Year: 1898

page_text: I, JOSEPH GIORGI, LONGHURST, Golf & Athletic Stores, Ascot, Beiks, Manufac-
ture, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows..
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The present invention has reference to the game of croquet, which, us now
played, is subject to stringent regulations
Among these regulations is one which limits the width of the hoops used in
the game through which the balls have to pass, but a difficulty has been found in
this connection, because the hoops, which may be of regulation size at the outset,
have a tendency, during a day's play, to spread and become wide. This arises
from the fact that the hoops, which are bent from stout metal iod, are to some
extent flexible, and the insertion of the limbs of the hoop into the ground does
not entirely destroy the flexibility.
The balls, therefore, whose diameter 16 but slightly less than the width of the
hoops, stinking the sides of the latter, gradually widen them, and make them mole
easy to pass through
According to my invention, I provide a rigid attachment for the hoop's ends
o limbs, which will entuely prevent the tendency to spread above indicated
This attachment consists of a pair of sockets for the hoop ends, set at the
requisite distance apait, and connected by a tie oi ties, consisting preferably of
a metal plate This attachment is inserted in the ground in the proper position
for each hoop, and the limbs of the hoop are dropped into the sockets, which,
being of suitable length, hold the hoop upiight at the proper height, and maintain
the limbs igidly at the proper width, no matter how often, and how hard, the
hoop 18 struck by the ball.
Dated this 8th day of June 1898
5.
I, JOSFPI GORG) LONGHI RST, of Golf and Athletic Stores, near Post Office,
Ascot, in the County of Berkshire, Professional Golf Player and Manufacturei,
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.-
My invention has reference to improvements relating to croquet hoops
According to my invention I provide a rigid attachment for the hoop's ends
or limbs, which will entirely prevent the tendency to spread.

page_text: Thus attachment consists of a pan of sockets for the hoop ends, set at the
requisite distance apart, and connected by a tie o ties, consisting preferably of a
metal plate This attachment is inserted in the ground in the proper position for
each hoop, and the limbs of the hoop are dropped into the sockets, which being
of suitable length, hold the hoop pight at the proper height, and maintain 5
the limbs gidly at the proper width, no matter how often and how hard, the
hoop is stuck by the ball
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly nuderstood, I now proceed
to descube the accompanying diawing thereof, reference being had to letters and
figuies marked thereon
Fig. 1, is an elevation of the croquet hoop fitted to the vertical sockets.
Fig 2, 18 a plan of the top of the vertical plate sockets and flanges.
Fig 3, is a section on line A-B diawn to an enlarged scale.
In carrying my invention into practice I construct in one casting of non a
vertical plate a with vertical sockets and 61, flanges and spikes d. One of the
vertical sockets has a square hole, and the other vertical socket bis provided
with a round hole as in Fig 2, these said holes nie intended to receive the ends
or limbs e and e¹ of the croquet hoop f.
The casting above described may be of any suitable shape
It is intended to insert the vertical plate, sockets and b, flanges
1
and 2
spikes & into the ground either wholly or partially, so that the croquet hoop f
18 inserted into the vertical sockets when the vertical plate is fixed in its proper
position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what 2
I claim 18.
1 The croquet hoop, substantially as above described in this specification and
according to the accompanying drawing.
2. The vertical plate, sockets, flanges and spikes, substantially as above described
in this specification and according to the accompanying dhawing.
Dated the 8th dox of March 1800
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J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, London, W, Agent for the Applicant