GODT CHICKot anu other Games.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 31st May, 1886.
Complete Left, 28th Feb., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 29th Mar., 1887:
G GODT CHICKot anu
other Games.
I, HENRY RICHARDSON, of 77 Finsbury Pavement, in the City of London, Lawn
Tennis Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as
follows:-
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The object of my invention is to manufacture bats for cricket, and other games in
such a manner as to secure lightness and strength, combined with elasticity...
In carrying out my invention, I divide a certain portion, or the whole of the handle
into two parts, longitudinally, from the outer end to or towards the bat; and cut away
a slip from the interior; thus leaving a space between the two parts. Or, instead of
forming the handle of one piece, and cutting away the interior as aforesaid, I
sometimes build up the handle of separate pieces, and leave the space therein, as before
mentioned. I insert two or more strips of steel or other suitable metal the outer
surfaces of which abut against the two portions of the divided handle, and which strips
of steel are in some cases kept a certain distance apart by any suitable means, and
are placed in parallel lines, thus providing a clear space for a certain portion
of their length. In other cases I insert in the space similar strips of steel or other
suitable metal or steel or other suitable metal of other form may be inserted for
the purpose of imparting the necessary spring to the handle.
The outer sides of the said springs may be covered with cane, wood, or other
suitable material in one or more pieces, the whole being finished with cord or
otherwise, according to the use for which the bat is required.
By the foregoing arrangement the handle may be constructed so as to be as elastic
as may be required, such elasticity depending upon the thickness of the steel springs
inserted into the handle and the amount of space left between the springs, and the
combination therewith of the other parts of the handle together forming my improved
handles.

page_text: The means whereby the steel springs are united to the two portions of the handle
may be very much varied, and may consist of screws, rivets, studs, or pins, or any other
equivalent means may be adopted which affords the necessary motion between the
respective parts.
The springs keep the handle perfectly straight, except when the blow is imparted
to the ball, when they spring backwards, and, by utilising their force and rebound,
increase the propelling power, after which they immediately return to their normal
position.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Bats for Cricket and
other Games.
I, HENRY RICHARDSON, of 77 Finsbury Pavement, in the City of London, Lawn
Tennis Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:-
The object of my invention is to manufacture bats for cricket, and other games
in such a manner as to secure lightness and strength, combined with elasticity.
In carrying out my invention, I divide a certain portion, or the whole of the
handle into two parts, longitudinally, from the outer end to or towards the bat;
and cut away a slip from the interior; thus leaving a space between the two
parts. Or, instead of forming the handle of one piece, and cutting away the
interior as aforesaid, I sometimes build up the handle of separate pieces, and leave
the space therein, as before mentioned. I insert two or more strips of steel or
other suitable metal the outer surfaces of which abut against the two portions of
the divided handle, and which strips of steel are in some cases kept a certain
distance apart, by any suitable means, and are placed in parallel lines, thus
providing a clear space for a certain portion of their length.
The outer sides of the said springs may be covered with cane, wood, or other suitable
material in one or more pieces, the whole being finished with cord or otherwise,
according to the use for which the bat is required.
By the foregoing arrangement the handle may be constructed so as to be as elastic
as may be required, such elasticity depending upon the thickness of the steel springs
inserted into the handle, and the amount of space left between the springs, and the
combination therewith of the other parts of the handle together forming my improved
handles.
The means whereby the steel springs are united to the two portions of the handle
may be very much varied, and may consist of screws, rivets, studs, or pins, or any
other equivalent means may be adopted which affords the necessary motion between the
respective parts.
The springs keep the handle perfectly straight, except when the blow is imparted
to the ball, when they spring backwards, and, by utilising their force and rebound,
increase the propelling power, after which they immediately return to their normal
position.
And in order that my said invention may be particularly described and ascertained,
reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of
reference indicate corresponding parts.
Fig. 1 is an elevation of the handle of a bat constructed in accordance with my
invention. – Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line y y of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical

page_text: section, shewing another method of forming the handle, and Fig. 4 is a transverse
section, on the line a.
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a a are two strips of steel or other suitable metal inserted between the sides, or
pieces forming the sides, as shewn in the drawings. The strips a a abut against the
sides, leaving a space f between the strips. ccare filling in pieces, In Fig. 2 these
pieces are shown with shoulders, against which the ends of the metallic strips abut,
and by which they are secured in position; the filling in pieces being secured by pins
or pegs d d. In Fig. 3 the filling in pieces are shewn narrower and the pins or
pegs d d are passed through the strips a a.
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 I claim is :-
1. The manufacture and use of cricket and other bats, the handles of which are
formed with a longitudinal slot or space, substantially as and for the purposes
herein before described and shewn on the drawings.
2. The manufacture and use of cricket and other bats, the handles of which are
rendered more or less elastic, by the insertion therein of steel or other metallic
strips a a, in combination with the slot, substantially as herein before described and
shewn on the drawings..
3. The general construction, arrangement, and combination of the several and
respective parts, together forming my improvements in the construction of bats for
cricket and other games, substantially as herein before described and shewn on the
drawings.