Improvements in Apparatus for Playing the Game of Golf in Restricted Areas of Ground, Roofed or Unroofed.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Oct., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 19th Jan., 1898-Accepted, 26th Feb., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Playing the Game of Golf in
Restricted Areas of Ground, Roofed or Unroofed.
I, WILLIAM HARLEY WHITE, Printer, Thistle Lodge, West Ferry Road, Edin-
burgh, N.B., do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the apparatus described in the
Specification of my Application for Patent No. 19744 of 27th August, 1897.
In accordance with my present improvements, in lieu of the strip hanging
loosely from the top bar of the frame from which the strips are suspended, I may fix
the extremities of the strips to a bottom bar of the frame.
Also I may mount the strips horizontally, that is to say between two opposite
upright posts. Or the strips may be diagonally arranged, that is to say the top
of the first strip may be attached to the top of the frame within which the strips
are strung; the other end of the strip being connected to one of the uprights. The
middle strips being connected diagonally between the top and bottom bars of the
frame; the strips at the other end of the frame being connected between the other
or opposite upright and the bar at the bottom of the frame.
Also I may use a circle frame from the rim of which I may string the strips
vertically or horizontally or diagonally.
I may keep the strips taut by means of india rubber or steel springs attached to
the bars; also so that any required tension may be given to the strips so as to
offer more or less resistance to the passage of the balls through between the strips.
Also I may keep the strips taut by having their ends attached to a roller and on
the roller being revolved the strips tightened.
Also I may make the pendant strips taut by weighting them.
Also in accordance with my present improvements, I may have two or more
impeding frames mounted close together so that there is an extra impediment to
the ball on its passage through the frames; or the same arrangement may be
obtained by double stringing one frame.
Also, the strips may run in one direction at the one side of the frame and in an
opposite direction at the other side of the frame. The distance between the two
frames, or the two sets of strips, may be varied that is to say they may be quite
close together or some inches or feet apart.
Also may set the strips closer at some parts of the frame than at other parts,
so as to make it more difficult to pass the ball through the parts where the strips
are set closer.

page_text: Improvements in Apparatus for Playing the Game of Golf in
Restricted Areas of Ground, Roofed or Unroofed.
I, WILLIAM HARLEY WHITE, Printer, Thistle Lodge, West Ferry Road, Edin-
burgh, N.B., 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;
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This invention relates to improvements in the apparatus described in the
Specification of my Application for Patent No. 19744 of 27th August, 1897.
In accordance with my present improvements, in lieu of the strips hanging loosely
from the top bar of the frame from which the strips are suspended, I may fix the
extremities of the strips to a bottom bar of the frame.
Also I may mount the strips horizontally, that is to say between two opposite
upright posts. Or the strips may be diagonally arranged; that is to say the top of
the first strip may be attached to the top of the frame within which the strips are
strung and the other end of the strip connected to one of the uprights. The middle
strips being connected diagonally between the top and bottom bars of the frame;
the strips at the other end of the frame being connected between the other or
opposite upright and the bar at the bottom of the frame.
Also I may use a circle frame from the rim of which I may string the strips
vertically or horizontally or diagonally.
I may keep the strips taut by means of indiarubber or steel springs attached to
the bars also so that the required tension may be given to the strips so as to offer
more or less resistance to the passage of the balls through between the strips.
Also I may keep the strips taut by having their ends attached to a roller and
on the roller being revolved the strips tightened.
Also I may make the pendant and horizontal strips taut by weighting them.
Also in accordance with my present improvements I may have two or more
impeding frames mounted close together so that there is an extra impediment to
the ball on its passage through the frames; or the same arrangement may be
obtained by double stringing one frame.
Also, the strips may run in one direction at the one side of the frame and in an
opposite direction at the other side of the frame. The distance between the two
frames, or the two sets of strips, may be varied that is to say they may be
quite close together or some inches or feet apart.
Also I may set the strips closer at some parts of the frame than at other parts,
so as to make it more difficult to pass the ball through the parts where the strips
are set closer.
In the accompanying sheet of drawings Fig. 1 represents the frame A with the
extremities 6 of the vertical strips B fixed to both the top and bottom bars of the
frame.
Fig. 2 shews the strips B arranged horizontally upon 'the frame and
Fig. 3 the strips arranged diagonally.
Fig. 4 shews the strips B arranged horizontally and secured to two uprights C
which are connected to two outer posts C by indiarubber or elastic bands c in
order to keep the strings or strips taut and also to give any required tension to the
strips whereby they can be made to offer more or less resistance to the passage of
the ball between them.
Fig. 5 represents the same arrangement but with the substitution of springs D
for the elastic bands c.
Fig. 6 represents the vertical strips B secured to two horizontal rollers E the lower

page_text: of which can be rotated by the hand wheel e to tighten the strips, the said hand
wheel being provided with a pawl el to prevent backward rotation.
Fig. 7 represents the horizontal strips B secured to two vertical rollers, one of
which can be rotated by the bevel hand wheel F which engages with a bevel
wheel upon the lower end of the said roller.
Fig. 8 is an end view of the frame shewn in Fig. 7.
Figs. 9 and 10 are similar views to Figs. 7 and 8, the strips, which in this case
are arranged diagonally, being connected to a vertical and a horizontal roller
operated by a hand wheel and gearing as shewn.
Fig. 11 represents the frame with the pendant strips weighted at their ends b¹
to keep them taut.
Fig. 12 represents the frame with the strips arranged horizontally and weighted
at both ends for the same purpose.
The foregoing will serve to illustrate a few of the methods in which the strips
may be arranged and tightened but I desire it to be understood that I do not limit
myself to these arrangements as it is obvious that they may be varied in many ways
without departing from the scope of my invention.
These frames may be arranged in a similar manner to that described in the
Specification of my said former British Patent or in any other manner found
convenient.
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. In apparatus for playing the game of golf in restricted areas of ground,
roofed or unroofed, arranging the strips or strings upon the frames in the manner
as set forth; or in any other similar manner, substantially as hereinbefore described
and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
2. In apparatus for playing the game of golf in restricted areas of ground, roofed
or unroofed, the arrangement for tightening and giving any tension to the strips
upon the frames as herein set forth, or the mechanical equivalents of the said
arrangements, substantially as herein before described and shewn in the accom-
panying drawings.
Dated this 18th day of Tan 1800

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