US616555A - Umbrella-holder - Google Patents

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Patented Dec. 27, I898. H. PADDOCK &. H. L. FREEBORN.

UMBRELLA HOLDER.

(Application filed Nov. 27, 1897.;

(No Model.)

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llwrrn STATES HELEN PADDOCK AND HARRY L. FREEBORN, OF ROCHESTER, NEYV YORK.

UMBRELLA-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 616,555, dated December 27, 1898.

Application filed November 27, 1897. Serial No. 659,948. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, HELEN PADDOOK and HARRY L. FREEBORN, citizens of the United States, residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroe, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Umbrella-Holders, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to umbrella-holders, and has for its obj ectto provide a holder which can be attached to the fioor or a stationary support in the apartment in which it is used, whereby the stand will not be easily overturned and cannot be removed without the disconnection of the attaching and holding means.

It has for a further object to provide a construction of parts which will permit the holder to be very economically constructed, so that it may be light in weight and the standard thereof serve as the means for securing the holder in its position for use.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear in the following description, and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective of the improved holder, and Fig. 2 is a detail vertical section through the base of the same.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts throughout both figures of the drawings.

The letter A designates a standard, which may be formed of any desired material, preferably of metal, and suitably ornamented. Secured to the upper end of this standard is a series of retaining means B, which are illustrated as a series of rings connected to a central collar B, which collar is suitably secured to the standard A, so as to form a handle to the same and also a support for the umbrella, which may be passed through the retaining means. A similar retaining device B may be located substantially midway the upper and lower end 01": the standard, so as to further assist in retaining the umbrella in position. The lower end of the standard A is provided with a screw-thread A, which maybe tapered, as illustrated, and by means or" which the standard may be screwed into the floor or other support in which the holder is located, and thus retain the same in position. The retaining means B form a handle at the upper end of the standard, by means of which the standard can be readily attached and detached from the floor when desired, and when screwed in contact with a support cannot be overturned by a person striking the same or by the placing of anumbrella within the retaining means.

At the base of the standard there is located a drip-cup C, which may be formed of any suitable metal and provided with a water-retaining recess 0', in the center of which there is located a vertical extension or collar 0 having an aperture therethrough adapted to closely fit the smooth or unthreaded surface of the standard. This drip-cup or base is formed separate from the standard and retaining means, and the lower end of the standard is passed through the central collar C and screwed intothe floor or support, so that all the parts are thereby held in position and retained against accidental movement.

This umbrella-holder is particularly adapted for use in churches, oflices, or other places of public assemblage, as it can be located conveniently near a pew, desk, or other accessible place, and when connected to the floor cannot be overturned or removed by a person passing the same.

It will be observed that the holder illustrated is only about twelve inches in height and intended to embrace the lower portion of an umbrella; but the invention is not limited to any particular height of holder. A holder of slight elevation does not form an obstruction and efitectually supports an umbrella by engaging the lower portion thereof.

It is often desirable to locate an umbrellaholder outside the door of a room or in an anteroom, so that in wet weather the dripping umbrella will not be brought into the main apartment. Under these conditions this holder can be readily attached to the floor of the hall by means of the handle at the upper end and can be removed andconveniently stored away when there is no further necessity for its use.

The advantages of this structure will be obvious, as it is well known that the ordinary light umbrella-holders, such as are most desirable for use, are constantly being overturned by contact in passing the same and by the movement occurring by the placing and removing of an umbrella, which almost invariably tilts the stand in the direction in which the umbrella is drawn in its removal. A further advantage is that should water caught in the recess 0 overflow its rim or the vertical collar C and thus gain access to the floor or the carpet thereon, the entire base can be raised, so as to give access beneath it to wipe up the escaped water. The same operation is available for sweeping the floor or carpet without removing the standard. Slight moisture retained for considerable time beneath the base soon damages the floor or its covering, and it is therefore desirable to obtain access thereto without the necessity of removing the standard and its replacement, as the latter tends to injure the floor and carpet if constantly repeated and at even slightlydifferent places.

It is obvious that changes may be made in the details of construction and configuration of the several parts without departing from the spirit of this invention as defined by the appended claim.

Having described our invention and set forth its merits,what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

An umbrella-holder comprising a base provided with a water-retaining recess and with a central raised collar having an unthreaded aperture therein, a rotatable standard passing through said aperture loosely to permit HELEN PADDOOK. HARRY L. FREEBORN.

\Vitnesses:

ARTHUR WARREN, GEO. R. LosEY.

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