Umbrella holder

Feb. 20, 1962

3,021,985

p. R. SARVER

UMBRELLA HOLDER Filed Nov. 3, 1959

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Pau! R. Sarver

INVENTOR.

BY

Λκβ&amp;ΜφΊ&amp;.ΰαα&amp;βη.

⁹ Attorneys

United States Patent Office

3,021,985

Patented Feb. 20, 1962

3,021,985 UMBRELLA HOLDER Pau_; R. Sarver, 113 Tower Lane, Morgantown, IV. Va. Filed Nov. 3, 1959, Ser. No. 850,682

Claim. (Cl. 224—5.1)

This invention relates to improvements in portable umbrella holders.

r he principal °^bj^ect °f the invention is to provide an umbrella holder for carrying on the shoulders of a person to support an umbrella in open overhead position without using the arms and hands.

Another object is to provide a holder according to the foregoing embodying means for securely attaching the holder on the shoulders which will be comfortable to the person and will not tear or unduly wear the clothes of a person.

anefLTi,⁶¹ r°^bJeCi ·* ^{ί0 ΡΓ}°^{νΜε ίη a hoIder in accord}' ance with the foregoing, means for bracing the holder ^{tile brea}st ^{aad back} of the person to stabilize the h Mer on the shoulders of a person against tilting forwardly on the person, or rearwardly, as a result of wind blowing against the umbrella.

Still another object is to provide a holder for the forefwp^{2 par}?^{oses which is} hght in weight, strong and durable, and inexpensive to manufacture.

^{With other ob}-^iects aud advantages which ♦· ^subse5^uently apparent reside in the details ⁰P^{eratl0n as} more fully hereinafter panv m ^amf^ed’ ^r.^{eference bein}S ^ba(1 to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like FIGURP f* ^{t0 hke PartS} throughout, and in which: M(jUKE 1 is a perspective view partly in broken lines uX^ret_;^h°^{Ider attach8d t0 a} ™ ^aad support- , holde?;^{URE 2} * ^a“ ^{enlarged view} “ front elevation of the ' and^{IGURE 3 iS a Vfew} “ ^fr°^{nt eIevation} of the same, FIGURE 4 is a view in plan of the holder.

Referring to the drawings, the holder of this invention Prii7^hj?the^d-n^^ated/^{eneraliy by the} rmmeral 1 com-’ prises, in the illustrated preferred embodiment thereof sketoon°form^Ons^Saied4 ^like’ ^Wire shoulder saddles 3 rf ders 5 of a Sson '° * ^{0Ver the} ^^{Ch S}i^ddI,^{e 3} ““Prises a generally U-shaped yoke 7 ¹⁸?^S °^{f Which} upwardly bowed crte cross members 9 and 11 extend. The bight portion 8 of &amp;e ^y°^k 7 λ ·? ^upwardly and outwardly for engaging agamst the sides of the shoulders 5 to obviate free Xping of tiie saddles 3 endwise on the shoulders.

A preferably rectangular wire frame 13 of inverted Unses from the saddles 3 to straddle the hea“ 14 of _aperson and comprises a pair of upright sides 15 upstanding from the intermediate members 11 and suitably seΧοη^Γ “J^{3131161 TelatiOn With a} t~s/top sockeT19 Lv^{TOV WM}V ^{Central u}P^wardly opening _aW^keL 1 ^{an Upnght b0re 21 therein} for remov23 of an ^1VU? ΐ^e °® ^or ofherwise shortened staff

URF^f 1 ^u“^{brella 2S}> shown in broken lines in FIGii 1 ^{27 in the socket} » Provides for removably holding the staff 23 in said bore 21 fr<?A„^Palr °^{f or} armpit, straps, 29 ^ith snap fastener connections as at 31 are suitably secured, as at 65 to the legs 7 of each saddle 3 and secure said saddles J on the shoulders 5.

A pair of U-shaped, wire brace frames 35, 37 depend from opposite sides 7 of the saddles 3 respectively, in downwardly diverging relation, between the pairs of straps 29 to overlie and engage the breast and back respectively, of a person and prevent the holder 1 from tutrng forwardly or rearwardly on the person.

The described holder is preferably, although not necessarily formed of rigid wire. The wire frame 13 may ?⁸ ,™^{ed of Wlre that} is suitably bendable for bending forwardly or rearwardly to carry the umbrella 25 in any desired tilted position on the shoulders 5. The underθΗηΓΤ^{11 Strap}. ^{29 may bs fonned} °f elastic mathe nf λ TL^{be f}5^{rmed Of the same} material as 3 k ^f?^{he h}°^lder’ ^{that IS of wire}> ^{and the} saddles ™ I ^bt ^fo™^ed m different sizes to conformably fit over the shoulders 5 of different persons.

As will now be seen, the described holder 1 provides a convenient means for holding an umbrella 25 open on a Si¹ t0ⁿa°n^{erhead P}°^S-^{tiOn Μί1 which is} Particularly useful to a person engaging m outdoor activities in rain Dle°telv°fr_e?f^e -^{he hands and arms left} com’ useful to ST “ ^desired· ¹¹¹⁶ support is especially school ^perS°^{ns as} postmen, paper delivery boys* sohno! children, and observers at outdoor games.

Jue foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the ™^Pf· °^{f the mvention}· Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those to S S I® ^art’ * ^is-^{not desired t0} inveZn scribed And ^constr,^u.^ciI°^{n 313(1} operation shown and deeauNal’ente ^{g y 211 suiiabIe} modifications and of X ? ^{y be} resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention as claimed. ^p