A Captive Ball for Practising Golf and other Games.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Oct., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 30th Mar., 1892-Accepted, 30th Apr., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Captive Ball for Practising Golf and other Games.
1, FREDERICK JENNER of 9 St. Luke's Road, Clapham, in the County of
Surrey, Games Buyer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to a captive ball, that is to say to a ball which may be
thrown or propelled with considerable force in any direction within a circle of any
desired radius, but which is prevented from moving beyond the limits of the said
circle. The said ball is attached to one end of a light but strong silk cord or to a
slender wire or the like in which a length of elastic material such as india-rubber or
other spring is inserted, the other end of the said cord or wire being fixed to a
strong peg or the like which is so formed that it may be readily forced into and
retained in the ground. One or two swivels is or are inserted in the said line to
prevent it from twisting.
By means of this apparatus golf players and others are enabled to practise in a
limited space with a ball, and to strike the ball with all the force at their command
without the need for the employment of any other person to return the ball to the
striker and without the liability of danger to person or property lying without the
limit of the circle whose radius is approximately the length of the line attached to
the aforesaid peg.
Dated this 21st dov of October 1891
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Captive Ball for Practising Golf and other Games.
I, FREDERICK JENNER, of 9 St. Luke's Road Clapham, in the County of
Surrey, Games Buyer, 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:—
My invention relates to a captive ball for practising golf and other games, that is
to say to a ball which may be thrown or propelled with considerable force in any
direction within a sphere of any desired radius but which is prevented from moving
beyond the limits of the said sphere.
An apparatus by which I can carry my invention into practice is shewn in the
accompanying drawing in which, "A" is a ball attached in any suitable manner to
a light but strong silk cord or slender wire or the like B. C is a length of elastic
material such as india rubber or other spring and D are swivels which are inserted
at some part of the said cord or wire B. The swivels D prevent the line from
twisting or kinking. The other end of the line is attached to a drum E which is
capable of rotation on the peg F which is fixed in the ground when the apparatus
When not required the line may be conveniently wound up on the said
drum thus taking up very little space.
is in use.
By means of this apparatus golf players and others are enabled to practise in a
limited space with a ball, and to strike the ball with all the force at their command
without the need for the employment of any other person to return the ball to the
striker and without the liability of danger to person or property lying without the
limit of the sphere whose radius is approximately the length of the line attached to
the ball and peg.

page_text: Although I have herein shewn a convenient apparatus for carrying my invention
into practice, it is evident that I can modify the same in detail without departing
from the nature of my invention. Thus in some cases I dispense with the drum for
winding up the line and attach the cord or wire direct to the peg.
my said inven-
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
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First. The combination with a ball, of a cord or wire part of which is elastic or
capable of extension, and a peg adapted to be driven into the ground, one end of
the said cord or wire being attached to the ball and the other end thereof being
attached to the said peg, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
Second. A captive ball constructed substantially as described with reference to
the accompanying drawing, for the purpose specified.
Dated this 30th day of March 1892.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.