Improvements in Presses for Racquet, Lawntennis, and other similar Bats.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 29th June, 1886.
Complete Left, 14th Mar., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 27th May, 1887
Improvements in Presses for Racquet, Lawntennis, and
other similar Bats.
I BENJAMIN TRAILL FFINCH member of the Institute of Telegraph Engineers and
Electricians of Karachi, Sind, India do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN PRESSES FOR RACQUET, LAWNTENNIS AND OTHER SIMILAR BATS to
be as follows:-
The bat press consists of three boards, an iron bar 1" broad and " thick, is bent in
shape so that it forms an upright on each side of tho press and is fixed to the bottom of the
lower board by means of screws. Between these uprights, the centre and the top
boards are free to move up or down and are kept in position by slots into which the
above mentioned uprights fit.
On the top board are two steel springs connected together by a moveable axle, the
bearings of which are also guided by the two iron uprights. The ends of each spring
are free to move under staples, which are secured to the top board.
In each upright towards the top are two holes, one above the other, to admit an
This eccentric is just
axle which carries in the centre a fixed lever and eccentric.
above the centre of the loose axle which connects the springs. When the lever is
resting on the broad portion of the topboard as in Sheet No. 2; the springs are in their
natural position and the press is open; it is kept open by a hook, fixed to the lever;
this hook acts automatically.
If a bat is inserted and the lever turned over through 180° so as rest on the opposite
side or closed position of the press, the hook will disengage itself and the eccentric
will press on the loose axle carrying the springs. These will than exert their force on
the topboard, with a pressure according to their strength and the distance they are
compressed by the eccentric.
The drawings are arranged to shew a press for pressing one or two bats only, but
by making the iron uprights longer with additional holes at equal distances for the
reception of the axle with lever and eccentric, a press may be made for pressing any
number of bats.
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page_text: Other similar Bats.
I, BENJAMIN TRAILL FFINCH, Member of the Institute of Telegraph Engineers and
Electricians of Karachi, Sind, India, 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 Bat press consists of three boards, an iron bar 14" broad and " thick, is bent
in shape so that it forms an upright on each side of the press and is fixed to the bottom
of the lower board by means of screws. Between these uprights, the centre and the top
boards are free to move up or down and are kept in position by slots into which the
above mentioned uprights fit.
On the top board are two steel springs connected together by a moveable axle, the
bearings of which are also guided by the two iron uprights. The ends of each spring
are free to move under staples, which are secured to the top board.
In each upright towards the top are two holes one above the other, to admit an axle
which carries in the centre a fixed lever and eccentric. This eccentric is just above the
centre of the looso axle which connects the springs. When the lever is resting on the
broad portion of the top board-as in Illustration No. 2, left with the Provisional
Specification the springs are in their natural position and the press is open; it is
kopt open by a hook, fixed to the lever; this hook acts automatically.
"If a bat is inserted and the lever turned over through 180° so as to rest on the
opposite side or closed position of the press the hook will disengage itself and the
eccentric will press on the loose axle carrying the springs. These will then exert their
force on the top board with a pressure according to their strength and the distance
they are compressed by the eccentric.
The drawings left with the Provisional Specification. are arranged to shew a press
for pressing one or two bats only, but by making the iron uprights longer, with addi-
tional holes at equal distances for the reception of the axle with lever and eccentric, a
press may be made for pressing any number of bats.
.J
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is.
1. Generally the combination of lever, cam and springs for applying equal pressure
to the racquet. or other bats as illustrated in drawings left with the Provisional
Specification.
2. When not in use the Press is always open for receiving bats.
Dated the 22nd day of February 1887