Improvements in Cricket Stumps.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Jan., 1887
Complete Left, 6th Oct., 1887
Complete Accepted, 8th Nov., 1887
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cricket Stumps.
I JOSEPH CAFFAREY of 125 Hambro Road, Natal Road, Streatham in the County
of Surrey, Waterproofer do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be
as follows:-
This Invention consists in fixing at the lower end of Cricket Stumps an Iron, Brass
or Metal Socket at the base of which is attached or cast on it a plate of such length
so as to ensure the Stumps being always the regulation distance between each. On
the underside of the said plato two or more spikes are fastened and of sufficient length
to ensure the Stumps being kept in an upright position: these spikes may be either
cast on the base plate of the Socket or screwed or rivetted to it-The plates of the
outer Sockets not to extend beyond the Stumps-The Cricket Stumps may be either
screwed into the Sockets or pinned or rivetted to them.
The accompanying drawing illustrates my Invention.
Fig. 1. is a front elevation of a set of Stumps with Sockets attached.
Fig. 2. is an end elevation of same.
Fig. 3. is a section at A. B. Fig. 1.
C is the Stump-D is the outer Socket, and E the inner Socket. F the Spike.

page_text: I, JOSEPH CAFFAREY, of 125 Hambro Road, Natal Road, Streatham, in the County
of Surrey, Water Proofer, 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 :-
My invention consists in fixing the lower ends of cricket stumps in vertical sockets
on horizontal plates, with spikes under the plates to enter the ground.
The sockets unite with the plates at their bases, the plates being of such lengths
that, when placed in position on the ground, the stumps stand at the proper regulation
distanco apart.
Each plate has one, two, or more spikes, which enter the ground a sufficient distance
to ensure the stability of the plates and sockets, and sustain the stumps in a vertical
position.
The sockets, plates and spikes may be formed of iron, brass, or other metal; the
plates and sockets may be formed by casting, forging or otherwise, and the spikes
may bo cast on or in the base plates, or rivetted, screwed, or otherwise attached thereto
or united therewith.
The sockets are made to fit the lower ends of the stumps, and the stumps may be
mado to slide or screw into the sockets, as preferred. The sockets may also be so
formed as to receive the spikes of ordinary stumps, as usually formed, or the stumps
may be permanently fixed in the sockets by rivetting, pinning, or otherwise.
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 a front clovation of a set of stumps, fitted into my improved sockets,
Fig. 2 is an end clevation of the same, and Fig. 3 is a plan viow, partly in section, on
the line ab of Fig. 1.
ccc are the stumps, d d are the outer sockets; e is the middle socket; d¹ d'aro tho
plates attached to the outer sockets dd; is the plate attached to the middle socket,
and ff are the spikes.
The sockets d d are placed close to the outer edges of the plates d' d', and the
socket e is placed in the middle of the plate e'.
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 application and use of metallic sockets, plates and spikes, fitted to cricket
stumps, substantially as herein before described and shewn on the drawings.
2. The general arrangement, construction and combination of the several and
respectivo parts, together forming my improvements in cricket stumps, substantially
as herein before described and shewn on the drawings.
Dated 6th December 1887.
GEO. DOWNING,
Agent for Applicant.