Improvements in Lawn Tennis and like Rackets.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Jan., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 6th Oct., 139) -Accepted, 11th Nov., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Lawn Tennis and like Rackets.
We, ANGUS THOMAS, of 4 and 5, Silk Street, in the City of London, trading
as Angus and Company, Manufacturer of Sporting Goods, and ALFRED AUGUSTUS
TRIMMINGS, of 3, Cumberland Terrace, Junction Road, Romford, in the County
of Essex, Bat Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has reference to certain improvements in the construction of
lawn tennis and like rackets.
In the construction of lawn tennis rackets, as usually made, the shoulders are
weakened by reason of the perforations made to provide for the securing of the
mains or stringing to the frame at those parts and we are aware that various
methods have been adopted and proposed for remedying this defect, even by bind-
ing the part so weakened.
According to our invention we avoid altogether drilling and perforating the
parts of the frame at, or about the shoulders and whilst whipping, serving or
binding those parts with gut, wire or other suitable binding, cord, or other suit-
able material, we make this said whipping, serving or binding itself the means
of securing the mains or stringing of the racket lead to the frame at those parts,
by lacing the stringing through the same at a suitable number of places or
anchorages.
Improvements in Lawn Tennis and like Rackets.
We, ANGUS THOMAS, of 4 and 5, Silk Street, in the City of London, trading
as Angus and Company, Manufacturer of Sporting Goods, and ALFRED AUGUSTUS
TRIMMINGS, of 3, Cumberland Terrace, Junction Road, Romford, in the County
of Essex, Bat Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :
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This invention has reference to certain improvements in the construction of
lawn tennis and like rackets.
In the construction of lawn tennis rackets, as usually made, the shoulders are
weakened by reason of the perforations made to provide for the securing of the
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page_text: mains or stringing to the frame at those parts and we are aware that various
methods have been adopted and proposed for remedying this defect, even by bind-
ing the part so weakened.
According to our invention we avoid altogether drilling and perforating the
parts of the frame at, or about the shoulders and whilst lapping, whipping,
serving or binding those parts with gut, wire, cord or other suitable binding or
material, we make this said whipping, serving or binding itself the means of
securing the mains or stringing of the racket head to the frame at those parts,
by lacing the stringing through the same at a suitable number of places or
anchorages.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Fig. 1 shows portions of a racket head in face or front view with the invention
applied thereto and Fig. 2 shows an edge view of a part of same.
a indicates the stringing. the frame of the head of the racket and ec the
lappings, serving or bindings around the frame and the stringings to secure the
latter in place on the former.
Although we have shown only two loops of the stringing and two servings or
lappings at each side of the lower shoulders of the frame the number of these
lappings may be varied according to requirement and the servings to secure the
loopings of the stringing at the upper bends or shoulders of the framing (here
shown as single on each side) may be increased in number.
We are fully aware that it is not new to bind or lap the shoulders or weak
parts of a racket or other frame but we make no claim to such lapping apart
from its use as an anchoring or means of holding in place of the turns of the
stringing.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is; —
In a lawn tennis or like racket the avoidance of perforations with consequent
weakening of the frame at the shoulders (upper, or lower, or both) and the
anchoring or holding in position of the turns of stringing by means of lappings,
whippings, servings or bindings of gut, wire, cord or other suitable binding
material, substantially as described and shown by the drawings.
Dated the 8th dov of Vatcher 1800
Iated the 8th day of Ontoher 1200
WM. BROOKES & SON,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicants.