US508602A - Umbrella-stand - Google Patents

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J BANNER UMBRELLA STAND.

No. 508,602. Patented Nov. 14,1893.

II II II WZZW E'SSES illustrating my invention.

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN DANNER, OF CANTON, OHIO.

UMBRELLA-STAN D.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters-Patent No; 508,602, dated November 14, 1893.

Application filed January 13,1893. Serial No. 458,229. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN DANNER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Canton, county of Stark, State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Umbrella-Stands, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in umbrella racks, and consists of certain features of construction and combination of parts as will he hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1, of the accompanying drawings is a view in perspective of an umbrella rack Fig. 2, is a longitudinalsection of cross bar, and Fig. 3, a cross section of same. Fig. 4: is a vertical sectional view. through Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of the figures of the drawings.

Referring to Fig. 1, A represents the supporting base projecting forwardly and rearward of the side frame pieces B, that extend upwardly and rearward and to which is secured by their end portions, a series of cross bars 0, arranged in vertical order. It will be noticed that the cross bars are slightly oblique to a line drawn longitudinally through the end frame piece B, by which arrangement the upper face of the bar will be at right angles with a line drawn longitudinally through the umbrella staff.

In the cross bar 0 is' provided a series of perforations a at the rear side thereof, and at the front side, a series of outwardly projected loops 1) preferably made of wire, said loops in number to correspond with the number of perforations a and to have two rearward projected prongs, of unequal length. The ends of the prongs are bent down at right angles with the prong, said ends to be driven into perforations in the bars O, of'which there are two series, the end of the long prong to enter the rear series of perforations, and the end of the short prongthe front series, by which arrangement a liability to fracture or splitting off thefront portion of the bar may be avoided.

On the under side of the cross bars 0 is provided a strip a, substantially the same length of the bars, and are secured thereto,

said strip having in its upper rear edge a lonh gitudinal groove or water conductor d, the bottom portion of which is graded upwardly from the central portion at which point is provided a drip aperture 6, to the ends of the strip as shown in Fig. 2; by which water running from the umbrella may pass down the tip of the staff through the perforation a to the groove d, and out through the aperture 6 to the catch basin E.

The rearward projection of the end frame piece B is such as to carry the rear edge of each succeeding cross bar 0, back of the one next below, so that water passing down out of the aperture 6, will drop past the bar or bars below to the basin E. I

The rearward inclination of the frame will hold the umbrellas in a vertical position or nearly so, thereby arranging the weight of the load about centrally over the base A.

The aforesaid rack is adapted for churches,

hotels, lodge rooms, and private houses, as

well as for stores, and can be produced at a greatly reduced cost when compared with the holding capacity of those now in use.

Having thus fully described the nature and object of my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination in an umbrella rack of r the base A, extending forward and rearward of a frame, projected upward and rearward, having cross bars 0 that incline forward and down, that have a series of perforations a and are provided with a series of forwardly pro-.

j ecting loops to correspond with the said perforations, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination in an umbrella stand or rack of the base A, extending forward and rearward, of an .upward and rearward projected supporting frame having parallel cross bars arranged in vertical order, and provided at the rear portion with a series of perforations at, and at their front portion with a series of loops b to correspond with said perforations, and a water conductor cl underneath said bar, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 6th day of January, A. D. 1893.

. JOHN DANNER. Witnesses:

W. K. MILLER, CHAS. R. MILLER.

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