Improvements in Dumb-caddies used in connexion with the Game of Golf.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Mar., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Jan., 1895-Accepted, 2nd Mar., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Dumb-caddies used in connexion with the Game
of Golf.
We, JAMES MCHARDY of Zoffany House Chiswick Middlesex Scientific
Expert, and CHARLES GRIMSTON GORDON, Civil Engineer of 39 Victoria
Street Westminster do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention, which relates to improvements in dumb-caddies, used in
connexion with the game of golf, is carried into practice by pivotting upon a
suitable frame another frame capable of carrying a pair of legs pivotted, in turn,
upon it in the transverse direction. The said legs are connected by a knee-joint-
lever which is actuated by a centre-piece pivotted upon the first-named frame at
such a point as will give the required pull and thrust to the said knee-joint-lever.
To facilitate description let A the first-named frame, or body, to which the parts
are attached.
B
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the frame that carries the legs.
CC the legs.
D
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E =
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the knee-joint-lever on the legs.
the centre piece which gives the pull and thrust to the knee-joint-lever :
then, if B be hinged at the upper end of A and E be hinged in like manner at
(say) two inches from the said upper end of A, it will be evident that, if the ends
of Band E be moved together away from A any point upon B will be observed to
travel from any point upon E.
By means of this travel we cause E to actuate D so as to spread the legs
automatically, as B leaves A and close them, when B is folded in against A.
Any kind of spring may be applied to throw out, or close up B, according to
requirement.
We, preferably, use a spring motion to throw B into the folded position, and,
a rigid handle being supplied as well as a loop or band wound upon the pivot
of B or E and fixed to the frame, the operator has only to extend the fingers
and force the loop against the handle in order to throw out the legs.
We may apply any useful modification for the purpose of folding or
extending CC. For example if a spring extend B we may attach a handle to
actuate E for folding or we may use the parts B, C C, D & E combined with a
spring and latch or without any other appliances, in order to produce a cheap
article. We may apply any of these improvements to any kind of club-bag or
we may produce a skeleton-stand of remarkable lightness and cheapness.
Dated this 29th day of March 1894.
JAMES MCHARDY.
CHAS. G. GORDON.

page_text: Improvements in Dumb-caddies used in connexion with the Game
of Golf.
We, JAMES MCHARDY of Zoffany House Chiswick Middlesex, Scientific
Expert and CHARLES GRIMSTON GORDON of 39 Victoria Street London Civil
Engineer 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, which relates to improvements in dumb-caddies used in
connexion with the game of golf, is carried into practice by pivotting upon a
suitable frame, another frame, capable of carrying a pair of legs pivotted in turn
upon it in the transverse direction. The said legs are connected by a knee-joint-
lever which is actuated by a centre piece pivotted upon the first-named frame, at
such a point as will secure the required pull and thrust, to the said knee-joint-
lever.
To facilitate description, let A represent the first-named frame, or body, to which
the parts are attached. Let B represent the frame that carries the legs. The
legs shall be CC. The said knee-joint-lever. shall be D and the centre-piece E.
Then if B be hinged to the upper end of A, and if E be hinged in like manner
at, say, two inches from the said upper end of A, it will be evident that, if the
lower ends of B and E be moved away from A, any point upon B will be observed
to travel from any point upon E. By means of this travel we cause E to actuate D,
so as to spread or gather CC automatically: Thus, as B leaves A, the legs CC
are spread as B approaches A, the legs C C are drawn together.
We may apply a spring, either to throw out B or to pull it in, with or without a
latch to retain it in the folded position; and we may, either supply a stiff handle
and a supplimentary loop by the compression of which in the hand, the legs shall
be thrust out into the working position; or, we may produce a very cheap article
by supplying merely a spring to actuate B in one direction, the hand being used to
fold up or extend B as the case may be.
These improvements may be applied to a club-bag, or by them we may produce
a dumb caddie of remarkable lightness and cheapness.
In the accompanying drawings
Fig. I represents an outline of the working position (side elevation) in which
A is the said frame or body of the contrivance. B and CC represent the second
frame and the legs, as more clearly set forth in Figs. II and III. B is hinged
to A at F. E is the centre piece hinged to A at the point G. H. is the said rigid
handle, and I. is the supplimentary loop. When H and I are forced together
I causes B to be thrust out into the working position. One end of I is fixed to
the body A and the other is fixed upon the fitting M which is rigid with E.
Hence I actuates E and consequently B with all the parts it carries.
Fig. II is a front elevation in which A is the body. B is the second frame
hinged at F and carrying the legs C C hinged to it (at right angles with the upper
hinge) at N N. D is the aforesaid knee-joint-lever hinged upon CC and also
upon E the said centrepiece. G is the point at which E is hinged to A. H is the
rigid handle. KK are a pair of horns to retain the clubs.
In this position the parts are separated from A as much as the hinge will allow
and consequently the legs C C are in the working position. Any convenient spring
is made to draw in the parts in this instance. If the loop I (Fig. I) be discarded
the operator must extend the legs by hand.
In Fig. III the lettering corresponds exactly with that of Figs. I and II. This
shows the folded position of the parts when B is close to A.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is;
1. The application of the difference of travel of two separately hinged parts,
for the automatic actuation of the legs of a dumb-caddie.
2. The application of a knee-joint-lever for the automatic actuation of the legs
of a dumb-caddie.
3. The combination of the said hinged parts with a knee-joint-lever or its
equivalent, in dumb-caddies.
4. The combination of a knee-joint-lever with the said hinged parts, or their
equivalents, in dumb-caddies.
5. The supplimentary cord or band (marked I in the drawings) for the purpose
of actuating the legs of a dumb-caddie: each and all as particularly described
and herein set forth.
Dated this 26th day of December 1894.
JAMES MCHARDY.
CHAS. GRIMSTON GORDON,
By Thos. Hy. Gardiner,
His Attorney.
JAMES MCHARDY.
CHAS. GRIMSTON GORDON,
By Thos. Hy. Gardiner,
His Attorney.