Improvements in Footballs and other like Articles.
Year: 1895

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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Footballs and other like Articles.
I, HENRY ADCOCK Cooк of 67 Barbican, in the City of London, Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The invention relates to improvements in the outside leather cases of footballs
and other like articles whereby the lacing for closing the slit or opening through
which the bladder is passed is caused to lie flush or thereabouts with the surface of
the leather casing thereby preventing the injuries which sometimes arise from a
projecting leather lacing striking the face of a player.
For this purpose I cut in the "quarter" or section of the outside leather case across
the said slit or opening, a number of short parallel narrow openings extending
across the slit or opening and of length equal to the distance apart of the lacing
holes; on the back of said "quarter or section extending across the said slit or
opening to a suitable distance on each side and end thereof I stitch a piece of
leather which is skivered off around its outer edges.
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or
This piece of leather has a slit or opening cut therein coincident with the slit or
opening in the "quarter" or section and holes are punched in the under piece of
leather at each end of the short parallel narrow openings in the "quarter
section. Thus as the lace is passed through these lacing holes straight across the
slit or opening it is received within said narrow openings and lies flush or nearly
so with the exterior surface of the outside leather.
In some cases instead of attaching an extra piece of leather to the inside of the
casing may attach such extra piece of leather to the exterior thereof by cement
or otherwise in which case the short parallel narrow openings would be formed
in the external piece of leather and the lacing holes would be formed in the
"quarter" or section of the football.
Dated November 30th 1895
HARRIS & MILLS,
23 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.
Improvements in Footballs and other like Articles.
I, HENRY ADCOCK Cook, formerly of 67 Barbican, but now of 14 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 :-
The invention relates to improvements in the outside leather cases of footballs
and other like articles whereby the lacing for closing the slit or opening through
which the bladder is passed is caused to lie flush or thereabouts with the surface
of the leather casing, thereby preventing the injuries which sometimes arise from
a projecting leather lacing striking the face of a player.

page_text: My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which :-
Fig. 1 is an exterior view, Fig. 2 is a cross section, and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal
section, of parts of a football provided with my improvements, and
Fig. 4 represents a modification.
According to my invention I cut in the "quarter" or section a of the outside
leather case, across the slit or opening b, a number of short parallel narrow
openings c of length equal to the distance apart of the lacing holes d; on the back
of such "quarter" or section a, extending across the said slit or opening b, to a
suitable distance on each side and end thereof, I stitch a piece of leather e, which
is skivered around its edges. This piece of leather has a slit or opening cut
therein coincident with the slit or opening in the " quarter" or section a, and
holes d are punched in the underpiece of leather e at each end of the short parallel
narrow openings c in the "quarter" or section a. Thus, as the lace is passed
through these lacing holes d, straight across the slit or opening b, it is received
within said narrow openings c and lies flush or nearly so with the exterior surface
of the outside leather.
In some cases, as shown at Fig. 4, instead of attaching an extra piece of leather e
to the inside of the casing, I may attach such extra piece of leather e to the exterior
thereof by cement or otherwise, in which case the short parallel narrow openings c
would, as shown at Fig. 4, be formed in the external piece of leather e and the
lacing holes d would be formed in the quarter or section a of the football or other
like article.
is the ordinary inner flap stitched to one of the "quarters" or sections,
through which the mouthpiece of the bladder is passed as usual.
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 1
claim is :-
The improvements in footballs and other like articles whereby the lace is caused
to lie flush or thereabouts with the exterior surface of the outer leather,
substantially as herein shown and described.
Dated this 31st day of August 1896.
HARRIS & MILLS,
23 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.