Improvements in the Handles of Golf Clubs, Tennis Rackets, Bats, Fishing Rods, Whips, and Articles of a like kind.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 17th July, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 4th Apr., 1895-Accepted, 11th May, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Handles of Golf Clubs, Tennis Rackets, Bats,
Fishing Rods, Whips, and Articles of a like kind.
1, CHARLES HENRY CLARKE of Elmwood Mills, Leeds, Cloth Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
1
Whereas the handles of most golf clubs are found to possess various disadvantages,
such as in some instances a proper grip being unattainable and in other instances a
want of finish so that the leather or other material which is bound round the hand
often becomes loose and rucks up so as to blister the hand of the golfer, I have
devised means of providing a handle which will overcome these disadvantages and
which can be readily attached.
My invention consists of a series of small thick flat rings constructed of felt or
other suitable material.
In this
These rings are formed or stamped out of the material by any suitable
machinery or other convenient means. They can be made any breadth and
thickness desired, but I prefer to make them about an inch wide and to place some
ten or a dozen upon the handle of the club. The rings are slipped down the
haudle and then cemented or fastened together in any convenient manner.
way the handle covering can be either lengthened or shortened as desired and
thick or thin in accordance with the wish of the player. My improved handle
cover can be fitted to any existing club or made with new clubs as desired, or it
can be used for the handles of tennis rackets, bats, fishing rods, whips, for the
handles of cycles, and for the handles of any similar article.
In wet weather my improved handle covering is very superior to the leather
handles which become stiff and hard after rain and when dried again are often
slippery, whilst by my handle a good grip can always be obtained.
Dated this 12th day of July 1894.
J. E. EVANS-JACKSON & Co.,
45, Holborn Viaduct, London, Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in the Handles of Golf Clubs, Tennis Rackets, Bats,
Fishing Rods, Whips, and Articles of a like kind.
I, CHARLES HENRY CLARKE of Elmwood Mills, Leeds, Cloth Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
be perforined, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
Whereas the handles of most golf clubs are found to possess various disadvantages,
such as in some instances a proper grip being unattainable and in other instances a
want of finish so that the leather or other material which is bound round the handle
often becomes loose and rucks up so as to blister the hand of the golfer, I have
devised means of providing a handle which will overcome these disadvantages and
which can be readily attached.

page_text: My invention consists of a series of small thick flat rings constructed of felt or
other suitable material.
These rings are formed or stamped out of the material by any suitable
machinery or other convenient means. They can be made any breadth and
thickness desired, but I prefer to make them about an inch wide and to place some
ten or a dozen upon the handle of the club. The rings are slipped down the handle
and then cemented or fastened together in any convenient manner. In this way the
handle covering can be either lengthened or shortened as desired and thick or thin
in accordance with the wish of the player. My improved handle cover can be
fitted to any existing club or made with new clubs as desired, or it can be used for
the handles of tennis rackets, bats, fishing rods, whips, for the handles of cycles,
and for the handles of any similar article.
In wet weather my improved handle covering is very superior to the leather
handles which become stiff and hard after rain and when dried again are often
slippery, whilst by my handle a good grip can always be obtained.
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 :-
1. A handle for golf clubs, tennis rackets, bats, fishing rods, whips and similar
.articles constructed with a covering made up of flat rings of felt, cemented together
by any suitable meaus.
2. The use of flat rings of felt cemented together as a covering for the handles of
golf clubs, tennis rackets, bats, fishing rods, whips and articles of a like kind.
Dated this 4th day of April 1895.
J. E. EVANS-JACKSON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.