Improvements in Golf Clubs.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 11th May, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 12th Feb., 1894-Accepted, 17th Mar.,
1894
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Golf Clubs.
We, DAVID INGLIS URQUHART, of 47 Westbourne Gardens, Glasgow in the
County of Lanark, Coalmaster and ROBERT LISH URQUHART, of 31 Lauder
Road, Edinburgh, in the County of Midlothian, North Britain 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:-
This invention which relates to improvements in golf clubs forms modifications
of, as well as additions to, the golf clubs described in the Specification of the
former application for Patent No. 8176, of 30th April 1892 by the above Robert
Lish Urquhart.
Our present invention has for its object to provide more efficient means for
adjustably connecting the head to the shaft or lower portion of same; a few
methods of which we will proceed to describe :-
We form or provide the tail piece of the head with a neck or collar on the inner
face of which is arranged a circle or part of a circle of holes or openings into which
an engaging pin or projection works, the said pin is mounted in the lower portion
of the shaft and is provided with a spiral or other spring to retain it in position and
an arm or handle so as to enable it to be withdrawn from the hole when desired to
change the angle of the head. The head is held in its proper place in the lower
portion of the shaft by a pin and grooves forming a joint similar to a bayonet
joint.
As a modification of same we may form holes, openings, serrations or teeth
around or partly around the circumference of the neck or collar and in lieu of a
sliding pin we may employ a pivotted pin or pivotted lever which would be pivotted
to the lower portion of the shaft and provided with a retaining spring, so that on
the top end of said pin or lever being pressed in towards the shaft the head will be
free to be turned to the desired angle and the pin or lever engaged again, on being
let go by the spring.
Or we may dispense with the neck or collar and form a number of indentations
or teeth around or partly around the head's tail piece into which would work a
serrated or toothed plunger mounted within the lower portion of the shaft, which
in this case would be formed in two pieces suitably joined together by means of
screwing. The external screw may be formed on the lower end of the lower
portion which is secured to the shaft in such a manner as that on the shaft being
screwed home it will press down the plunger and so cause its teeth to engage
firmly with those in the tail piece and so retain the head at any desired angle.
The head is held in position in the lower portion of the shaft by means of a
screwed pin.
In another modification we may dispense with the screwing and substitute a
spring therefor, that is to say we form or provide the lower portion of the shaft
with an extension or small rod having a ring or collar fixed near its lower end
which is provided with an engaging piece; the said engaging piece is caused to
enter into one of the serrations or grooves, which are formed around or partly
around the circumference of the head's tail piece by means of a spring which is
interposed between the collar of the extension or rod and the internal flange or
ring of the lower portion of the shaft. In this case the head would be retained in
the lower shaft portion by a bayonet joint as already described.
Or we may form the neck or collar of the head's tail piece as part of a cone

page_text: which would fit into a corresponding recess formed in the lower portion of the
shaft; the said tail piece in this case extending to the rear of the lower portion
where it would be provided with a screw and nut, said nut being operated by a
double pronged or other key, so that on said nut being loosened the head will be
free to be set to any desired angle and retained in such position by tightening up
the nut said screw and nut also retains the head within the lower portion of the
shaft.
Or we may form the neck or collar of the head's tail piece with a circle of teeth
around its circumference, and form the front end of the lower portion of the shaft
with a corresponding circle of teeth around its circumference said parts being
locked in any position to each other by means of an internally toothed collar or
sleeve, which would be retained in its locking position by means of a spring,
engaging catch or lever.
Or we may form the front end of the lower portion of the shaft with an internally
toothed recess into which the toothed neck or collar of the head's tail piece would
engage, there being provided with a spiral or other spring arrangement for
retaining the head in the lower portion, as also an engaging spring, catch or lever
for locking the parts in the desired position. Or if desired we may dispense with
the retaining spring arrangement and so arrange or form the parts as to be
retained and locked by an engaging spring, catch, lever or spring actuated
lever and collar arrangement, said collar being fitted into the lower portion of the
shaft.
