An Improved Method of Marking Out, Regulating, and Keeping at Equal Distances the Wickets (or Stumps) as used in Playing the Game of Cricket.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Apr., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 29th Jan., 1894-Accepted, 10th Mar., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method of Marking Out, Regulating, and Keeping at
Equal Distances the Wickets (or Stumps) as used in Playing
the Game of Cricket.
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We JOHN DYSON HORN, Hardware Factor, 2, 4, 6 Carts Lane, Leicester,
and JAMES PARR, Cycle Manufacturer of 61 Friar Lane, Leicester do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The wicket regulators & definers shall consist of frames of wood, metal, or any
other suitable material, and having three spikes or points fixed at the proper
distances from each other and so constructed that on being driven into the ground,
they will make holes or marks in, or on which the wickets (or stumps) can be
properly fixed or adjusted. Or they may consist of a strip or piece of leather,
india rubber, metal, wood, or any other suitable material, and from which three,
pointed teeth, fingers or spikes project at the correct intervals, or places, by which
the wickets (or stumps) can be placed or set at the proper distances from each other
when driven into the ground.
Or instead of teeth, fingers, or spikes, as before stated the strip or
piece may
contain holes, indents, or marks, whereby the correct distances for the wickets
(or stumps) can be marked out and set up. And the strip, or regulator &
definer may also be made with spikes, under the same to allow of it being firmly
fixed in the ground, either behind or before the wickets (or stumps) so as to
allow of the same remaining there while play is proceeding. Or instead of being
made as before stated the strip may contain one indent, point, or mark only, in the
centre of the same and be cut or made the proper lengths from the centre to allow
of the outer wickets (or stumps) being fixed in the proper position.
Dated this 27th day of Anril 1893
JOHN DYSON HORN,
2, 4, & 6, Cart's Lane, Leicester.
JAMES PARR,
61, Friar Lane, Leicester.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method of. Marking Out, Regulating, and Keeping at
Equal Distances the Wickets (or Stumps) as used in Playing
the Game of Cricket.
JOHN DYSON HORN, Hardware Factor of 2, 4, and 6 Carts Lane and
JAMES PARR Cycle Manufacturer of 61 Friar Lane, both of Leicester 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 :-
The wicket regulators & definers shall consist of frames of wood, metal, or
any other suitable material, and having three spikes or points fixed at the proper
distances from each other and so constructed that on being driven into the ground
they will make holes or marks in, or on which the wickets (or stumps) can be
properly fixed or adjusted. Or they may consist of a strip, or piece of leather,
india-rubber, metal, wood or any other suitable material and from which three

page_text: pointed teeth, fingers or spikes project at the correct intervals or places by which
the wickets (or stumps) can be placed or set at the proper distances from each other
when driven into the ground.
Or instead of teeth, fingers or spikes as before stated the strip or piece may
contain holes, indents, or marks whereby the correct distances for the wickets
(or stumps) can be marked out and set up. And the strip or regulator and definer
may also be made with spikes under the same to allow of it being firmly fixed in
the ground, either behind, in between, or before the wickets (or stumps) so as to
allow of the same remaining there while play is proceeding. Or instead of being
made as before stated the strip may contain one indent, hole, point or mark only, in
the centre of the same and be cut or made the proper lengths from the centre to
allow of the outer wickets (or stumps) being fixed in proper position.
The accompanying sheet of drawings show the various ways in which the
wickets (or stumps) may be regulated, marked out, or kept at equal distances,
A A A shows the spikes, teeth, fingers, or points. B' B'B', B' B2 B2, B3 B³ B² show
the holes, indents, or marks. CCCC show the spikes under regulator to allow
.for same being firmly fixed into the ground. D D D shows the part of strip or
regulator with one hole, indent, point or spike in centre of same, cut to proper
length from centre to allow of outer wickets (or stumps) being fixed in proper
position.
:
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this our inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:-
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The wicket regulator and definer practically as hereinbefore described and as
illustrated by accompanying sheet of drawings.
Dated this 27th day of January 1894.
JOHN DYSON HORN.
JAMES PARR.