Year: 1897

page_text: I, PATRICK ALPHONSUS MARTIN, of the Firm of Martin and Martins, of Granville
Street, in the City of Birmingham, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to carriers or bags for containing and carrying golf clubs.
Heretofore the slings or carrying straps of such bags have been sewn or attached
directly to the leather of the bag, which, as a consequence, have been apt to tear
away, as all the weight of the clubs has to be borne by one thickness of leather.
According to my invention I take a piece of stout leather of sufficient size in
length and breadth to form a tubular bag of the required length and diameter,
and I connect the edges of the material, which are made to overlap, by a con-
tinuous lacing length of leather which is passed in and out through coincident
holes in the said overlapping edge parts, which are thereby connected together
without sewing. The sling or carrying strap is secured to the bag at the same
time that the edges are being laced together by placing the two ends of the
same upon the seam, at suitable distances apart and passing the lacing length
through holes made therein to coincide with the piercings in the aforesaid edges,
so that there are three thicknesses of leather at the points of attachment of the
straps, hence less liability for the leather to be torn by the strain of the clubs.
Further, by the lacing cord running throughout the length of the bag, considerable
longitudinal stiffness is imparted thereto. The ends of the lacing length may be
fastened down by stitching.
The lower end of the cylindrical bag or carrier is closed by a stitched-on bottom
as usual, whilst the mouth of the same is kept in shape by a stiffening ring.
Dated the 14th dow' of Cintabor 1897
I, PATRICK ALPHONSUS MARTIN, of the Firm of Martin and Martins, of Granville
Street, in the City of Birmingham, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of
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page_text: 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 relates to carriers or bags for containing and carrying golf clubs.
Heretofore such bags have been made by stitching together the overlapping
edges of a piece of leather or material which has been given a tubular form,
whilst the slings or carrying straps have been sewn or attached directly to the
thin or unsupported leather or material of the bag, which, as a consequence, have
been apt to tear away, by reason of all the weight of the clubs having to be borne
by one thickness of material. Ordinary bags are also apt to collapse and loose
their shape when in use.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings represents an elevation of a golf-club
bag or carrier constructed and with the sling or strap connected thereto according
to one form of my invention.
Figure 2 represents a complete longitudinal vertical section of Figure 1, showing
more clearly how the over-lapping edges of the material of the bag are connected
together, and also the two ends of the sling secured by a continuous lacing length
of leather or material passed or interlaced in and out through coincident holes in
the said overlapping edge parts. The said view also shows the metal ring around
the edge of the mouth end, and the blocked solid leather shoe or foot at the
other end.
Figure 3 is a topside plan of Figure 1.
Figure 4 is a section of the said end shoe, separately.
Figure 5 represents a cross section of the bag upon the dotted line a Figure 2,
and Figure 6 is a like section upon the dotted line ar¹.
Figure 7 represents a portion of the section Figure 2, upon an enlarged scale.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures
of the drawings.
According to this form of my invention, I take a piece of stout material, pre-
ferably leather, of sufficient size in length and breadth to form a tubular bag a,
of the required length and diameter, and I connect the longer edges a, a, of
the material, which are made to overlap, together by a continuous lacing length
of leather, which is passed in and out through coincident holes a³, as, in the
said overlapping edge parts, which are thereby connected together without sewing.
The sling or carrying strap c, is secured to the bag at the same time that the
edges are being laced together by placing the two ends c¹, 3, of the same upon
the seam, at suitable distances apart and passing the lacing length through
holes, made therein to coincide with the piercings in the aforesaid edges a¹, a², so
that there are three thicknesses of leather along the greater part of the same
and four thicknesses at the points of attachment of the strap, so that in addition
to uniting the edges of the material and connecting the strap in an efficient and
economical manner, a stiffening rib or support is formed along one side of the
bag, which tends to preserve the longitudinal stiffness and tubular figure of the
same and by the strap being connected to this rib, the whole strain of the clubs
comes upon the same, so that the tearing of the leather at the points where the
straps are attached, as is common to ordinary bags, is prevented.
The ends of the lacing length may be fastened down by stitching.
