AN IMPROVED COURT MARKER FOR. LAWN TENNIS AND OTHER PASTIMES
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Feb., 1886.
Complete Left, 18th Dec., 1886.
Complete Accepted, 11th Feb., 1887
I, CHARLES GEORGE GILL, of 11 Wolseley Terrace Gravesend, Kent Ironmonger,
do hereby declare the nature of my invention for AN IMPROVED COURT MARKER FOR.
LAWN TENNIS AND OTHER PASTIMES to be as follows:-
:-
In carrying out this invention, I provide a metal Container, mounted upon wheels
This Container
for holding the solution with which it is intended to mark the courts.
may be of any desired shape, preferably oblong or square, but the bottom of which
shall be curved at such a radius that should the solution have any sediment, the bulk
of such sediment would accumulate in the middle of Container.
In the Container I provide a mixer, which may be a perforated metal plate, or be
made up of strips of metal. This mixer has pivots working in Bearings upon the
Container, and upon being oscillated mixes up the solution ready for use.
In the side
or bottom of Container I provide a hit and miss valve, made of two metal plates, or. an
ordinary plug tap, having a lever to open or close same.
From this Valve or Tap, I provide a metal Duct or Channel, fixed to the Container,
and fitted with a wheel in such a manner that upon the Valve or Tap being opened, the
solution is conveyed to the wheel at a point below the centre, and is deposited upon
the turf or other surface as desired.
To propel and guide the marker I provide a metal tubular handle, through which a
rod is passed, one end of which is attached to the lever on the Valve or Tap before
mentioned, and the other end projects through the top of the tubular handle, so that
the Valve or Tap may be opened or closed, by pulling out or pushing back the rod.
The tubular handle is secured in a metal socket fixed on the side of the Container, and
which is fitted with a set screw to permit of the handle being detached for packing
purposes.

page_text: An Improved Court Marker for Lawn Tennis and other Pastimes.
I, CHARLES GEORGE GILL, of 11 Wolseley Terrace, Gravesend Kent, Ironmonger
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 :-
In carrying out this invention I provide a metal Container, mounted upon two
wheels, for holding the solution with which it is intended to mark out the courts-
This container may be of any desired shape, preferably oblong or square, but the
bottom of which shall be curved at such a radius that should there be any sediment
from the solution the bulk of such sediment would accumulate in the middle of the
container.
In this container I provide a mixer which may be a perforated metal plate or be
made up of strips of metal This mixer has pivots working in bearings upon the
container and upon being oscillated thoroughly mixes up the solution r ady for use.
In the side or bottom of container I provide a hit and miss valve made of two metal
plates, or an ordinary plug tap, having a lever to open or close same. From this
valve or tap I provide a metal Duct or Channel fixed to the Container, and fitted with a
wheel, in such a manner that upon the Valve or Tap being oper d, the solution is
conveyed to the wheel at a point below the centre, and is deposited upon the turf or
other surface as desired.
To propel and guide the marker I provide a metal tubular Handle through which a
rod is passed, one end of which is attached to the lever on the Valve or Tap before
mentioned, and the other end projects through the top of the tubular Handle, so that
the Valve may be opened or closed by pulling out or pushing back the rod. The
Tubular Handle is secured in a metal socket fixed on the side of the Container, and
which is fitted with a set screw to permit of the Handle being detached for packing
purposes..
I will now proceed to describe the manner in which my invention is to be performed
with reference to drawings herewith.
:
Figure 1 is the side elevation, shewing relative positions for parts as drawn in
Figures 2. 2 3. 3 4. 5. 5 A, the Container with bottom curved at such a radius that
the bulk of any sediment from solution will accumulate in the middle. B, is the
mixer. C; the Bearings upon which the mixer is oscillated. D the hit and miss Valve,
or a plug tap may here he used. E the duct or channel. F, the marking wheel,
fitted to duct, or channel and which revolves upon axle or pin N. G. the tubular
Handle, through which the rod H passes and is connected at one end to the lever on
Valve or tap-K the metal socket for Handle fitted with set screw L.-M, one of the
front wheels upon which the Container is mounted..
Figure 2. shews mixer made up of strips of metal rivetted together, the projections a―
a being cut out to rest in bearings on container.

page_text: Figure 2 shows mixer made of sheet metal, perforated with holes (more or less) as
shewn, with projections a―a.
Figure 3. horizontal section of Duct or channel fitted with marking wheel F which
revolves on axle N.
Figure 3 under view of Duct or Channel shewing space P where solution flows on
to Turf or other surface, between Duct and marking wheel.-This Duct may be fixed
on either side or bottom of container.
Figure 4. sections of tubular Handle shewing rod H which is connected to lever on
Valve or Tap as shewn Figure 1.
Figure 5. section of socket for securing Handle with set screw_L.
Figure 5 longitudinal section of socket shewing set screw L, the socket being
fixed to Container by plate K.
I use an ordinary Hit and miss Valve on plate, or common plug tap fitted with a
lever, for the flow of solution into duct, a corresponding hole being, provided in the
Container.
The various parts as drawn in Figures 2. 2 3. 3 4-5-5 having been fixed and
fitted to container A, in their respective positions as Figure 1. and the Container.
mounted upon two wheels, as M. Figure 1. the marker is ready for use.
The solution is placed in the Container A Figure 1 and is mixed by oscillating the
mixer B, Figure 1. The valve D is opened or closed by drawing out or pushing back
rod G, Figure 1 permitting the solution to flow into Duct E, under the wheel F onto
the turf or other surface.
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 construction of a square or oblong metal container having a bottom curved
as shewn A. Figure 1.
2. The construction of Duct or Channel by which the solution is carried under
wheel, as Figures 3-3, which may be fixed either to bottom or side of container.
4. The construction of mixer, as Figures 2-2".
5. The combination and construction of parts herein before described and illustrated
for the purpose of a Court marker for Lawn tennis and other pastimes.
CHARLES GEORGE GILL.