IMPROVEMENT IN CRICKET-STUMPS AND STAYS
Year: 1884

page_text: and Lawn Tennis and Other 105.
I JAMES THOMAS FORD of 6 Outram Road Havelock Park Southsea Ports-
mouth Mechanical Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this said invention
for IMPROVEMENT IN CRICKET-STUMPS AND STAYS to be as follows:-
The improved cricket stumps referred to, consist of two metallic cups, and within
these cups is placed a metal segment of a sphere with a holo through the centre,
to secure it to the stumps; and a small pin driven through at right angles to fasten
it. The two hemispherical cups have each a half of a taper point, when screwed
together, by quarter scrows at the top and bottom of the half points, the two halves
form one ferruled taper shape piece, and the cups clasp the segment or ball with
sufficient friction to keep the stumps in their perpendicular position (and the
stumps cannot leave the ground when struck by the ball) By this means it keeps
the stumps one height, and width throughout a contest, which is most important
for cricket stumps inserted in the earth for sports. I do not confine myself to any
particular shape points and the means to attach them to the cups.
The same will apply to Lawn Tennis poles Cricket staff's for nets or Flag poles.

page_text: and Lawn Tennis and other Poles.
I JAMES THOMAS FORD of N° 6 Outram Road Havelock Park Southsea
Portsmouth, Mechanical Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
for IMPROVEMENTS IN CRICKET STUMPS AND STAYS and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:-
The Improvements in cricket stumps referred to, consist of two metallic cups,
and within these cups, is placed a metal segment of a sphere, with a hole through
the centre to secure it to the stumps; and a small pin driven through at right
angles to fasten it. The two hemispherical cups have each a half of a taper point
with a screw or worm entwining them and when two of such halves are placed
together and fixed by six small screws the two halves form one screwed or wormed
ferruled taper shape piece and the cups clasp the segment of a sphere which causes
sufficient friction to keep the stumps in their perpendicular position.
My improvements consist of a segment of a sphere fixed to a stump; the segment
is placed in two hemispherical cups and made to revolve in the direction in which
it is struck the stumps when in their perpendicular position and screwed in the
ground will keep one height and width throughout a contest which is most
important for cricket stumps inserted in the earth for sports.
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By this arrangement we find the stumps can be bowled down but not bowled out
of the ground and yet without the fixing pin can be driven out, we use which is
most suitable It can be readily seen the great amount of time and trouble these
stumps save, for they are screwed into the ground and not as usual driven in
thereby damaging them with mallet or bat and the bales continually falling off
which gives unnecessairy stooping and waste of time to the umpires; the sphere
with screwed points will be found useful for flag poles, lawn tennis poles or
cricket net staff's or poles and a very little skill required to repair them.
In forming a segment of a sphere with two hemispherical cups having each a
half of a taper point with a screw entwining them made of cast or sheet metal
noulded from patterns or other suitablo material, seperate or in one piece,
ferruled taper shape, screwed, soldered, or brazed, we find the cricket stumps more
accurate.
Having thus far described the nature of the said Invention I will now proceed
(by reference to the accompanying Drawing) to further and particularly describe
and ascertain in what manner the same is to be performed or carried out in
practice.

page_text: Fig. 4 & 5 showing the boss for female fixing screw and when two half cups and
points are screwed together they form one ferruled taper shape piece.
Fig. 6 a view showing screw or worm entwining the point.
Fig. 7 8 9 vertical view showing the fixing male-screws with segment of a sphere
when two halves are screwed together they clasp the sphere with sufficient friction
to keep the stump in position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I hereby declare,
that, I claim the Invention of Improvements in cricket stumps and stays, sub-
stantially as herein before set forth, and described, wherein the following are
important points or features.
1) I claim for the use of the segment of a sphere for retaining cricket stumps
and stays or poles or staff's in position which admits of the use of
2) The combination of two hemispherical cups with taper points, each half has
a screw, or peculiar pitch worm entwining them and when fixed, secures the segment
or sphere substantially, as and for the purpose herein before described.
3) The points I do not confine myself to any particular taper shape, or the cups,
to open vertically or horizontally.
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