A LOCKING DEVICE FOR RACQUETS
Year: 1885

page_text: I, FREDERICK LAWRENCE RAWSON, of Number 11 Queen Victoria Street, in the
City of London Electrical Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of the said
invention of "A LOCKING DEVICE FOR RACQUETS," to be as follows:-
My invention relates to a device which can be attached to the centre of the net
of a racquet and locked in place thereupon, thus rendering it' unfit for use until the
device is unlocked and removed from the racquet.
My device consists of two halves. Rigidly attached to one half and projecting
therefrom is a piece (or pieces) formed with a suitable number of wards, and this
piece is designed to pass through the netting and engage with the other half on the
other side thereof. The other half with which the projection engages is formed
with a series of concentric rings or discs corresponding in number to the wards
upon the projection. These rings are free to turn upon a tube, into which the
projection is passed, and which is slotted to allow of the passage of the ward.
Each ring or disc is recessed at one point so as to correspond with one of
the wards.
It will thus be seen that the construction of the locking half of the above device
is similar to that of a letter lock, and the rings being free to turn will each permit
the passage of a ward at any given point, and when all the recesses correspond
with all the wards the complete withdrawal of the projection and the separation of
the two halves can be effected.
This position is ascertained by letters or signs upon the outside of the rings in
precisely similar manner to that employed in any letter lock.
FELL & WILDING,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: I, FREDERICK LAWRENCE RAWSON, of No 11 Queen Victoria Street, in the City
of London, Electrical Engineer, 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 device which can be attached to the net of a racquet,
and locked in place thereupon, thus rendering it unfit for use until the device is
unlocked and removed from the racquet.
In order that my invention may be the better understood, I now proceed to
describe the same in relation to the drawings hereunto annexed, reference being
had to the letters and figures marked thereon. Like letters refer to like parts
throughout the figures.
Figure 1 is a general view of one form of my device in place.
Figure 2 is a sectional elevation of same.
My device consists of two halves A A¹. Rigidly attached to one half and
projecting therefrom is. a piece (or pieces) B formed with a suitable number of
wards, and this piece is designed to pass through the net and engage with the other
half on the other side thereof. The other half A¹ with which the projection
engages, is formed with a series of concentric rings or discs C, corresponding in
number to the wards upon the projection B. These rings are free to turn upon a
tube D, into which the projections pass, and which is slotted to allow of the
passage of the wards. Each ring or disc is recessed at one point, so as to correspond
with one of the wards.
.
It will thus be seen that the construction of the locking half of the above device
is similar to that of a letter lock, and the rings C being free to turn will each
permit the passage of a ward at any given point, and, when all the recesses
correspond with all the wards, the complete withdrawal of the projection and the
separation of the two halves can be effected. This position is ascertained by letters
or signs upon the outside of the rings C in precisely similar manner to that
employed in any letter lock.
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 wha
I claim is
1st The combination with a racquet of a locking device which shall impede the
use of the racquet when in place.
2nd The construction of a racquet lock in two halves made to engage with one
another through the net and to lock by means of discs, substantially as and for the
purposes specified.

page_text: 3rd In a racquet locking device the combination of two halves, one formed with
projections to pass through the meshes and provided with wards, the other with
concentric recessed discs free to turn upon a slotted tube into which the aforesaid
projections pass, engaging with the wards thereupon, and lettered on their rim to
permit of the recesses being placed in line, to free the projections and allow.
withdrawal of same, after the manner of a letter lock, substantially as specified.
Dated this 8th day of December 1885
FELL & WILDING,
Agents for the Applicant.