Improvements in the Manufacture of Staves for the use of Police Constables and others.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Feb., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 5th Dec., 1890-Accepted, 24th Jan., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Staves for the use of
Police Constables and others.
JOHN SMALLWOOD, 62, Weaman Street, Birmingham, Leather Goods Maker, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A cylindrical piece of wood or other substance, of the required diameter and length,
is first taken.
A strip of leather is next taken, and, by means of a die, made to fit half section
(lengthways) of cylinder.
Two pieces of the shaped leather are then stitched or fastened in any other
convenient way over cylinder, forming a complete leather covered staff, thereby
protecting the staff from breaking.
JOHN SMALLWOOD.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Staves for the use of
Police Constables and others.
JOHN SMALLWOOD of 63 Weaman Street Birmingham in the County of Warwick
Leather Goods Maker, 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 has for its object an improvement in the manufacture of staves for
the use of police constables and others by which I provide a staff which is durable
and cannot be broken into two pieces however hard the blow which is dealt with it
Diay be.
At the same time the surface of the staff is slightly softer than the surface
of an ordinary wood staff.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried into
practice I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings upon which I have
fully illustrated the nature of my said invention.
Figure 1 is a general view of the stave.
Figure 2 is a view of the core A.
Figure 3 is a view of the one half B of the case or covering.
Figure 4 is a cross section through core A and the two halves B and B¹ of the case
or covering
Figure 5 is a cross section through Figure 1 on line 1-2.
In carrying my invention into effect I form the core A of my stave of wood, gutta
percha hard leather or other suitable material preferably of cylindrical section and of
the required diameter and length or the core may be formed of strips or pieces of
material pressed together which would enable me to impart when required almost any
desired amount of Hexibility or spring and having the one end a reduced in diameter
or otherwise shaped to form the handle a¹ with the cap or knot a³ at the extreme end
of the handle which forms a finish and prevents the handle from so readily shipping
through the hand. 1 then take a strip of leather cut to the required shape and size
and by means of a die and stamp I press it into the shape of one half of core as shewn
at B Figure 3 the other half B₁ being formed in a similar manner both being reduced
in diameter at to fit the handle part a' of the core A and pressed up at 64 to form a
covering to the end of the core a³. The two halves B and B' of the casing are then
sewn stitched or fastened together at in any convenient manner so as to completely
cover the staft.

page_text: The head a is slightly countersunk all round at a so as to receive the end of the
leather casing or the form of the head a² may be stamped out on each half of the casing
and the swing continued around the head which however may be provided with a
separate covering.
The wrist strip D is attached by passing through an eye or hole formed in the core
& casing where the ends are secured in any suitable manner.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion & in what manner the saine is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:
In the manufacture of staves or staffs for policemen and others the particular mode
herein set forth of forming the core from a more or less solid material and afterwards
encasing the same in a tough casing of leather or its equivalent substantially as herein
set forth and as shewn upon the drawings.
Dated this 4th day of Decoinha 1800.
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.