A Carrier for Golf Clubs or Sticks.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 6th July, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 5th Apr., 1894-Accepted, 6th July, 1894
I JAMES GRANT, The Hollies Stafford Private Secretary do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows :-
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A "caddy "is the receptacle in which the clubs of a person playing golf are
carried.
I call my invention the "Simplex" as it consists merely of a walking stick
constructed to carry golf clubs or sticks etc.
I take an ordinary walking stick having a curved handle. To this I attach
firmly just below the handle a stiff leather strap or band having a buckle at one end
and formed so as to make a circle in front of the stick when buckled. This circle
can thus be enlarged or decreased at will according to the number of clubs to be
carried by buckling the strap longer or shorter.
Near the bottom of the stick I attach a round leather lidless cup or box which
stands out in front of the stick and is perforated at the bottom to release moisture.
On the bottom of the stick I place a sharp ferrule or spike, having a step
projecting at right angles to it, on which to place the foot and press the spike into
the ground.
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The "Simplex
can ordinarily be carried by the handle of the walking stick but
for use on long and trying links and elsewhere when desired I attach to the back of
the stick-i.e. on the side on which the handle is-two loops to which a cord or
light strap can be fastened, which can be passed over the shoulder leaving the
hands free.
To use the " Simplex "buckle the strap to the dimension required-pass
downwards through the loop thus formed the handles of the clubs to be carried, till
they reach and rest in the cup or box at the bottom of the stick where they will
remain until required when such as is wanted can be drawn out.
Dated this 5th day of July 1893.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Carrier for Golf Clubs or Sticks.
JAMES GRANT of The Hollies, Stafford, trading as Grant & Co. Stafford,
Agent for all Golf Requisites, 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 a carrier for golf clubs or sticks and the like, commonly
called a "caddy." 1 call mine the "Simplex caddy" as it consists merely of a
walking stick constructed to carry golf clubs or sticks and the like.
I take an ordinary walking stick having a curved handle. To this I attach
firmly just below the handle a stiff leather strap or band, having a buckle at one
end and formed so as to make a circle in front of the stick when buckled. This
can thus be enlarged or decreased at will according to the number of clubs to be
carried, by buckling the strap longer or shorter. Near the bottom of the stick I
attach a round lidless cup or box, made of leather, wire or basket work, or other
material which stands out in front of the stick. On the bottom of the stick I place

page_text: a sharp ferrule or spike, having a step projecting at right angles to it on which to
place the foot and press the spike into the ground.
The "Simplex "can ordinarily be carried by the handle of the walking stick but
for use on long and trying links and elsewhere when desired, I attach a cord or
light strap to the stick which can be passed over the shoulder, leaving the hands
free.
To use the Simplex-buckle the strap to the dimensions required-pass down-
wards through the loop thus formed, the handles of the clubs to be carried till they
reach and rest in the cup or box at the bottom of the stick where they will remain
until required when such as is wanted can be drawn out.
For wet weather or travelling an adjustable bag having holes at the bottom to
release the moisture, can be fitted, thus making it a complete caddy for travelling,
link use, or garden golf.
A. is the ordinary walking stick having a curved handle.
B. is the stiff leather strap or band, having a buckle at one end and formed so as
to make a circle in front of the stick when buckled.
D. is the round lidless cup or box made of leather wire, or basket work or other
material.
D 1. the bottom of the cup or box.
F. is the sharp ferrule or spike.
E. is the step projecting at right angles to it.
C. is the socket to which the lidless cup or box is attached and into which the
stick is fastened.
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:
1. The application by attachment, to a single bar or stick of metal, wood or
other suitable material having a bent or curved handle and a pointed shaft, of an
adjustable band, loop, or strap of metal, leather, or other suitable material, and an
uncovered pot, cup or basket, made of metal, leather, wire, basket work or other
suitable material so attached thereto as together to constitute a self acting carrier
or caddie for golf and other clubs, sticks, umbrellas or the like.
2. The application by attachment by screws, rivets, or other suitable means to the
upper part of a bar or stick of metal, wood, or other suitable material, of an
adjustable band, loop, or strap, made of leather, metal, or other suitable material
forming, by means of a buckle or other suitable contrivance attached thereto, an
adjustable loop at right angles to the front of the said bar or stick.
3. The application by attachment to the lower end of a bar or stick of metal, wood,
or other suitable material of a circular uncovered pot, cup, or basket made of metal
leather, wicker work, wire, or the like suitable material fastened by screws rivets,
or other suitable means to the said bar or stick, so as to project at right angles to it,
and so constructed as to form a receptacle for receiving the ends of clubs, sticks,
umbrellas or the like.
4. The application by attachment to the bottom end of a bar or stick of metal
wood or other suitable material, of a pointed ferrule or spike made of metal or other
suitable material, having at the upper end of the said spike or ferrule, a flat disk or
step made of metal or other suitable material standing out at right angles to the
said spike or ferrule.
5. A carrier or caddie constructed of a curved handled bar or stick of metal
wood or other suitable material shod at the point with a sharp pointed metal ferrule
or spike, having at the upper end of the said ferrule or spike, a flat disk ledge, or
step standing out at right angles to the spike or ferrule on the same side of the stick
or bar as the curved handle with an uncovered circular pot, cup, or basket made of
leather metal wire or other suitable material, so attached to the said stick or bar as
to stand out at right angles from it on the side of the said bar or stick opposite to
the flat disc step or ledge aforesaid, and so placed that the line of the bottom of

page_text: the said pot, cup or basket is on the same line as the aforesaid flat disc ledge or
step, having also attached to the upper part of the said bar or stick, a band or
strap forming when joined by means of a buckle, an adjustable loop so attached by
screws, rivets, or other suitable means to the upper part of the said bar or stick,
that when the said bar or stick is placed upright, the aforesaid loop stands out
from the upper part of the said stick exactly above the top of the aforesaid pot,.
cup, or basket attached as aforesaid to the lower end of the said stick.
Dated this Fourth day of April 1894.
JAMES GRANT.