IMPROVEMENTS IN BATS FOR PLAYING LAWN TENNIS AND THE LIKE
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
I JAMES CAMPBELL ROGERS of Cawnpore, India, but at present residing at
Roundham Villas, Paignton, Devon, Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of
my said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN BATS FOR PLAYING LAWN TENNIS AND
THE LIKE" to be as follows:-
In constructing a bat according to my Invention I string the bat with a double
surface of stringing each situated on a level with the respective outer edges of the
frame or rim of the bat so that the said frame or rim does not project beyond the
planes of the double surface of the bat thus formed. On the face side of the handle
of the bat I form a longitudinal recess of a size and shape suited to receive the
inner part or ball of the thumb of the player in giving back handed strokes. The
holes in the frame or rim through which the strings or guts of the netting are
passed are provided with eyelets or bush pieces (which may be of metal but are
preferably of horn) for preventing undue friction on the strings or guts and giving
an casy riding motion of the strings or guts in the frame or ring.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION,
I, JAMES CAMPBELL ROGERS of Cawnpore India but at present residing at
Roundham Villas, Paignton, Devon, Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of
this invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN BATS FOR PLAYING LAWN TENNIS AND THE
LIKE" and in what manner the same is to be performed, to-be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:—
The accompanying drawing represents in Figure 1 a bat constructed according
to my Invention Figure 2 being a transverse section of the rim and Figure 3
transverse section of the handle. In constructing a bat according to my Invention
I-string the bat with a double surface of stringing (a a²) each surface being
situated on-a-level-with the respective outer edges-or-sides of the frame or rim. A
of the bat-so that the said frame or rim may be level-with-but_does_not_project_
beyond the planes of the two surfaces of stringing of the bat thus formed.
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On the face side of the handle of the bat I form a longitudinal recess B of a size.
and shape suited to receive the inner part or ball of the thumb of the player in
playing back banded-strokes-The-holes in the frame or rim through which the
string or gut of--the stringing or netting are passed may-with-advantage-be-
provided with eyelets or bush pieces-(as-shown at C) of horn metal.or other bard
-and-smooth-material for preventing undue friction on the string or gut in-the-frame-
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said 2
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
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First A tennis or like bat having a double surface of stringing the surfaces
being respectively in the same plane (or approximately so) with the surfaces of the
sides of the rim of the bat and there being a recess in the face side of the handle of 2
the bat substantially as and for the purpose herein before described and illustrated
in the accompanying drawing.
Second. In tennis or like bats having a double surface of stringing as described
the employment of eyelets of horn metal or equivalent hard and smooth substance
as linings or bushes for the holes through which the gut or stringing passes
substantially as and for the purpose herein before described.
Dated the 10th day of Mo 100K