Lawn Tennis, Racquet, and other Analogous Purposes.
Year: 1885

page_text: Lawn Tennis, Racquet, and other Analogous Purposes.
We JAMES MALINGS and WILLIAM MUCKLE both of Lower Wood Street,
Woolwich, in the County of Kent, Manufacturers do hereby declare the nature of
my said invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to effect an improvement in the manufacture of
bats for playing at Lawn Tennis and analogous games; which improvement
consists in providing additional strength at the neck of the bat.
In carrying out my invention, I add an extra thickness to the frame of the bat
at the neck, that is to say, the curved portion, where the operative part of the
bat joins the handle. The extra substance, extending along the neck and shoulders
of the bat, is preferably made in one with the substance of the frame, but it may,
in some cases also be formed of separate pieces united thereto by glueing or other
suitable means; such additional pieces consisting of similar or different materials to
that of which the frame is formed.
The solid triangular piece of filleting, to which the handle is united, and which
spans the neck between the thickened frame is so united thereto that it is
impossible to become loose or be displaced; this is effected by rebating the same at
its outer end into the frame, such rebates effectually confining the fillet, and thus
preventing displacement of the several parts.

page_text: Lawn Tennis, Racquet, and other Analogous Purposes.
We JAMES MALINGS, and WILLIAM MUCKLE, both of Lower Wood Street,
Woolwich, in the County of Kent, Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of
our said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The object of our invention is to effect an improvement in the manufacture of
bats for playing at Lawn Tennis and analogous games, which improvement
consists in providing additional strength at the neck of the bat.
In carrying out our invention we add an extra thickness to the frame of the bat
at the neck, that is to say, the curved portion, where the operative part of the
bat joins the handle. The extra substance extending along the neck and shoulders
of the bat, is preferably made in one with the substance of the frame, but it may,
in some cases also be formed of separate pieces united thereto by glueing or other
suitable means; such additional pieces consisting of similar or different materials
to that of which the frame is formed.
The solid triangular piece of filleting to which the handle is united, and which
spans the neck between the thickened frame is so united thereto that it is
impossible to become loose or be displaced; this is effected by rebating the same at
its outer end into the frame, such rebates effectually confining the fillet, and thus
preventing displacement of the several parts.
And in order that our said invention may be more particularly described and
ascertained, reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawing,
a is the frame of the bat, b is part of the handle, c is the fillet. At d d the
strengthening pieces are shewn, which may consist of extra thicknesses of the
material forming the frame, and therefore in one therewith; or the additional
strength thus provided may be effected by separate pieces added thereto for the
same purpose.
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 the construction of bats for the purposes aforesaid, the application and use of
the additional thicknesses or pieces d d substantially as herein before described
and shewn on the drawing.