A Golf-club Holder.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 4th July, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 26th Mar., 1891--Accepted, 9th May, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Golf-club Holder.
GEORGE COLIN ANDERSON of 106 Blackheath Hill Greenwich in the
County of Kent, Silk Hat Maker do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:
I form a back-bone (which bears some analogy to the back-bone of a bicycle) of
wood, cane, iron or steel tube, wire, or other material: this back-bone is intended
to be in a position slightly inclined from the horizontal, straight, and sufficiently
thin to allow the golf player to grasp with one hand the club holder and all the
clubs resting upon it. The front I form on the skew so that the legs hereafter
mentioned may be jointed to fall down in a splayed manner, that is, to spread out
where they reach the ground. These legs I form of wood, cane, or metal; and
furnish their top ends with a joint, so that when open they spread and stick in the
ground, and when closed they lie close to the back-bone. The lower ends of these
legs, if of wood, are shod with iron, and, if of metal, are pointed. The upper ends
I extend so that they cross each other like the letter X to form a saddle for the
clubs to sit in. In the case of the back-bone being made of metal, I form a semi-
circular saddle, also of metal, for the clubs to sit in; and then it is unnecessary for
the tops of the legs to be extended upwards.
At the opposite end of the back-bone, I form another saddle to receive the
handles of the clubs. This saddle, if of wood, I make of two fingers, jointed to
close upon the back-bone; if of metal, I make them of semicircular form similar
to the saddle already described for the front. This end of the back-bone I finish
with a tail made of metal, curved downwards to stick in the ground. When in use,
this club holder will rest on three points, that is, the two front legs, and the tail;
and in this position the club holder, with the clubs, can be picked up and carried
about the field. When play is over, the legs can be folded close to the back-bone,
and thus the club holder becomes very portable. I also place two small leather
straps on the back-bone, to secure the clubs when being thus carried.
Dated this Fourth day of July 1890.
GEORGE COLIN ANDERSON.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Golf-club Holder.
I, GEORGE COLIN ANDERSON, of 106 Blackheath Hill, Greenwich, in the
County of Kent, Silk Hat Maker, 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 :-
My invention relates to a golf club holder which consists of a back-bone (which
bears some analogy to the back-bone of a bicycle) of wood, cane, iron or other
metallic tube, wire, or any other suitable material; this said back-bone is intended
to be in a position slightly inclined from the horizontal, straight and sufficiently thin
to allow the golf player to grasp with one hand the club-holder and all the clubs
resting upon it. The front I form on the skew so that the legs hereafter mentioned
may be jointed to fall down in a splayed manner that is to spread out where they
reach the ground. These legs I form of wood, cane or metal, and furnish their top
ends with a joint so that when open they spread out and stick in the ground and
when closed they lie close to the back-bone. The lower ends of these legs if of
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page_text: wood are shod with iron and if of metal are pointed. The upper ends I extend so
that they cross cach other like the letter X to form a saddle for the clubs to sit in.
In the case of the back-bone being made of metal I form a semi-circular saddle
also of metal for the clubs to sit in and then it is unnecessary for the legs to be
extended upwards.
At the opposite end of the back-bone I form another saddle to receive the
handles of the clubs. This saddle if of wood I make of two fingers jointed to
close upon the back-bone, if of metal I make them of semicircular form similar to
the saddle already described for the front. This end of the back-bone I finish
with a tail made of metal curved downwards to stick in the ground. When in use
this club-holder will rest on three points that is the two front legs and the tail and
in this position the club-holder with the clubs can be picked up and carried about
the field. When play is over the legs can be folded close to the back-bone and
thus the club-holder becomes very portable. I also place two small leather straps
on the back-bone to secure the clubs when being thus carried.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed
to describe the accompanying drawings thereof, reference being had to letters and
figures marked thereon. Like letters represent like parts.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the golf-club holder;
Fig. 2, is the front elevation ;
Fig. 3, is a plan of the bottom saddle with the cross piece towards the base of
the back-bone. This figure is broken off.
Preferably I construct the golf-club holder with a back-bone a of wood, the
heade of which I fix in a metallic collar c¹ and to the said collar c¹ I fix a long
male screw on each side, and to each male screw I attach the head of the leg d
which is provided with an opening for this purpose, and to each male screw I
attach a fly nut j so as to adjust the legs d to any suitable position. The top of the
legs d when fixed in position as in Fig. 2, forms a saddle bb for the clubs to sit in.
Metallic shoes or sockets ii with spikes are provided to each of the legs d. At or
towards the base of the back-bone a I place a cross piece g loosely attached by a
screw k the ends of the cross piece being perforated to receive a wood peg e at
each end, and to each peg e I attach the ends of a leather saddle after passing the
end of the back-bone a through a hole in the leather saddle f. At the end of the
back-bone a I fix a metallic tail piece h curved downwards to stick into the ground.
It will be understood that the foregoing is given by way of illustration, and that
the shapes, materials and proportions of any of the parts may be varied in many
ways within the scope of my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The combination of the adjustable legs and saddle, the back-bone, cross piece,
saddle and pegs and tail piece, to form a golf-club holder, substantially as herein
described and according to Figs. 1, 2, and 3 of the accompanying drawing.
2. The combination of the golf-club holder substantially as herein described and
for the purpose set forth.
3. The combination of the various parts of the golf-club holder, to be constructed
of any material, shape or proportion, substantially as described.
Dated this 26th day of March 1891.
GEORGE COLIN ANDERSON,
Applicant.