Improvements in the Outside Covers or Cases of Footballs.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Mar., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 13th Dec., 1893-Accepted, 13th Jan., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Outside Covers or Cases of Footballs.
WILLIAM BOOTHMAN TATTERSALL 233 Blackburn Road Accrington Athletic
Outfitter do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A football case or cover so constructed, as to be made from two pieces of leather,
each piece of leather being so cut out as to make a complete half when stitched,
thus obviating the insertion of a small piece of leather in each end & making an
endless football.
and ML 1900
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Outside Covers or Cases of Footballs.
I WILLIAM BOOTHMAN TATTERSALL, of 233 Blackburn Road, Accrington,
in the County of Lancaster, Athletic Outfitter, 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 improvements in the construction of the outside leather
covers, or cases of footballs the object being to make such cases stronger, and more
durable, and with a smooth, and nearer even outer surface without the objectionable
circular pieces of leather heretofore necessarily stitched on the outside of the case,
and the invention consists in making the cover or case of two pieces of leather, each
piece being so cut that when stitched it forms a complete half of the cover, and the
two halves are then stitched together to form the complete case, or cover.
Such being the nature, and object of my said invention the following is a
complete description of same reference being had to the accompanying drawings in
which:-
Fig. 1. shews a piece of leather cut, or stamped so that when stitched it forms
one complete half of a cover or case.
Fig. 2. shews a complete case, or cover.
Fig. 3. is another view of the complete case or cover.
Fig. 4. is a similar view to Fig. 2. but shewing the joint, or seams of each half
of the case or cover in a slightly different position.
According to this invention I cut or stamp from a sheet, or hide of leather, a
piece of the shape shewn by Fig. 1. and of sufficient size to form one half of a case
or cover for the football. The edges 1. 1. of each ✓ shaped recess 2. are now
stitched together, and this forms a complete half of a case or cover, and the edge 3
of one half of the case or cover is then stitched to the edge 4 of a corresponding
half of the case, or cover which is then complete (see Figs. 2. 3. and 4.). The
halves may be stitched together so that the seams 1 of each meet, and are lineable
one with the other (see Fig. 4.) or the seams 1 of one half are between the seams 1
of the other half (see Fig. 2.).
It will be seen the ends 5 of the case or cover are solid leather, and this obviates
the insertion of the small circular pieces of leather heretofore necessary when the
case or cover was made of several pieces of leather.
The case is stitched in the ordinary and well known manner.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
A case or cover constructed of two pieces of leather each piece being so cut as
to make when stitched a complete half of the case or cover as herein described and
-substantially as illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 6th day of December 1893.
WILLIAM BOOTHMAN TATTERSALL, }
By his Agent, Walter Brierley,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax.
WILLIAM BOOTHMAN TATTERSALL,
By his Agent, Walter Brierley,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax.
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