Improvements in Cricket Bats.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 4th Oct., 1889-Accepted, 4th Jan., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cricket Bats.
I, MYERS HALL, of Birkenshaw, near Bradford, in the County of York, Cricket
Bat Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows
This invention relates to certain improvements in cricket bats, and has for its
object, the construction of bat bandles in such a manner that, greater flexibility
between the handle and blade of the bat is obtained; and the jarring or stinging of
the hand minimised when a ball is struck by the blade of the bat.
I accomplish my object in the following manner: I form the splice between the
handle and blade of the bat in the ordinary manner; and in the handle cut one or
more grooves from the end to the shoulder of the blade; or the handle may be built.
up in layers, and in each groove or between each layer I insert a strip of elastic web
fabric of a width equal to the section of the bat handle, the elastic web being secured
therein by pressing and binding the handle together with thin cord, the same as
when binding handles of the ordinary construction.
Dated this 31st day of December 1888.
JOHN WAUGH,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cricket Bats.
I, MYERS HALL of Birkenshaw, near Bradford, in the County of York, Cricket Bat
Manufacturer, 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 certain improvements in Cricket Bats, and has for its
object the construction of bat handles. in such a manner that, greater flexibility is
obtained between the handle and blade of the bat, thus minimising the concussion,
stinging or jarring of the hand; and consists in cutting or otherwise forming in the
handle of the bat one or more grooves, each groove extending from top of handle to
about level with shoulder of bat: or the handle may be built up in segments, and
between each layer of segments I insert a strip of elastic web, the elastic web being
secured therein by binding the bandle in the ordinary manner.
In order that my invention may be more fully understood I will further describe
the same by making reference to the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1. shews
a view of a bat handle before the same is bound, having an elastic strip placed in
each groove.
Fig. 2. is a plan.
Fig. 3. a view of a handle built up in segments, and
Fig. 4. a plan of the same.
The handle A. is of the ordinary construction and "spliced" to the bat in the
ordinary manner, but on building up the handle I insert one or more strips of
elastic web C. which extend from the top of the handle to about level with the
sboulder of bat at B. such webs being about the same width as the diameter of the
handle which is "bound" with "wax end" or the like in the ordinary manner,
whereby the elastic web is securely fastened herein; or the handle may be built up
in segments as illustrated by Figs. 3 and 4. in which case I insert the elastic web C.
or the like between each layer of segment D. I then bind the segments together

page_text: with "
wax end
"
in the ordinary manner, thereby forming the handle, thus each
layer of segment has an elastic bed or cushion and the advantage hereinbefore referred
to is obtained.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the, same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
The combination of a bat handle with one or more strips of elastic web imbedded
in the handle somewhat in line or parallel with the face of the bat substantially
in the manner as herein before described and illustrated by the accompanying
drawings.
Dotal thin 2-1
JOHN WAUGH,
Agent.