An Improved Golf Club.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application. 14th May. 1891
Complete Specification Left. 13th Feb., 1892-Accepted, 14th May, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Golf Club.
:-
I, ROBERT HENRY, of Lochty bridge, Carnoustie, in the County of Forfar, N.B
Photographer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
This invention relates to wooden golf clubs, including "drivers," "brasseys,
and "spoons" its objects being :-
:-
First. To increase the durability of the club.
Second. To. reduce the cost of manufacture.
Third. To obtain a perfect and uniform balance, which, together with the
weight, can be readily adjusted to suit the requirements of the player without
spoiling the appearance of the club.
In ordinary wooden golf clubs, the head is of wood and has fitted to the lower
edge of the face a piece of horn or other suitable material, and has also a balancing
piece of lead let in at the back. In addition some descriptions of clubs have a thin
sheet of brass fixed on the sole of the head. In fitting and fixing the aforesaid, the
tendency is to cut up and weaken the said head.
In carrying out my invention, I combine the plate on the lower edge of the
face, and the balance at the back, with the sole plate; the whole being cast,
preferably of brass, although I do not limit myself exclusively to that metal.
The combined plate is attached to the sole of the head, by means of screws.
Dated this 12th day of May 1891
GEO. C. DOUGLAS & Co.,
Applicant's Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Golf Club.
I, ROBERT HENRY of Lochty-Bridge Carnoustic in the County of Forfar N.B.
Photographer, 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 :-
This invention relates to wooden golf clubs including drivers, brasseys and
spoons, its objects being―
First To increase the durability of the club.
Second-To reduce the cost of manufacture.
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Third To obtain a perfect and uniform balance, which together with the weight
can be readily adjusted to suit the requirements of the player without spoiling the
appearance of the club.
In ordinary wooden golf clubs the head is of wood and has fitted to the lower
edge of the face a piece of horn or other suitable material, and has also a balancing
piece of lead let in at the back. In addition some descriptions of clubs have a thin
sheet of brass fixed on the sole of the head. In fitting and fixing the aforesaid the
tendency is to cut up and weaken the said head.
In carrying out my invention I dispense with the piece of horn, or other material
on the lower edge of the face, and also the balancing piece of lead at the back, and
substitute a combined sole plate of suitable thickness at the fore edge to prevent
damage to the ball, then tapering backwards to the balancing piece which is of
sufficient size to produce the necessary weight and is set at such point on and flush
with the back edge of the sole plate as shall produce the necessary balance, the
whole being cast in one piece preferably of brass, although I do not limit myself.

page_text: exclusively to that metal. The combined plate is fitted and then attached to the
sole of the club head by means of waterproof glue and screws.
on
The said improved golf club is shewn the accompanying drawings
Figures 1. 2. & 3. Figure 1 shews the upper side of the sole plate, and the
position of the balancing piece is shewn at B. opposite the face A, the centre is
roughened by sunk lines to give the waterproof glue with which they are attached
a firm hold of the metal, screw holes are also shewn. Figure 2 shows the face of a
club,with the, soleplate A attached. Figure 3 is the back of a club head with
soleplate attached showing balancing piece B.
.. Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what
I claim is
.
1st. The substitution of a solid sole plate of brass or other suitable metal properly
weighted and balanced as described above and as shown on the accompanying
drawings, in place of the troublesome piece of horn, lead & thin sheet of brass used
. in the ordinary make of golf clubs which are liable to work loose and cause the
.breakage of the club.
2nd. The substitution of a solid sole plate weighted and balanced, the weight of
which can be readily adjusted by reducing or increasing the size of the balancing
piece, which is set opposite the point of impact; being checked partly into the
back edge and sole of the club head, all the natural spring of the wood of which
the club head is made is thereby preserved and the wood of the head from the
face to the balancing piece remaining practically solid, much greater strength is
maintained.
3rd. The combined sole plate being fitted and fixed in the manner described,
greater durability and also greater driving power is obtained, and further the
process of manufacture being simplified, a considerable saving is effected in the
cost of production when made in large quantities. The whole substantially as
indicated and described and as shown on the accompanying drawings, and for the
purpose set forth.
Dated this 12th day of February 1892.
ROBERT, HENRI,
Applicant.