Year: 1887

page_text: We WILLIAM MCHARDY of Dollar N.B. Student and JAMES MCHARDY of Dollar N.B.
Scientific Expert 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 which relates to Tennis Rackets &c., has for its object the combining
of the advantages of a Racket-Stand and a Racket-Press (which may be readily
applied to one or any number of rackets) with the conveniences of a Hat-rack and
Hall-table.
In carrying this Invention into practice, we construct a stand of suitable upright
ends, held in position by transverse rods or screws, upon which movable partitions are
arranged so as to slide into any required position for the division of two or more
rackets, and provided with a means for tightening the said partitions in upon each
other, or upon one or more rackets, as the case may be; and, if necessary, also
provided with upper rails which form a Hat-rack, and a table suitably hinged or
attached thereto (the said table may be in one piece, or may consist of a number of
pieces, held together by suitable means) all easily detachable for the purpose of storage
or transmission to a distance.
The contrivance may consist mainly of turned parts, in which case it will be held
together by right and left screws, wood screws, knob-nuts &c., or it may be held
together by keys forced into inclined holes &c., in which case it will be easily
put together or taken to pieces, and may be said to be Portable; or, it may be made
in any plain or ornamental form, with rigid frames at the ends, so connected by
telescopic rods, or tubes and rods, and held together by one or several telescopic
screws (upon which the partitions shall be suitably adjusted) that the ends may be
made to approach each other (by means of the screw or screws) so as to press one or
more rackets at pleasure; or a screw, or screws, may be provided which shall enable
the operator to compress the partitions beforementioned, after the manner of an
ordinary cramp, in which case the telescopic action will be unnecessary.
If the contrivance be in the portable form the partitions may be made to slide upon

page_text: or more threaded rods, provided with corresponding nuts, by which the wholo
ratus is turned into a kind of cramp, just as in the telescopic form, it is turned
a kind of cramp by means of one, or more telescopic screws.
advisable we may utilize any unnecessary space by providing cages or shelves
holding Tennis-balls; or we may combine the parts of our Invention with an
nary Hall-table or Hat-stand.
he accompanying Drawings suggest several forms of our Invention as herein
ribed.
1
Fig. I An end view of a Racket-Stand and Racket-Press combined; with
or without a table, and without a Hat-Rack.
A B
Corner posts, held together at the foot by
CA cross bar, the ends of which pass through the corner posts, and are
fixed by
a a=
d
-
e e =
Suitable nuts threaded upon the ends of the cross bar, as suggested by
the dotted lines.
A cross bar, also holding A B together by
Right and left screws on the ends of d.
g= End view of partitions which slide upon threaded rails for the purpose
of bringing said partitions together; see Fig. II. (N.B. ff merely
represent the ends of the rails, and all the similar circles in Fig. I,
represent ends of rails, which may be made to hold the contrivance
together, lengthwise). The table may be in the same position as in
Fig. III.
Fig. II
a. a. =
bb
ee=
ccc
Side view of Racket-Stand and Press, with or without a table.
Corner posts.
Rails. The upper one shows another convenient method of fastening,
by means of
Screw-knobs.
The threaded rail, before mentioned, fixed at the ends and holding the
corner posts together, by
d = Inclined pins, in holes to match. This rail carries upon it
79999=The partitions which may be pressed up, in the right hand direction by
means of
k = A Ball-nut, or other threaded contrivance, working upon the screw
suggested by dotted lines.
=
hhhhh Spaces, in which the rackets may be placed between ccc and a corre
sponding bar or rail in the other side of the contrivance.
ff
g. III:
a =
The ends of the cross bars. These cross bars (see Fig. I) receive the
lower rail b.
End view of Racket-press, Racket-stand, Hall-table and Hat-rack,
combined.
- The corner post of one side, being made of suitable length, is capable
of receiving extra cross rails.
bb Ends of extra cross rails, provided with
CC=
e=
d
f
g==
ig. IV.
==
ac=
Hat-pegs.
End of table when closed down (dotted lines).
Cross bar of outer frame, as in Fig. I.
Centre upon which the table may be hinged.
Table, partly open.
Flat view of table, on a much smaller scale.
Outsides of framework held together by
bb= Cross bars at the ends.
ac are grooved on their inner sides so as to receive
ddd &c Flat cross pieses, all of which are held together by the end cross
bars b b.
c extends beyond the ends of the table and forms a hinge, or axle

page_text: It is obvious that we may combine the Racket-Press and Stand with any kind of
Hall-table, or Hat-rack; or we may construct it on purpose to suit any ordinary
Hall-table to which it is possible to adapt it, just as we may contrive the combination
as a Stand or Wall-bracket.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is;
(1) The combination of a Racket-Stand and Racket-Press.
(2) The combined Racket-Stand, Racket-Press and Hall-table.
(3) The combination of the Racket-Press the Racket-Stand and the Hat-rack.
(4) The combined Racket-Stand, Racket-press, Hall-table and Hat-rack.
(5) That arrangement of parts as applied to our Invention, which enables us to
make any of the combinations easily detachable, and which may be said to constitute
(6) The Portability of the contrivance.
Dated this Eighth dox of November 1887
WILLIAM MOHARDY.
JAMES MCHARDY.