Year: 1885

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We FREDERICK HENRY AYRES of N° 111 Aldersgate Street in the City of
London Manufacturer and EDWIN THOMAS SACHS of N° 182 Strand in the
County of Middlesex Journalist do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
Lawn Tennis players and others experience the inconvenience of carrying articles
of dress and implements used in the game of Lawn Tennis and similar games in
which rackets are used and the want up to the present time of an appropriate
cheap and handy bag, or receptacle, for packing and conveyance safely of such
articles with efficient separation of one class of article from another.
Lawn Tennis rackets for instance are very liable to injury from moisture or
"steaming" and for this reason it is very injudicious to place in one closed
receptacle or compartment of a bag, rackets and damp balls, clothes which have
been played in and are more, or less, moist with perspiration; or other damp or
soiled articles.
It is therefore highly desirable in a receptacle or bag for the use of lawn tennis
players in securing safely and transporting their implements of the game and other
articles that the bag should be light in itself, cheaply producible, waterproof
to outward influences and provided with compartments separated by walls, or
divisions one from another, so as to prevent passage of moisture or "steaming."
These objects we attain by constructing our bag, case, or receptacle of a suitable
weather-, or water-, proof material, such as india rubber combined with textile
material, leather, or other suitable material such as is used for analogous purposes,
and we provide it with a compartment shaped approximately to the form of a
racket or of more than one racket, according to requirements; the racket or
rackets being slid in handle first, and in the spaces left on either, or each, side of
the handle portion of the racket, but separated therefrom by a moisture proof
division wall, we arrange a pocket or pockets for boots, shoes et cetera, and for
balls or other articles used in the game. Thus the boots or shoes may occupy one
side and the balls another side of the handle of the racket. Each compartment
may have a flap secureable by buckled straps, locks or catches; or, the racket
pocket flap at one end of one side of the bag may have its counter-part flap over

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the other pockets at the other and other minor flaps within it may serve to secure
a glove compartment, handkerchief and such like receptacle, especially for ladies
When it is desired that the bag shall contain "clothes as well as the other
articles enumerated or some of them, we construct a larger receptacle occupying a
space equal to about the whole of the other portion of the bag and having a flap
on one of its longer sides secureable by locking or other fastenings; or, this side of
the bag may be sub-divided or otherwise appropriated to such like receptacles.
A handle or handles for carrying the bag may be provided appropriately at the
middle of the upper longer side, or otherwise.
A long socket along the under or upper edge of the bag may be provided and
utilized if desired for the reception of an umbrella or stick or such like article.
The racket pocket may be adapted to accommodate a press on or off the racket
or the press may be accommodated in another depository.

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We FREDERICK HENRY AYRES of No 111 Aldersgate Street in the City of
London Manufacturer, and EDWIN THOMAS SACHS of N° 182 Strand in the
County of Middlesex Journalist (of which said invention the said Edwin Thomas
Sachs is the true and first inventor) do hereby declare the nature of our invention
for IMPROVEMENTS IN BAGS OR RECEPTACLES FOR LAWN TENNIS RACKETS AND
OTHER ARTICLES and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
Lawn Tennis players and others experience the inconvenience of carrying articles
of dress and implements used in the game of Lawn Tennis and similar games in
which rackets are used and the want, up to the present time, of an appropriate
cheap and handy bag, or receptacle, for packing and conveyance safely of such
articles with efficient separation of one class of article from another.
Lawn Tennis rackets for instance are very liable to injury from moisture or
"steaming" and for this reason it is very injudicious to place in one closed
receptacle or compartment of a bag, rackets and damp balls, clothes which have
been played in and are more, or less, moist with perspiration; or other damp or
soiled articles apt to "steam."
It is therefore highly desirable in a receptacle or bag for the use of lawn tennis
players in securing safely and transporting their implements of the game and other
articles that the bar should be light in itself, cheaply producible, waterproof
to outward influes and provided with compartments separated by walls, or
divisions one from another, so as to prevent passage of moisture or "steaming."
These objects we attain by constructing our bag, case, or receptacle of a suitable
weather-, or water-, proof material, such as india rubber combined with textile
material, leather, or other suitable material such as is used in order to obtain a
waterproof cover for analogous purposes, and we provide it with a compartment
shaped approximately to the form of a racket or of more than one racket, according
to requirements; the racket or rackets being slid in handle first, and in the spaces
left on either, or each, side of the handle portion of the racket, but separated
therefrom by a moisture proof division wall, we arrange a pocket or pockets for
boots, shoes et cetera, and for balls or other articles used in the game. Thus the
boots or shoes may occupy one side and the balls another side of the handle of the
racket. Each compartment may have a flap secureable by buckled straps, locks or
catches; or, the racket pocket flap at one end of one side of the bag may have its
counter-part flap over the other pockets at the other and other minor flaps within
it may serve to secure a glove compartment, handkerchief and such like receptacle,
especially for ladies' use. When it is desired that the bag shall contain "clothes'
as well as the other articles enumerated or some of them, we construct a larger
receptacle occupying a space equal to about the whole of the other portion of the
bag and having a flap on one of its longer sides secureable by locking or other
fastenings; or, this side of the bag may be subdivided or otherwise appropriated
to such like receptacles.
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page_text: A handle or handles for carrying the bag may be provided appropriately at the
middle of the upper longer side, or otherwise.
A long socket along the under or upper edge of the bag. may be provided and
utilized if desired for the reception of an umbrella or stick or such like article.
The racket pocket may be adapted to accomodate a press on or off the racket
or the press may be accomodated in another depositary.
Figure 1 shews a front view or view of one side of our improved Lawn Tennis
kit bag Fig. 2 is an opposite side or back view of same and Fig. 3 is an upper
side view.
a is the outer case of this waterproof bag provided within which is a long
pocket 6 closed by a flap 61 secured by straps and buckles 6 to contain clothes
comportable for use in the exercise of the game.
c is an end pocket covered by a flap c¹ secureable by straps and buckles c* and
adapted to receive within it a pair or other number of rackets each racket kept
apart from its adjacent neighbour by means of sheets of waterproof material
forming separating walls. The dotted lines ca indicate the contour of the inner
part of this racket pocket and the dotted lines c' the racket therein.
At the opposite end of the bag at one side of or below the handle of the racket
is formed a pocket d adapted to receive a pair of tennis shoes or other articles and
on the other or upper side of the bag is another pocket e to hold a number of balls.
In each of these cases we have indicated how these contents may be stowed by
dotted lines d¹ and e¹ respectively Both these pockets may be closed by.the one
flap d and secured by the straps and buckles d³.
fis a handle strap secured to the upper side of the bag by loops f¹ f¹ as will be
well understood.
To preserve the form and stiffness or straightness when loaded and carried of
the bag we insert stiffeners or laths or such like pieces of semi-rigid material in the
fabric of the bag top and bottom or at other places say from g to g¹ and h to h¹.
Having thus 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
The herein described arrangement or combination of parts forming a bag or
receptacle adapted to contain and preserve from damp and mutual injury various
articles such as rackets, balls, shoes, wearing apparel and other articles used in
playing lawn tennis.