The arrangement in all the foregoing examples is such, that the head may be
easily and quickly set to any desired angle with or to the shaft.
Our said invention is applicable to all kinds of clubs, such as, drivers, putters,
cleeks, irons, mashies, nibblicks and the like, whether the head be made of wood,
iron, steel, brass, celluloid or other material or materials or to heads having a
ferule or ring of metal or other fixing fitted on so as to enable the bead to be
revolved.
Dated this 10th day of May 1893.
J. Y. JOHNSON,
115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicants' Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Golf Clubs.
We, DAVID INGLIS URQUHART of 47 Westbourne Gardens, Glasgow, in the
County of Lanark, North Britain, Coalmaster, and ROBERT LISH URQUHART
of 31 Lauder Road, Edinburgh, in the County of Midlothian, North Britain,
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 :-
This invention which relates to improvements in golf clubs forms modifications
of, as well as additions to, the golf clubs described in the Specification of the
former Patent No. 8176 of 30th April 1892 by the above named Robert Lish
Urquhart.
Our present invention has for its object to provide more efficient means for
adjustably connecting the head to the shaft or lower portion of same; as illustrated
in the accompanying drawings.
Referring to Figure 1 we form or provide the tail piece a of the head A with a
neck or collar a, on the inner face of which is arranged a circle or part
of a circle of holes or openings into which an engaging pin or projection a
works. The said pin a² is mounted in the lower portion C of the shaft B
as shown, that is to say the pin a² is provided with a spiral or other spring a³,
by which it is retained in position, and also with an arm or handle. a so

page_text: that it may be withdrawn from the holes when desired to change the angle of the
head A. The head A. is retained or held in its proper place in the lower portion C
of the shaft B by a pin c and groove c¹ forming a joint similar to a bayonet
joint.
As a modification of the foregoing, we may form the holes or openings a³, as
shown in Figure 2, around or partly around the circumference of the neck or
collar a', and in lieu of a sliding pin we may employ a pivotted pin or lever a®
which is pivotted to the lower portion C of the shaft B and is provided with a
retaining spring a', so that on the top end of the said pin or lever a being pressed
in towards the shaft, the head A. is free to be turned to the desired angle, and the
pin or lever af is engaged again on being let go by the spring a'. In lieu of the
holes or openings a', we may employ serrations or teeth and suitably shape
the engaging end of the pin or lever a®.
Or as shown in Figure 3, we may dispense with the neck or collar and form a
number of indentations or teeth as, around or partly around the tail piece a, of the
head A, into which works a serrated or toothed plunger D mounted within the
lower portion C of the shaft B, which in this case is formed in two pieces C and C¹
suitably joined together by means of screwing, as shown, that is to say, the external
screw E is formed on the lower end of the portion C' of the shaft, in such a
manner that on the shaft being screwed home, the lower end of the screw E will
press down the plunger D and so cause its teeth to engage firmly with the teeth a
of the head's tail piece a¹ and so enable the head A to be retained at any desired
angle. In this case the head A is held in position in the lower portion C of the
shaft B by means of a screwed pin F.
In another modification, as shown in Figure 4, we may dispense with the screwing
and substitute a spring arrangement therefor, that is to say, we form or provide
the lower portion C₁ of the shaft B with an extension or small rod G having a ring
or collar 9. formed or fixed near its lower end, which is provided with an engaging
piece g'; the said engaging piece g¹ is caused to enter into and engage with one of
the serrations or grooves a of the head's tail piece a by means of the spiral or
other spring H, which is interposed between the collar 7 of the extension G and
the internal flange or ring c³ of the lower portion C of the shaft B.
In this case-
the head A is retained in the lower shaft portion C by a bayonet joint and c¹ as
already described.
