Improvements relating to Golf Clubs.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Mar., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 4th Dec., 1896-Accepted, 23rd Jan., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION..
Improvements relating to Golf Clubs.
We, JOHN FANE CHARLES HAMILTON, of Spencer Lodge, Ryde, in the Isle'
of Wight, Major 4th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers, and CHARLES JOHN JACOBS,
of The Golf Club, St. Helens, also in the Isle of Wight, Club Steward; do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our present invention relates to golf clubs and comprises the provision of
improved means for attaching the head and the shaft of such a club to each
other.
The heads of various forms of golf clubs are made of metal, wood, gutta-percha
and other materials and the shaft or handle is usually made of wood.
It is necessary that the two parts should be attached to each other as securely as
possible and heretofore either. the shaft and the head have been socketted to each
other or the head has been formed with a shank.which has been cut off obliquely,
and the shaft has had its end correspondingly cut. The oblique parts have then
simply been placed together and secured by binding.
Our present invention, while being applicable to golf clubs generally, is devised.
more especially for use with gutta-percha club heads such as described in the.!
Specification of Letters Patent numbered 12,019 dated 21 June 1894 and granted
to one of us.
According to our present invention both the head and the shaft may terminate
obliquely as described for the purpose of splicing but one of the oblique parts is
provided with a tongue and the other part with a groove. The tongue and groove.
are fitted together and the splice so formed may be bound in the ordinary way or
otherwise suitably securely retained in position.
In the case of a socketted head we may form the socketted parts angular instead
of circular in cross-section.
By these means we add to the strength of the attachment and, preclude any
tendency of the head to turn, upon the axis of the shaft when it is caused to strike
a ball...
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A. F. SPOONER,
124 Chaucery Lane, W.C., Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Golf Clubs.
We, JOHN FANE CHARLES HAMILTON,. of Spencer Lodge, Ryde, in the Isle
of Wight, Major 4th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers, and CHARLES JOHN JACOBS,
of The Golf Club, St. Helen's, also in the Isle, of Wight, Club Steward, 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:-
Our present invention relates to golf clubs and comprises the provision of

page_text: improved means for attaching the head and the shaft of such a club to each
-other.
The heads of various forms of golf clubs are made of metal, wood, gutta-percha
and other materials and the shaft or handle is.usually made of wood.
It is necessary that the two parts should be attached to each other as securely
as possible and heretofore either the shaft and the head have been socketted to
each other or the head has been formed with a shank which has been cut off
obliquely and the shaft has had its: endi correspondingly.cat. The oblique parts
have then simply been. placed. together and secured by binding...
Our present invention; while being applicable to golf clubs generally, is devised
more especially for use with gutta-percha club heads such as..described in the
Specification. of Letters Patent numbered 12,019 dated 21. June 1894. and granted.
to one of us..
In the accompanying drawing,
Figure 1 is a side view, and
Figure 2 is an end view shewing one application of our said invention' to a
gutta-percha club head.
A is the head having an oblique tang or stem A¹ recessed or grooved as shown
at A and B is a portion of the shaft or handle. which latter also terminates
obliquely, as shown in Figurerl, for the purpose of splicing, and is provided with
a corresponding tongue or feather B' adapted to: fit into the said groove or
recess A The tongue and groove arc fitted together and the splice so formed
may be bound in the ordinary way. or otherwise suitably securely retained in
position:
It is obvious that the shaft or handle B may be provided with a groove or recess
and the tongue, feather, or projection be formed upon the tang or stem A" of the
head A...
In the case of a socketted head we may form the socketted parts angular instead:
of circular in cross-section.
By these means we add to the strength of the attachment and preclude any
tendency of the head to turn upon the axis of the shaft when it is caused to strike
a ball.
Having now particularly described and ascertained. the nature of our said.inven
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare. that.what we
claim is:-
1. The improved method of connecting the head of a golf club to its handle or
-shaft comprising a scarfed joint or splice wherein a projection or tongue upon the
one adjacent surface enters a corresponding groove or recess in the other, substan-
tially as described.
2. The improved method of connecting the head of a golf club to its handle or
shaft by means of a socket formed: angular in transverse section, substantially as
and for the purpose set forth.
3. The improved means for attaching the head and the shaft of a golf club to
each other substantially as set forth and as illustrated in the accompanying
drawing.
Dated this 4th day of December 1896.
A. F. SPOONER,
124, Chancery Lane, W.C., Agent for the Applicants.