improvements in Footballs.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Apr., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Jan., 1897-Accepted, 13th Mar., 1897
improvements in Footballs.
We, WILLIAM DALGLEISHI, of Wenlock Buildings, Ironmonger Row, St. Luke's
in the County of London, Football Maker, and HENRY ADCOCK Cook of
1 Barbican Court in the City of London, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
After the air chamber or bladder of a football has been inflated, it is necessary
to lace together the edges of the mouth or opening in the outer case and this has
hitherto been a somewhat difficult matter.
The object of our present invention is to facilitate the closing of said mouth and
the lacing together of its lips.
In carrying the invention into effect we form the outer case in any convenient
nanner and we provide it with a mouth or opening either in one of the seams or in
other suitable position and we preferably attach to oue side of said opening
internally of the outer case a tongue or cover as usual, such tongue or cover
having a small opening therein through which the nozzle or mouth piece of the
air chamber or bladder is passed. We however according to our invention in
addition to the ordinary lacing holes form on each side of the mouth or opening
at a convenient distance therefrom one, two or more holes (preferably two) through
which we pass a cord or lace by which latter we draw together the lips of the.
mouth or opening in the outer caso and then fasten the ends of such cord securely
so that the lips or edges of the mouth can be readily and securely laced together
by the ordinary cord or lace and lacing holes after the air chamber or bladder
has been inflated. The first mentioned cord or lace can then if desired be
removed.
Dated &il 25th 1900
Dated April 25th 1908.
HARRIS & MILLS,
23 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.
We, WILLIAM DALGLEISH, of Wenlock Buildings, Ironmonger Row, St. Luke's
in the County of Londou, Football Maker, and HENRY ADOOCK COOK, of
1 Barbican Court, in the City of London, Manufacturer, 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:-
After the air chamber or bladder of a football has been inflated, it is necessary
to lace together the edges of the mouth or opening in the outer case and this has
hitherto been a somewhat difficult matter.
The object of our present invention is to facilitate the closing of said mouth and
the lacing together of its lips.

page_text: Our invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which
Fig. 1 represents a football with the lips of the mouth or opening in the outer
case temporarily held together by our improvement and partially laced together by
the ordinary lacing.
Fig. 2 is a similar view with the lacing of the mouth or opening completed and
the temporary holding means removed and
Figures 3 and 4 are similar views to Figures 1 and 2 of parts of a football
comprising the mouth or opening drawn to a larger scale.
In carrying our invention into effect we form the outer case a in any convenient
manner and we provide it with a mouth or opening either in one of the seains as
shown in the drawings or in other suitable position and we preferably attach to one
side of said opening internally of the case a a tongue or cover as usual, such tongue
or cover having a small opening therein through which the nozzle or mouth piece
of the air chamber or bladder is passed; we have not thought it necessary to
illustrate this flap or cover iu the drawings as it is well known and forms no part
of our present invention.
We however according to our invention in addition to employing the ordinary
lacing holes form on each side of the mouth or opening at a convenient distance
therefrom, one, two or more holes c preferably two as shown in the drawings,
through which we pass a temporary or auxiliary cord or lace d by which latter we
draw together the lips of the mouth or opening in the outer case a and then fasten
the ends of such ccrd d securely.
By these means the lips or edges of the mouth or opening can be readily and
securely laced together by the ordinary cord or lace e and lacing holes b after the
air chamber or bladder has been inflated. The additional cord or lace d can then
if desired be removed.
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
olain is :-
1. The improvements in footballs for facilitating the lacing of the mouth or
opening thereof, substantially as herein shown and described.
2. A football having one or more additional holes at a convenient distance from
and on each side of the mouth or opening in the outer case to receive an auxiliary
or temporary cord or lace to draw the lips of the mouth or opening together and
thereby facilitate the lacing of the ordinary lacing holes after inflation of the
bladder or air chamber, substantially as herein shown and described.
Dated January 22nd 1897.
HARRIS & MILLS,
23 Southampton Buildings, Loudon, W.C., Agents.
HARRIS & MILLS,
23 Southampton Buildings, Loudon, W.C., Agents.