IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CON- STRUCTION OF BATS FOR LAWN TENNIS AND OTHER GAMES
Year: 1885

page_text: other Games.
I CHARLES MALINGS of the firm of Jeffries & Co Cricket and Lawn Tennis
Manufacturers, of 1 Lower Wood Street, Woolwich, in the County of Kent, do
hereby declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CON-
STRUCTION OF BATS FOR LAWN TENNIS AND OTHER GAMES" to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to improve the manufacture of Bats for playing
at Lawn Tennis and analogous games, by providing additional strength to the
same at the neck, where as at present constructed, they are most likely to break.
In carrying out my invention, I provide an extra thickness to the frame of the
bat of the neck where it joins the handle and for some distance therefrom. This
extra thickness of the material extends along what is known as the neck and
shoulders of the bat, and is preferably made in one with the frame, but it may
also be formed of separate pieces suitably united by glueing or otherwise, and of
similar or different materials to that of which the frame is constructed.
By forming bats in the manner herein described a very slight addition is made
to the weight of the bat, but the strength is very greatly increased.
Dated thin 94th 100
GEO. DOWNING,
Agent for Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION,
Improvements in the Construction of Bats for Lawn Tennis and
other Games.
I, CHARLES MALINGS, of 18 Cockspur Street, Charing Cross, in the County of
Middlesex, late of the firm of Jeffries & Co, Cricket and Lawn Tennis Manu-
facturers, of 1 Lower Wood Street, Woolwich, in the County of Kent, do hereby
declare the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
The object of my invention is to improve the manufacture of bats for playing at
Lawn Tennis and analogous games, by providing additional strength to the same.
at the neck, where as at present constructed, they are most likely to break.
In carrying out my invention, I provide an extra thickness to the frame of the
bat at the neck, where it joins the handle, and for some distance therefrom.
This extra thickness of the material extends along what is known as the neck
and shoulders of the bat, and is preferably made in one with the frame, but it
may also be formed of separate pieces suitably, united by gluing or otherwise, and
of similar or different materials to that of which the frame is constructed.
By forming bats in the manner herein described the difference in weight is not
perceptible but the strength is very greatly increased.
And in order that my said invention may be particularly described and ascer-
tained, reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawing, shewing a Lawn
Tennis bat frane fitted with my improvements. a a are the portions of the neck
and shoulders of the bat where I apply the extra thickness of the material, in order
to strengthen the same, and b b are two transverse screws for imparting additional
security.
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 :-
The manufacture and use of bats for Lawn Tennis and other games having an
increased thickness of -material at the neck and shoulders, substantially as and for
the purpose herein before described and shewn at a a on the drawing.