Gauging Appliance for Use in the Game of Bowls and other purposes.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 29th May, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 14th Feb., 1894-Accepted, 17th Mar., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Gauging Appliance for Use in the Game of Bowls and other
purposes.
THOMAS SMITH 74 Cyprus Road Bootle-cum-Linacre in the County of
Lancaster, Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows: :-
It consists of two calliper legs with a bolt passing through them, on which a
reel revolves between. This reel has a pin through the centre, on edge, which
passes through a slot hole in the bolt, therefore causing the reel and bolt to revolve
at the same time. The bolt has a locking nut on the end, for locking the callipers
and reel, when set to any distance between the bowl and jack. On the reel a fine
cord (or other substitute) is wound, with a peg or pointer attached at the other end.
A small pin is fastened in one of the calliper legs and remains loose in the other
leg, the object being to keep the calliper legs together when gauging long distances
with callipers and pointer. One of the calliper legs is provided with a guide or
slot hole, through which the cord passes, when winding on or off the reel.
Dated this 27th day of May 1893.
THOMAS SMITH.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Gauging Appliance for Use in the Game of Bowls and other
purposes.
I THOMAS SMITH 74 Cyprus Road Bootle-cum-Linacre in the County of
Lancaster, 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 :-
I will proceed to more fully describe my invention by the aid of the accom-
panying drawings which are to be taken as part of this Specification and read
therewith.
Fig. 1 is a cross section of my improved gauging appliance.
Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same.
Like letters of reference denote corresponding parts in each illustration.
Referring to Fig. 1 which consist of two calliper legs A A, with a bolt B passing
through them, on which a reel C revolves between. The reel C has a pin D
through the centre on edge which also passes through the slot hole in the bolt B
thereby causing the bolt B and reel C to revolve at the same time. The
bolt B has a locking nut E on the end for locking the callipers A A and reel C
when set at the distance to be measured. On the reel C a fine cord F or other
substitute is wound with a peg or pointer G attached at the other end. A small
pin H is fastened in one of the calliper legs A A, the object being to keep the
calliper legs A A together when gauging long distances with callipers A A and
peg or pointer G.
One of the calliper legs A. A is provided with a guide or slot
hole I through which the cord F passes, when winding on or off the reel C..
Fig. 2 side elevation, one of the calliper legs A A is lifted off the pin H as
shown in dotted lines, the object being to use them as inside callipers for gauging
short distances.
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page_text: 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 what I
.claim is ;
1. In gauging appliance for use in the "game of bowls" and other purposes, the
combined arrangement substantially as described and illustrated at Figs. 1 and 2 of
the drawings annexed or any mere modification of said arrangement.
2. Locking of the calliper legs A A and reel C and cord F substantially as
described and illustrated at Figs. 1 and 2.
Dated this 13th day of February 1894.
THOMAS SMITH.