An Improved Racket or Bat for Playing the Games of Tennis, Lawn Tennis, Racket, Oricket, or other similar Games.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Sept., 1891-Accepted, 31st Oct., 1891
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Racket or Bat for Playing the Games of Tennis, Lawn
Tennis, Racket, Oricket, or other similar Games.
We, WILLIAM HENRY SLATTER, of 91 Lancefield Street, Kilburn N.W.
Decorator, and COLLIN CHESTER of 17 North Street Edgware Road Maryle-
bone N.W. Engineer, both in the County of London 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 :—
Our invention relates to an improved racket or bat, of any shape or design, con-
structed of steel iron, wood or any suitable metal or material, and constructed with
a web or plate inserted in the frame of the racket or bat projecting out any
required distance into the hoop, and along the portion of the frame forming the
handle when desired. The web or plate shall be of iron, steel or any kind of
material suitable for the purpose. When the frame is made of hollow tubular
form, the web or plate shall be inserted across the internal hollow space, projecting
beyond its external surface, and held in position by means of compression, or
made as part of the frame itself in the process of its manufacture. When a solid
frame is used made of wood or other suitable material for the purpose, there shall
be made a groove or chase of such dimensions and depth as shall allow the
web or plate to be inserted, and project out towards the hoop, as far as desired.
The frame of the hoop can be continued to form the handle, and covered with
suitable material to form a grip for the hand or the hoop can be made separate and
fixed to handle of wood, or metal tube or the hoop made to be detachable from the
handle, or attachable to the handle. In the hoop of the racket or bat shall be
provided with a netting made of steel iron or any metal wire or of line string gut,
or cord of any designed mesh, and to be fixed to the frame in the following way,
holes shall be drilled or otherwise made, of such size and shape as may be most
convenient, in the web or plate that projects out from the frame in the hoop,
through these holes shall be strung the material to form the desired mesh.
REFERENCE TO DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1. showing frame of hoop extended to form the handle the web shown in the
hoop but not on portion forming handle. A. the frame of hoop. B. the web or
plate extending out of the frame with netting strung into it. C. frame of hoop
extended to form the handle. D. is the covering on handle to form grip for the
hand.
Fig. 2. showing hoop made and attached to handle. A. the frame. B. the
extended web. B' showing web or plate cut away level to the frame between the
meshes of the net. C. the handle.
Fig. 3. showing cross sections of tubular frame of different designs with the web
fixed thereto and extending across the internal part and projecting externally.
A. the frame. B. the web shown internally, extending externally.
Fig. 4. showing sections of wood frame of different designs with web inserted
into it, and extending beyond the outside. A. the frame. B. the web or plate.
Fig. 5. showing bat of different shape.
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
claim is :
Firstly. A racket or bat that is made with a plate or web fixed in the frame and
extending beyond its outer surface into the hoop for the purpose of strengthening
the same and stringing the wire thereto.

page_text: Secondly. That the web shall when desired extend along the portion forming the
handle.
Thirdly. That the above racket or bat shall be made and constructed in the
manner and for the purposes as herein specified.
Dated this 28th day of September 1891.
WILLIAM HENRY SLATTER.
COLLIN CHESTER.