Improvements in Golf Clubs.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 15th May, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 4th Feb., 1895-Accepted, 9th Mar., 1895
Improvements in Golf Clubs.
I, CHARLES REGINALD BLATHWAYT, of West Ashby Vicarage, Horncastle,
in the County of Lincoln, Clerk in Holy Orders, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to clubs used in playing the game of golf, and has for its
object the construction of such a club, that 1stly it can be used either as a right or
left handed club, 2ndly the weight is properly distributed, 3rdly that the weight
can be easily increased or diminished; 4thly that the club is stronger; 5thly that
"heeling" is obviated, 6thly, that by reason of its particular shape the fore end of
the club can be used to strike the ball..
To carry my invention into effect I form the head of the club either 3 sided; or
triangular with the apex of the triangle cut off or rounded.
In this way I obtain a base with two sides at suitable angles to the base, so that
the club may be used either as a right or as a left handed club, and with varying
degrees of "loft."
I may form the head of the club hollow so that the recess, thus made may be
filled up with any suitable material to give the club-head more weight. By reason
of its triangular formation the club head is very strong and stiff.
Further, by reason of the particular form of the head, the socket for the handle
may be placed behind the plane of either or both striking faces, and firmly
supported there, and thus do away with "heeling."
If the striking faces should be too wide, I may cut off the apex of the triangle
and make a four sided figure of the club, in order to reduce the striking faces to
the required width.
I may form the base of the head with a concave or convex face, to suit the
particular stroke required.
I may form the end of the club farthest from the socket at such an angle as
to suit any "loft" required, so that the ball can be played with the end, and
not with the face of the club-head, when so desired, such, as when playing a
ball out of a wheel-rut, or other similar situations, the ordinary club being a
very poor implement for such play as the end presents such a small surface
whereas my improved club has considerable surface at the outer end of the head.
Dated this 15th day of May 1894.
FELL & WILDING,
1, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C., Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Golf Clubs.
I, CHARLES REGINALD BLATHWAYT, formerly of West Ashby Vicarage,
Horncastle, in the County of Lincoln, but now of Huntspill Rectory, Bridgwater,
in the County of Somerset, Clerk in Holy Orders do hereby declare the nature of
my 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 clubs used in playing the game of golf, and has for its
object the construction of such a club, that firstly, it can be used either as a right
or left handed club-secondly the weight of the head is properly distributed;-
thirdly that the weight can be easily in some cases increased or diminished;-
fourthly that the club is stronger ;--fifthly that heeling is obviated, and sixthly that
by reason of its particular shape the fore end of the club head can be used to strike
the ball.
My invention consists in 1stly, the formation of the head of the club having the
transverse section of a triangle or of a truncated triangle, so that I obtain a base
with two striking faces at suitable angles with the base. 2ndly. By making the
club in a box form, or partial box form, I can fill up the interior recess with any
suitable material, and so alter the weight of the club head to suit varying
circumstances. 3rdly. The formation of a striking face at the end of the head.
In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will now proceed
to describe it, in relation to the drawing hereunto annexed, reference being had to
the letters and figures marked thereon like letters refer to like parts in the various
figures.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved club head of the solid form.
Figure 2 is an end view of the club head of the triangular box form.
Figures 3 & 4 are similar views of modified forms of the truncated triangular
section.
Figure 5 is a view of the box form with the top left open.
Figure 6 is a view of a club-head, with a concave base shown in full lines and
convex base shown in dotted lines.
Figs. 78 & 9 show modified forms of construction, in which the club head is
adapted to hold a block or blocks of wood or other material to form the striking
faces.
The figures shown on the drawing are self explanatory of the construction of
each design of club-bead illustrated. It will be noticed that A and B are the
two striking faces and that C is the base, while D is the socket for the attach-
ment of the club-head to the handle. A club head, niade as described, it is
obvious, can be used either as a right or left handed club, and can be made
with varying degrees of "loft." By reason of its triangular or truncated-
triangular formation the club head is very strong and stiff; further the socket D
for the handle is placed behind the plane of each striking face A and B and firmly
supports these said faces, and, in this way, does away with "heeling."
I sometimes form the base with a concave or convex face, as shown in Figure 6,
to suit the particular stroke required.
The concave base, allowing the club to come closer to the ground in certain
situations while a club with convex face would be useful for "putting," and would
also tend to prevent the club cutting the ground.
As shown in Figure 1, I may form the end of the club head furthest from
the socket D at such an angle as to suit any "loft" required, so that the ball
can be played with the end of the club-head, and not with its face, when_80
desired such as when playing a ball out of a wheel rut, or other similar
situation the ordinary club being a very poor implement for such play, as the

page_text: end presents such a small surface; my club however has considerable surface at the
outer end of the head. The box form of club-head, as shown in Figures 2, 3, 4, 5,
and 6, can be plugged with wood or other material to form an end striking face, as
well as to adjust the weight. In Figures 7, 8, and 9, the club-head is made of a
skeleton metal support, into which a block or blocks of wood or other material
are firmly engaged, so as to form one or both of the striking faces A and B of
other material than that of which the skeleton portion is composed.
It is obvious I may form the base C, in any of designs shown in Figures 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, in the form of one or more transverse bars joining the two
sides A and B, instead of a plate right across forming a continuous surface.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1st. A golf club, having a head with right and left hand striking faces and a
base joining the said striking faces, substantially as described.
2nd. A golf club having a head of box formation of a triangular, or truncated-
triangular shape, adapted so that the interior of the head may be loaded as desired,
substantially as described.
3rd. In a golf club-head of the triangular or truncated-triangular form, the
formation of the outer end of the head, away from the socket, with a striking face
of any suitable angle, substantially as described.
4th. A golf club-head of either or any of the forms substantially as described
and illustrated in Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 of the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 4th day of February 1895.
FELL & WILDING,
1, Queen Victoria Street, E.C., Agents for the Applicant.