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The lower end a", of the cylindrical bag or carrier is closed by a bottom or
shoe d, preferably made of solid blocked leather, and having an annular corruga-
tion, to impart strength and stiffness, and being secured to the lower edge by
stitching, whilst the shape of the mouth or open end aº, of the receptacle is pre- 5
served by a metal or other ring e, secured by turning over and stitching the
leather at a².
f is an attached pocket for receiving the ferrule end of an umbrella or walking
stick, which is secured to the other end of the bag by a strap f¹.
Figure 8 represents a side elevation of a bag constructed according to a modified
form of my invention. In this arrangement, the body of the bag is made of
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page_text: canvas or other stout textile material and one of the meeting or overlapping
longitudinal edges which are to be laced together to form the tubular bag is
provided with supplementary or attached strengthening strip of leather, through
which the lacing length passes and which takes the strain of the weight suspended
from the sling.
Figure 9 is a longitudinal section of Figure 8 showing more clearly the method
of lacing together the material and attaching the sling, and also how the solid
leather shoe or bottom, is .connected to the body of the bag in similar manner by
an independent lacing. length.
Figure -10 is a topside' plan of Figure 8.
Figures 11, 12 and 13 represents vertical sections of Figure 9 upon the dotted
lines and respectively!
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Figure 14 is a vertical section of the bottom shoe of the bag separately.
In Figures 8 to 14, a is the tubular bag and a', a² are the overlapping edges of
the material forming the same, the outer one a¹, of which is provided or faced with
a stitched on stout leather facing or edging strip a³, for stiffening and strengthen-
ing the seam. at are series of coincident holes in the said overlapping edges,
through which a lacing length b, is passed in and out so as to come alternately
inside and outside the seam.. c is an adjustable sling, attached at its ends c', to
the bag by the said lacing strap, the opposite ends b₁, 62, of which are respectively
secured at the mouth (stiffened by the ring f,) by stitching and at the foot by
the rivet g, which also fastens the loose ends of an independent lacing length el;
adapted to secure the blocked leather shoe e, to the body of the bag by being
passed through series of coincident holes a, and e, respectively made in the
material of the bag, an attached or stitched-on leather band h, at the foot end
and the walls or sides e20, of the said shoe e.
Instead of the shoe being made of leather, as described, it may be of any other
material and be attached by rivetting or otherwise, and instead of connecting
the ends of the sling or carrier strap by the lacing length, they may be rivetted
thereto, or secured in any other convenient manner.
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:-
First: A golf-club carrier or bag, made from a length of leather or material,
with the overlapping marginal edges coincidently pierced and connected together
by a lacing length, strap or equivalent, which, with the said overlapping edges,
constitutes a stiffening rib or backbone for the bag, and which, besides preserving
the tubular figure of the bag, strengthens the part to which the ends of the
sling are attached, substantially as described and set forth.
Secondly: A golf club carrier or bag, made from a length of leather or other
material, the overlapping marginal edges of which are connected together, and
the overlying ends of a carrying sling or strap also secured thereto, by a leather
lacing length, strap or equivalent passed or interlaced in and out through series
of coinciding holes or piercings made in the said overlying edges and strap ends,
substantially as and for the purpose described and set forth.
Thirdly: A golf club carrier or bag, made from leather, canvas or other stout
material, with the overlapping edges, one or both of which may be provided with
a supplementary and attached strip of leather, secured together by a lacing strap
or length interlaced through coinciding series of holes formed through the over-
lapping parts, substantially as described and set forth.
Fourthly:-The combination with the body part of a golf club carrier or bag
of the construction referred to in the first and third claims, of a stitched on foot
or shoe, made of blocked leather or other material as described and set forth in
Figures 1 to 7 or a cup-sided leather shoe or foot, attached to the body of the

page_text: bag by an interlacing length, substantially as described and set forth in Figures 8
to 14.
Fifthly: The improvements in golf club carriers or bags, and in the construc-
tion of the same substantially as herein described and set forth.
Dated this 20th day of December 1897.
PATRICK ALPHONSUS MARTIN,
By Henry Skerrett,
24, Temple Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.