Improvements in Indian Clubs, Dumb Bells, and Bar Bells.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Oct., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 10th June, 1890-Accepted, 19th July, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Indian Clubs, Dumb Bells, and Bar Bells.
I HENRY ADLER, of 61 St. Georges Street, St. Georges in the East London,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
:-
My Invention relates to improvements in Indian clubs and has reference to an
adjustable weighted club, part of which is convertible into a dumb bell. This said
club is provided with springs upon which the weights press when moved up and
down thus aiding to impart great strength to the muscles of the arms and chest of the
user without any strain being felt after handling these improved clubs such as
invariably occurs when exercising with ordinary Indian clubs.
According to my Invention I form in the lower and thick part of an ordinary
Indian club of wood or other suitable material a central recess which terminates at
the top with a narrow cylindrical opening contained throughout the handle of the
club-this central recess which is designed to receive the various weights has a shape
corresponding to that of the latter, and may accordingly be rectangular, circular, or
oval. Through the club passes a screw threaded bolt formed of three parts screwed
one to the other, viz. a cap at the top, a handle and a shank which is tapped, and upon
which are coiled several spiral springs held between perforated dises threaded
internally to be screwed up and down upon the bolt, between these discs are placed
the desired number of weights of iron or other suitable material which are centrally
perforated to receive the bolt, and which have on their upper surfaces a centrally
tapped projection fitting into a screw threaded perforation formed in the under surface
of each weight, so that the same may be superimposed, as many being screwed upon
the bolt as may be required by the user at the lower end of the bolt I screw a
thumb screw or butterfly screw acting as a nut. The lower part or base of my
improved club is furnished with a door opening outwardly hinged at one end, and
furnished at the other end with a recess in which engages the projection of a per-
forated spring locking piece arranged within the base of the club, suitable recesses
are formed outside the door to allow access thereto.
To convert a part of the club into an ordinary or short dumb-bell, the bolt is taken
out and the handle is withdrawn therefrom, one or more weights being screwed within
the screw threaded ends of the said handle.
To form a long or French dumb-bell the narrow ends of two bolts, respectively
withdrawn from their clubs, are screwed into a central bush or nut specially provided
for this purpose, the weight being screwed at each of the outer ends of such bolts.
As my improvements are capable of some modifications without departing from the
principle thereof, I do not restrict myself to material dimensions, or to the precise
number of weights to be employed.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Indian Clubs, Dumb Bells, and Bar Bells.
1, HENRY ADLER of 61 St. Georges Street St. Georges in the East London,
Gentleman, 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 :-
My invention relates to improvements in Indian clubs and has reference to an
adjustable weighted club part of which is convertible into a. dumb bell. This said.

page_text: club is provided with springs upon which the weights press when moved up and down
thus aiding to impart great strength to the muscles of the arms and chest of the user
without any strain being felt after handling these improved clubs such as invariably
occurs when exercising with ordinary Indian clubs. According to my invention I
form in the lower and thick part of an ordinary Indian club of wood or other suitable
material a central recess which terminates at the top with a narrow cylindrical
opening contained throughout the handle of the club-this central recess which is
designed to receive the various weights has a shape corresponding to that of the latter
and may accordingly be rectangular, circular, or oval. Through the club passes a
screw thread bolt formed of three parts screwed one to the other viz. a cap at the top,
a handle and a shank which is screw threaded and upon which are coiled several spiral
springs held between perforated dises threaded internally and screwed up and down
upon the bolt, between these discs are placed the desired number of weights of iron
or other suitable material which are centrally perforated to receive the bolt, and which
have on their upper surfaces a centrally screw threaded projection fitting into a tapped
perforation formed in the under surface of each weight so that the same may be
superposed as many being screwed upon the bolt as may be required by the user.
