картоѵешение in аррнациор гv Games and Especially Adapted to Lawn Tennis.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Feb., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 1st Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 31st Dec., 1888
картоѵешение in аррнациор гv
Games and Especially Adapted to Lawn Tennis.
I, THOMAS WALTER FARADAY ROWNEY of 31 Hartington Street, Derby in the
County of Derbyshire, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of this invention is the construction of appliances, to be attached to
Lawn Tennis Rackets or worn on a Wristlet, or attached to the sleeve or other part of
the clothing by means of a Broach pin, or may be used by an Umpire for scoring the
whole game.
This appliance is made of two plates of metal-or other suitable material—one
above the other.
The lower plate is numbered, lettered, and marked for the three divisions of the
game, namely Strokes, Games and Sets.
The upper plate is perforated with holes through which the numbers, letters, and
marks on the lower plate are seen.
For each division of the game, two hands, or pointers are provided, one moving
between the two plates, the other above the upper plate, both pointing to the figures
seen through the perforations in the upper plate. Both pointers in each division
move around the same centre. The upper one moves on a collar attached to the upper
plate. The lower one works between the two plates on a headed standard, which
passes through the said collar, and through the lower plate, the lower portion is tapped
on which a nut works, which screws up against the under side of the lower plate, and
keeps the standard firmly in place. This Standard can be turned by the fingers, and
so move the lower pointer.
The upper pointer has a projecting stud at the end, which can also be moved by the
fingers.
This discription applies to each of the three divisions.
It will be seen that with this instrument a player may record his own score as well
as that of his opponent.
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page_text: Games and Especially Adapted to Lawn Tennis.
I THOMAS WALTER FARADAY ROWNEY of 31 Hartington Street Derby in the
County of Derbyshire, Dental Surgeon, 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 :-
The object of this invention is the construction of mechanism by which a player
may record or score his own Strokes, Games, and Sets and also the Strokes, Games,
and Sets of his opponents.
This appliance can be attached to Lawn Tennis Rackets, or worn on a wristlet, or
attached to the sleeve or any convenient part of the clothing by means of a broach
pin, by the players or it may be used by an Umpire for Scoring the whole game, or it
may be made of larger size and placed on a standard driven into the ground, or other
suitable place, so that it can be seen by the players and others interested in the
game.
I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings
in which
Fig. 1. is a plan of the complete apparatus.
Fig. 2 is the Upper Plate with the rim h. and showing the perforations a. a. a. the
collars J. J. J. and the stops b. b.
Fig. 3 is the Under Plate and shows the figures letters and the holes through which
the posts K. K. and N pass.
Fig. 4 is part of a section through the line A. B. enlarged so as to show the details.
The upper central pointer E is removed to show the collar J.
Fig. 5 shows the side elevation of the centre post-enlarged, showing the part P
which fits into the collar J, and the square portion O on which the lower pointers F
and G fit.
Fig. 6. E shows the plan and side elevation of the upper central pointer.
F. shows the plan of the under central pointer.
G. shows the plan of the under right and left pointers.
H. shows the plan of the right and left upper pointers.
In each of the figures similar letters refer to the same parts.
This invention is made of two plates of thin metal or other suitable material; one
above the other, the Lower Plate Fig. 3. is numbered, lettered, and marked for the
three divisions of the game, those on the Right side for Strokes (15, 30, 40 Duce,
advantage and Game), those on the left side for the number of Games, those in the
centre for the number of Sets.
The Upper Plate Fig. 2. is perforated with holes a, a, a, through which the numbers,
letters and inarks on the lower plate are seen when in position as shown in Fig. 1.
There are stops b, b, b, on this plate over. which_the_ pointers will work, but which
prevent them being accidentally moved.

page_text: For each of the three divisions of the game two metal hands or pointers E. F. G. H.
are provided three F and G. G. moving between the two plates 2 and 3, the other
three H H. and E moving above the upper plate, all pointing to the numbers,
letters and marks seen through the perforations in the upper plate:
Both pointers in each division move around the same centre, the upper ones H. H.
and E move on the collars J. J. J. attached to the upper plate, the lower ones F and
G. G. work between the two plates on the square portions O of the headed standards
or posts K. K. and N. which fit in the collars J. J. J. and pass through the
holes c. c. c. in the lower plate. The lower part of these posts is threaded on which
the nuts L. L. work, these screw up against the under side of the lower plate with a
thin leather washer between each surface so as to cause the necessary amount of
friction and holding all the parts firmly in place. It will be seen that the heads of
these posts slightly overlap the edges of the collars and so press upon and hold in
position the upper pointers H, H and E.
These standards or posts K. K. and N. are turned by the fingers and so move the
lower pointers F and G. G.
The upper pointers have a projecting stud f. f. f. at their ends by which they are
moved.
There being two pointers for each division of the game, it will be seen that with
this apparatus a player may record his own score as well as the score of his
opponents.
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
The construction of apparatus for scoring or recording tennis and such like games
by which players can record their own Strokes, Games and Sets, as well as the Strokes
Games and Sets of their opponents as herein described and shown in the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 31st day of October 1888.