An Improvement in Playing Balls.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Nov., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 16th Feb., 1895-Accepted, 2nd Mar., 1895
TRUVIDIONAL DI DA
An Improvement in Playing Balls.
We ROBERT HENRY SHARPLES of 17 Howarth Street, and JOHN RICHARD
SHARPLES of 4 Lodge Terrace, both of Oswaldtwistle in the County of Lancaster,
Weavers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to hollow playing balls made of india rubber or other
suitable material or composition, used for the amusement of children and others,
the object of the improvement being to cause the same to emit a cheerful ringing
sound when played with, and thus to increase the amusement afforded when playing
with them.
For this purpose we propose to insert in such hollow balls (preferably during
the process of their being moulded or otherwise manufactured) a small metallic
bell or bells similar to what are known as "sleigh-bells."
The bells may be placed loosely in the interior of the hollow balls, but we
prefer to have them supported centrally upon a wire or other support either
loosely or in a loop or loops in the said wire, as the effect is then more pleasing
than when they are loose.
A convenient way of doing this we find to be by making the two cups of which
the ball is formed, each with a small lump in the centre inside, and before the
two cups are cemented together the ends of the wire supporting the bell or bells
are pressed into holes in the two lumps, and when the two cups are joined together
the wire is held firmly between them.
Dated this 5th day of November 1894.
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for the Applicants.
An Improvement in Playing Balls.
We ROBERT HENRY SHARPLES of 17 Howarth Street and JOHN RICHARD
SHARPLES of 4 Lodge Terrace, both of Oswaldtwistle in the County of Lancaster,
Weavers, 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 :-
This invention relates to hollow playing balls made of india rubber or other
suitable material or composition, used for the amusement of children, and others,
the object of the improvement being to cause the same to emit a cheerful ringing
sound when played with, and thus to increase the amusement afforded when playing
with them.
Such being the nature and object of our said invention we will now describe
the manner in which the same is to be performed or carried into practical effect
which will be readily understood on reference to the annexed sheet of drawings
and the following explanation thereof.

page_text: For the purpose of cur invention we propose to insert in such hollow balls
(preferably during the process of their being inoulded or otherwise manufactured)
a small metallic bell or bells similar to what are known as sleigh bells as shown
at a ou Fig. 1 of the annexed drawings.
The bells may be placed loosely in the interior of the hollow balls b, as shown
on Fig. 1, but we prefer to have them supported centrally upon a wire c, or other
support, either loosely as shown at Fig. 2, or in a loop (or loops) in the said
wire as shown at Fig. 3, as the effect is then more pleasing and musical than when
they are loose.
A convenient way of doing this we find to be by making the two cups of which
the ball is formed, each with a small lump or pap d in the centre inside, and
before the two cups are cemented together the ends of the wire c supporting the
bell or bells are pressed into holes in two lumps, and when the two cups are
joined together the wire is held firmly between them, but the wires c (if used) may
be fixed in any other convenient manner.
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 :-
The combination with a hollow playing ball of a metallic bell or bells placed in
the interior thereof either loosely or suspended upon a wire or otherwise substantially
as and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.
Dated thin 15th do of h. 1905
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for the Applicants.