At the lower end of the bolt I screw a thumb screw or butterfly screw acting as a
nut. The lower part or base of my improved club is furnished with a door hinged at
one end and opening outwardly. This door is furnished at the other end with a recess
in which engages the projection of a perforated spring locking piece arranged within
the base of the club suitable recesses are formed outside the door to allow access
thereto. And in order that my invention may be more fully understood I have shown
the same in the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a section of my improved
Indian club and Fig. 4 an underside view thereof. Fig. 2 illustrates a plan partly in
section of a French dumb bell formed with some of the internal parts of two Indian
clubs while Fig. 3 shows the section of an ordinary dumb bell formed by means of
the handle and the weights to w₁ contained in two Indian clubs, Fig. 6 being an
end view thereof. Fig. 5 shows the handle used for forming French dumb bells and
provided separately with my improved Indian club. Fig. 7 is an elevation of one of
the weights. Figs. 8 and 9 are details.
According to my invention I take an ordinary Indian club and form therein three
recesses, the first of which extends throughout the lower part of the club, the
opening at the under part thereof being provided with a door D' hinged at one end
and hereinafter more fully referred to. The three recesses above mentioned although
of different widths form one continuous perforation to allow for the passage through
the club of a rod R, the lower end of which terminates at a short distance within that
of the said club.
This rod R is provided in the recess with a handle h screwed upon a screw
threaded shoulder formed upon the upper end of the rod, the lower ond of which is
likewise screw threaded to receive a thumb screw t (Figs. 1 and 8) acting as a nut for
the purpose of compressing the two springs S S₁ against the weights ww¹ as clearly
shown in Fig. 1. These springs S S¹ bear at their inner ends against the weights to w
which are mounted on the rod R within the recess while the outer end of the
spring S bear against the upper end of the recess and that of the spring S¹ against
the nut aforesaid. The door D is hinged at one end by means of a tag n to the
brass ring m (Figs. 1 and 4) which is countersunk within the lower end of the club,
the said door carrying moreover a perforated projection p through which the bolt b
passes. Upon the latter is coiled a spiral springs bearing at one end against the
projection p and at the other against a headed pin a moving in a slot i formed in the
door D so that by pushing the head of this pin which is outside the door the bolt b
can be moved to and fro within a corresponding opening formed in the brass ring
aforesaid. Instead of this arrangement I may use a lid or cover having a screw
threaded flange which would be fixed in the lower opening of the club within the
above mentioned brass ring tapped for this purpose. A flange screw-cap c is pro-
vided and secured within the upper tapped end of the handle so as to secure the
rod R into position. It will be obviously understood that when exercising with my

page_text: improved club the oscillations of the weights w w against the two springs S S' will
tend to impart a gentle gradual and highly beneficial tension to the muscles of the
user without fatiguing such muscles, this improved club being much less jerky in its
action than those hitherto constructed. Although I have only shown two weights in
the recess it will be easily understood that a greater number may be stored therein
according to the size of the club. Fig. 2 shows a French dumb bell to form, which
there are required the rods R R and the weights w w w w¹ of two Indian clubs of the
kind shown in Fig. 1, these two rods being fixed centrally by their screw threaded
ends into the tapped ends of the connecting handle H shown in Fig. 5 and provided
separately as above stated with each pair of Indian clubs. The weights to w¹ are
provided with a central hollow and screw threaded projection o and a corresponding
tapped hollow recess 7 (Fig. 7), so that one weight may be fixed to the adjoining
weight and in this manner any number of weights may be superposed. As shown
in fig. 2 the two juxtaposed weights ww are screwed in the respective handles h
of the rods R R of two clubs thus forming the French dumb bell. Fig. 3 shows
the application of my invention for the formation of an ordinary dumb bell for
which the weights of one or two Indian clubs according to their number and the
handle of one of the rods R are only required.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to bo performed I declare that what I
claim is:
(1) The improved combination Indian club and dumb bell arranged constructed
and operating substantially as described and shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.
(2) In Indian clubs of the kind above claimed the formation of a French dumb
bell by means of the weights and rods of a pair of Indian club and of a separate
connecting handle substantially as and for the purpose specified and shown in Fig. 2
of the drawings.
(3) In Indian clubs of the kind above claimed the formation of an ordinary dumb
bell by means of the handle and weights of one or more clubs substantially as and
for the purpose described and shown in Fig. 3 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 10th day of June 1890.
RAYNER & CASSELL,
37, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.