An Improved Dumb Caddie for Holding Golf Clubs.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Mar., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 5th Sept., 1894-Accepted, 6th Oct., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Dumb Caddie for Holding Golf Clubs.
I, PHILIP ARTHUR NEWTON of The Office for Patents, 6 Bream's Buildings,
Chancery Lane, in the County of London, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
"dumb
This invention relates to that class of golf club receptacles known as
caddies," which the player himself carries with him during the game, to hold his
clubs, and support in a convenient position those not in immediate use.
The object of the present invention is to simplify and cheapen the construction of
the caddie.
In carrying out my invention, I take a strip of wood of suitable length, or its
equivalent, and I apply to the front thereof a receptacle for the clubs, which may
conveniently consist of a bag of canvas nailed or otherwise secured to the wooden
strip.
The back of the strip carries a plate, preferably of wood, hinged thereto, upon
which plate are pivotted a pair of struts or legs.
This method of mounting the legs gives to them the movements of a universal
joint, so that they can be opened out upon their pivots and then turned at right
angles, or nearly so, to straddle the club receptacle when the plate hinged on the
back thereof is raised.
The receptacle or caddie containing clubs thus arranged, when set down, supports
itself in an inclined position, by its lower end resting on the ground, and the two
legs, which form, together with that end, a tripod base.
The legs are so proportioned as to their length above and below their pivots,
that their ends, at the top, shall abut together, and, at the bottom, shall give, when
extended, a sufficiently wide basis of support for the caddie.
When the caddie is not in use, or is being carried in the hand by the handle
wherewith it is provided, the legs take a closed position, and lie at the back of the
wooden strip before named, it being preferable to make their movement inwards
automatic, by means of a spring or its equivalent.
Dated this 12th day of March 1894.
AAV
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Dumb Caddie for Holding Golf Clubs.
I PHILIP ARTHUR NEWTON of The Office for Patents, 6 Bream's Buildings,
Chancery Lane, in the County of London, Patent Agent, 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 that class of golf club holders known as "dumb caddies,"
which the player himself carries with him during the game, to hold his clubs, and
support in a convenient position those not in immediate use.
The object of the present invention is to simplify and cheapen the construction of
the caddie.
In carrying out my invention, take a strip of wood of suitable length, or its
equivalent, and I apply to the front thereof a receptacle for the clubs, which may
conveniently consist of a bag of canvas nailed or otherwise secured to the wooden
strip.

page_text: The back of the strip carries a plate, preferably of wood, hinged thereto, upon
which plate are pivotted a pair of struts or legs.
This method of mounting the legs gives to them the movements of a universal
joint, so that they can be opened out upon their pivots, and then turned, so as to
straddle the club receptacle, by raising the hinged plate to which the legs are
pivotted.
The receptacle or caddie containing clubs thus arranged, when set down, supports
itself in an inclined position, by its lower end resting on the ground, and the two
legs which form together with that end, a tripod base.
The legs are so proportioned as to their length above and below their pivots,
that their ends, at the top, shall abut together, and at the bottom shall give, when
extended, a sufficiently wide basis of support for the caddie.
When the caddie is not in use, or is being carried in the hand by the handle
wherewith it is provided, the legs take a closed position, and lie at the back of the
wooden strip before named, it being preferable to make their movement inwards
automatic by means of a spring or its equivalent.
In the accompanying drawing,
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a caddie embodying my invention, in its extended
position.
Fig. 2 is a back view,. closed up for carrying.
A is a strip of wood or other suitable material, to the front of which is attached
a receptacle B for the golf clubs. The receptacle B, as shown, consists of a piece
of canvas, the edges of which are nailed to the edge of the board A. The mouth
of the bag thus formed is kept extended by a piece of metal hoop secured to the
wood strip A, and the bottom of the bag is closed by a piece of wood or other
material supported by a suitably arranged bracket. cc are a pair of struts or legs,
pivotted separately, near their upper ends, to a plate C, which is hinged to the back
of the board A.
To bring the caddie into the position of Fig. 1 from the closed position shewn in
Fig. 2, the legs cc are first spread to the position indicated by dotted lines in
Fig. 2, by closing together the ends above the pivots; the hinged plate C is then
raised, causing the extended legs to straddle the board A and bag B. To limit the
extent of movement of the legs, and also of the plate C, a stop piece d is provided,
which is secured to the plate C between the pivots of the legs c c.
e e are links pivotted to the upper extremities of the legs c c, and to one another,
to ensure the simultaneous movement of the legs. f is a rubber or other suitable
spring for drawing together the legs, when at rest at the back of the board A.
9 is a block with inclined sides extended somewhat beyond the edge of the board B,
for ensuring the proper extension of the legs cc when in use. His a handle
attached to the body of the holder, for carrying the same.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The "dumb caddie," or golf club holder, herein before described with reference
to the drawings, consisting of a narrow board or its equivalent, a receptacle for the
clubs attached thereto, and a pair of legs pivotted separately to a plate which is
itself hinged to the board, substantially as set forth.
2. Mounting the legs of golf club holders, by pivotting them separately to a
plate, or its equivalent, hinged to the body of the holder, thereby giving to the legs
a capacity for movement both outwardly and forward, substantially as described
with reference to the drawings.
Dated this 5th day of Santambar 1904
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.