, an automatic time switch box for inaugurating the operation of said air circulating device, and umbrella holding hookshaving means connected with the hooks for operating said automatic time switch box.

' JOHNF. ROBERTS.

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