Improvements in the Construction of Bats for Lawn Tennis and other Games.
Year: 1885

page_text: Improvements in the Construction of Bats for Lawn Tennis and
other Games.
I CHARLES MALINGS, of the firm of Jeffries & Co Cricket and Lawn Tennis
Manufacturers of 1 Lower Wood Street, Woolwich in the County of Kent, do
hereby declare the nature of my Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION
OF BATS FOR LAWN TENNIS AND OTHER GAMES, 'to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to manufacture bats for playing at Lawn Tennis,
and analogous games, in an improved manner.
In carrying out iny invention, I unite the handle to the frame in such a manner
that there is sufficient elasticity afforded to the fork of the frame to prevent the
same from being readily broken; a result which is now very common with those
of ordinary construction..
I effect the above object by means of a dove-tail joint, the end of the handle
being cut to a dove-tail or wedge form and the fork of the frame being also cut to
suit the same, whereby they are firmly united.
I usually insert two screws which pass through the fork and the end of the
handle, transversely, and which afford additional security to the joint.
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The handle may be built up of pieces of cane, or other suitable material, or
formed of one piece or otherwise.
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page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Bats for Lawn Tennis and
other Games.
I CHARLES MALINGS of 18 Cockspur Street Charing Cross in the County of
Middlesex late of the firm of Jeffries & C° Cricket and Lawn Tennis Manufacturers
of 1 Lower Wood Street Woolwich in the County of Kent, do hereby declare the
nature of my said 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 my invention is to manufacture Bats for playing at Lawn Tennis,
and analogous games, in an improved manner.
In carrying out my invention, I unite the handle to the frame in such a manner
that there is sufficient elasticity afforded to the fork of the frame to prevent the
same from being readily broken, a result which is now very common with those of
ordinary construction.
I effect the above object by means of a dovetail joint, the end of the handle
being cut to a dovetail or wedge form, and the fork of the frame being also cut to
suit the same, whereby they are firmly united.
I usually insert two screws, which pass through the fork and the end of the
handle, transversely, and which afford additional security to the joint.
The handle may be built up of pieces of cane, or other suitable material, or
formed of one piece or otherwise.
And in order that my said invention may be particularly described and
ascertained, reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawing, shewing a
Lawn Tennis Bat frame fitted with my improvements. a is the dovetail joint,
fitting into the fork of the frame and firmly secured therein by two transverse
screws bb, as shewn, in addition to the ordinary means of uniting the same by
gluing.
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 :-
The manufacture and use of Bats for Lawn Tennis and other games, having a
dovetail joint a and screws 6 b substantially as hereinbefore described and shewn