Or as shown in Figure 5, we may form the neck or collar of the head's tail
piece a with a circle of teeth at around its circumference, and form the frout end
of the lower portion C of the shaft B with a corresponding circle of teeth around
its circumference, said parts being locked in any desired position to each other by
means of the internally toothed collar or sleeve J, which is retained in its locking
position by means of a spring ; as shown, or an engaging catch or lever. The
head A being retained within the lower portion C by means of an engaging pin
(shown dotted) working in the groove all of the head's tail piece u.
Or as shown in Figure 6 and in elevation Figure 7, we may form the front end
of the lower portion C of the shaft B with an internally toothed recess cinto
which the toothed neck or collar a¹ of the head's tail piece a engages. The head A
is in this case retained within the portion C by means of the spring actuated lever
and collar arrangement, that is to say, the tail piece a is formed with two grooves
or indentations with which the lower end k¹ of the pivotted lever K engages ;.
said lever K being pivotted at to the lower portion C and retained in its locked
position, as shown, by means of the spring k³, in such a manner, that on the
button * of the lever K being pressed in towards the shaft the head A is forced
out so as to permit of its being set to any desired angle, and retained in such
position by the relaxation of the pressure on the button . The head A may be
withdrawn for changing purposes by pressing in the button k, and turning the head
round till the end of the lever K comes into the keyway k, and rice versa.
Or we may form the neck or collar of the head's tail piece as part of a cone
which would fit into a corresponding recess formed in the lower portion of the

page_text: shaft; the said tail piece in this case extending to the rear of the lower portion.
where it would be provided with a screw and nut, said nut being operated by a
double pronged or other key, so that on said nut being loosened the head will be
free to be set to any desired angle and retained in such position by tightening up
the out; said screw and nut also retains the head within the lower portion of the
shaft.
Or as shown in Figure 8, we may form or provide the inner face of the head A
with a circle of teeth L which engages with a corresponding circle of teeth formed
on the face of the lower portion C, said parts being retained in any desired angle
to each other by means of the screwed tail piece a and nut M which is retained
in the lower portion C by means of the pin or cottar m. The said nut may be
operated by hand or key.
Or as shown in Figure 9, the nut may take the form of a lever N which lies
close against the back of the portion C when in its normal position. In this case
the tail piece a is formed separate from the head A and counected thereto by
means of the bayonet joint as shown.
The arrangement in all the foregoing examples is such, that the head may be
easily and quickly set to any desired angle with or to the shaft.
Our said invention is applicable to all kinds of clubs, such as, drivers, putters,
cleeks, irons, mashies, nibblicks, and the like, whether the head be made of wood,
iron, steel, brass, celluloid or other material or materials. Or to enable any such
club heads to be adjusted, in accordance with our invention, we may apply a ferule
or ring of metal or other metal fixing to the material of the club.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1st. The arrangement and combination of parts constituting the golf club head
substantially as hereinbefore described and shown in Figure 1 of the accompanying
drawings.
2nd. The arrangement and combination of parts constituting the golf club head,
substantially as hereinbefore described and shown in Figure 2 of the accompanying
drawings.
3rd. The arrangement and combination of parts constituting the golf club head,
substantially as hereinbefore described and shown in Figure 3 of the accompanying
drawings.
4th. The arrangement and combination of parts constituting the golf club head,
substantially as herein before described and shown in Figure 4 of the accompanying
drawings.
5th. The arrangement aud combination of parts constituting the golf club bead,
substantially as hereinbefore described and shown in Figure 5 of the accompanying
drawings.
6th. The arrangement and combination of parts constituting the golf club hend,
substantially as herein before described and shown in Figures 6 and 7 of the accom-
panying drawings.
7th. The arrangement and combination of parts constituting the golf club head,
substantially as herein before described and shown in Figure 8 of the accompanying
drawings.
8th. The arrangement and combination of parts constituting the golf club head,
substantially as hereinbefore described and shown in Figure 9 of the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 10th of Wah1944
J. Y. JOHNSON,
115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicants' Agent.