Improvements in Foot-balls.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 10th July, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 9th Apr., 1894-Accepted, 12th May, 1894
FOODIONAL FEUIFICATION.
Improvements in Foot-balls.
I, EDWARD PARKER of 16 Church Bank, Bolton in the County of Lancaster,
Athletic Goods Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention
to be as follows:-
This invention relates to Improvements in Foot-balls and is designed to simplify
their construction and.remove existing defects, such as, too-many seams and loose
ends. My invention consists in constructing the outer casing of foot-balls in one
piece of leather, with any number of seams or sections as desired, and the mouth
piece disposed either longitudinally, crosswise, or in any other convenient position
of the ball. The foot-ball casing may also be made or constructed from one
continuous section round the same, with one or more pieces or sections let in; the
mouth piece being as before described. The jointing of the pieces or sections,
whether in one or more pieces or sections, is effected by stitching or other
equivalent means.
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Dated the 8th July 1893.
EDMUND CHADWICK, F.I.C.P.A.,
Agent.
Improvements in Foot-balls.
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I, EDWARD PARKER of 16 Church Bank, Bolton in the County of Lancaster,
Athletic Goods Manufacturer, 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 :-
This invention relates to Improvements in Foot-balls and is designed to simplify
their construction and remove existing defects, such as, too-many seams and loose
ends. My invention consists in constructing the outer casing of foot-balls in one
piece of leather, with any number of seams or sections as desired, and the mouth
piece disposed either longitudinally, crosswise, or in any other convenient position
The jointing of the pieces or sections, is effected by stitching or other
of the ball.
equivalent means.

page_text: Fig. 3 is a longitudinal view of a foot-ball casing constructed of one piece of
leather with the ends of the sections convexed to fit the ends or poles.
Fig. 4 is an end view of Fig. 3, and
Figs. 5 and 6 are plans of foot-ball casings supposed to be opened out so that
their surfaces lie on the plane of the paper.
The foot-ball casing is composed of the sections A and the ends or poles B
formed or cut out of one piece of leather as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, which, when
put together, are secured by stitching to form a complete casing as shown in
Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive. When the ends or poles B are circular or convexed as in
Figs. 1, 2 and 5 the outer ends of the sections A are concaved to suit. If the ends
or poles B are concaved as in Figs. 3,-4 and 6 the outer ends of the sections A are
convexed to fit the same. The mouth piece or opening C to admit the usual air or
other bladder for the purpose of inflation is as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, each side
being provided with the holes D to receive the lace E for the purpose of closing
the mouth piece or opening C. Although I have shown my improved foot-ball
casing with seven sections I would have it understood that the number of same
may be either more or less without departing from the principle 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, I declare that what I
claim is :-
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In combination with foot-balls the use and construction of the outer casing
composed of the sections A and the ends or poles B formed or cut from one piece
of leather, substantially as described and as illustrated in the drawings for the
purpose specified.
Dated April 5th 1894.
EDMUND CHADWICK, F.I.C.P.A.,
Agent.