Improvements in Whips.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Mar., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 21st Apr., 1894-Accepted, 2nd June, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Whips.
I, WILLIAM DAVIS, of Messrs. Davis & Wilson, 37 and 38 Sun Street West,
Birmingham in the County of Warwick, Whip Manufacturer do hereby declare
the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object Improvements in Whips and refers to the connection
between the stock and lash by which I form a very much more serviceable joint
while at the same time the flexibility is not in any way diminished and the cost of
the whip is not increased.
In carrying my invention into effect I place two strips of spring steel of half
round section upon the stock end of the lash which strips are tightly bound to the
lash in a similar manuer to the ordinary quill. The ends of these steel strips
project so as to fit on the end of the stock to which they are tightly bound. In
place of these two strips I may have three or four strips formed of a narrower section
so that the three or four strips form a covering to the end of the stock and lash or
I may have a steel ferrule sufficiently thin to allow of a slight amount of flexibility
in it, or the ferrule may be split down the one side so as to allow of a little more
flexibility. The metal strips are slightly flattened towards the end so that they
accomodate themselves to the increasing thickness of the stock.
Dated this 7th day of March 1894.
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Whips.
I, WILLIAM DAVIS of Messrs. Davis & Wilson of 37 and 38 Sun Street West,
Birmingham in the County of Warwick, Whip 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 :-
My invention has for its object Improvements in Whips and refers to the
connection between the stock and lash by which I form a very much more
servicable joint while at the same time the flexibility is not in any way diminished
and the cost of the whip is not increased.
In carrying my invention into effect I place two strips of spring steel of half
round section upon the stock end of the lash which strips are tightly bound to the
lash in a similar manner to the ordinary quill. The end of these steel strips project
so as to fit on the end of the stock to which they are tightly bound. In place of these
two strips I may have three or four strips formed of a narrow section so that the
three or four strips form a covering to the end of the stock and lash or I may have
a steel ferrule sufficiently thin to allow of a slight amount of flexibility in it or the
ferrule may be split down the one side so as to allow of a little more flexibility.
The metal strips are slightly flattened towards the end so that they accommodate
themselves to the increasing thickness of the stock.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practise I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings upon
which I have fully illustrated the nature of my said improvements.

page_text: Figure 1., is a view of part of the lash separate from the stock showing my strips
in side elevation.
Figure 2., is a similar view, of the lash to Figure 1 but showing the strip in front
elevation.
Figure 3., is a similar view showing the strips bound to the lash with the stock
in position.
Figure 4., shows the connection between the stock and lash complete. .
Figure 5., is a cross section on line 1-2.
Figure 6., is a similar cross section to Figure 5 but showing a modification.
In applying my improvements to the connection of lashes to stocks of whips or
to the repair of same whether in the stock or lash part or to the repair or
connection of such stocks I connect the lash B and stock C by the metal strips A
& A¹ which are sufficiently curved in section to fit both the end of the stock
and the lash. These strips are firmly bound to the lash as shown in Figure 3
in the same manner as in the binding of the ordinary quill connection and the
stock C is inserted between the strips with the covering ferrule D which is then
slid down until the strips A, A', are firmly secured between the ferrule D and
stock C after which the binding E is continued down until it meets the ferrule D
when the connection is complete. It will be seen that the steel strips allow of
a considerable flexibility without any fear of splitting & whether they be used in
the case of new whips or in the repair of old or for the connection or repair
of other similar articles such as fishing rods, the advantage is the same.
place of having only the two strips A, A, I may have more as shown for instance
at Figure 6 where four, A, A1, A2, A³, are used or I may use a thin flexible
ferrule which may be split so as to increase the flexibility.
In
I do not confine myself to the use of the ferrule D as I may form my joint
without the use of same. The ends a of the strips are shaped to fit the
increasing size of the stock. The whip may be supplied in the form shown by
Figure 3 in which the lash is detachable thus enabling it to be detached from
the stock for the purpose of transport, or two or more lashes may be supplied
for the one stock the connection being readily made as shown without any
difficulty while it is equally as strong as when the binding E is continued down as
shown by Figure 4.
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 :-
The mode of and means for the connection of lashes to whips and the repair of
same substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth and shown upon the
accompanying drawing.
Dated this 10th d
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.