Improvements in Implements for Playing Golf.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Oct., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 23rd July, 1891-Accepted, 5th Sept., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Implements for Playing Golf.
We, WILLIAM ETON BUSSEY, of Museum Works, Rye Lane, Peckham,
London, S.E., Manufacturer, and JOSEPH SAMUEL PINDER, of 15 Choumert
Grove, Peckham, aforesaid, Artisan, do hereby declare the nature of our said
invention to be as follows:
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Our invention relates to the construction of golf implements known as putting
irons, cleeks, irons, niblicks, mashies, drivers, bulger drivers, long spoons, short
spoons, and Brassey spoons; and the object of our said invention is to improve the
methods of fitting the handles to such implements, and to improve that part of the
handle which is gripped by the hand.
In fitting handles to such implements, the lower end of the handle is tapered,
such tapered portion being either circular, rectangular, or of other suitable sectional
form.
When the lower part of the implement is formed of metal, we turn down the
junction end, leaving a shoulder. Upon this end we braze a tube, preferably
formed of steel, and solid drawn or seamless, and made slightly conical. This steel
tube is smooth inside and outside, and the tapered portion of the handle is formed
so as to accurately fit the inside of the tube, and thus form a firm and secure
connection.
When the lower end of the implement is made of wood, it is formed with a
The joint is
tapered slot, and the handle is correspondingly formed to fit the same.
then finished by glueing and binding or otherwise.
The improvement in the gripping part of the handle consists in covering it with
india rubber, having a roughened surface; or fish skin or other material having a
Froughened surface, either natural or artificially made.
10 1
1000
GEO.
DOWNING,
8, Quality Court, London, W.C., Agent for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Implements for Playing Golf.
We, WILLIAM ETON BUSSEY, of Museum Works, Rye Lane, Peckham,
London, S.E., Manufacturer, and JOSEPH SAMUEL PINDER, of 15 Choumert
Grove, Peckham aforesaid, Artisan, do hereby declare the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :---
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Our invention relates to the construction of golf implements known as putting
irons, cleeks, irons, niblicks, mashies, drivers, bulger drivers, long spoons, short
spoons, and Brassey spoons; and the object of our said invention is to improve the
methods of fitting the handles to such implements, and to improve that part of
the handle which is gripped by the hands.
And in order that our said invention may be particularly described and
ascertained, reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings, in which
similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.
Fig. 1 is an elevation, partly in section, illustrating our improved method of
fitting, when the lower part of the implement is formed of metal.
Fig. 2 is an elevation, partly in section, illustrating our improved method of
fitting, when the lower part of the implement is formed of wood.

page_text: Fig. 3 is an elevation illustrating; our improved method of covering the upper
part of the handle.
Referring to Fig. 1, a'is the metallic striker, which is turned down at b to a
smaller diameter to fit the small end of the tapered tube c.
made of steel, and solid drawn or seamless. The reduced end b of the striker is
This tube is preferably
brazed in the small end of the tube c as shown. The tube c is made smooth both
inside and outside. d'is the lower end of the wooden handle; which is made to fit
the tube very accurately, and' is secured therein by means of cement, glue; or
otherwise.
Referring to Fig. 2, a' is the lower end of a driver putter or other tool formed
of wood, and loaded in the usual manner. d is the lower end of the wooden
handle d, which is tapered to fit the tapered slot, as shown. The two parts are
secured together by means of glue, the outside of the joint being finished by binding.
as usual.
Fig. 3 shows the upper end of a handle d. Our improvement consists in covering.
this, the gripping part of the handle, with leather, as shown at e e.
is fitted to the handle with a single seam f sewn down the side as shown. The
The leather
cap g is formed of a single piece of leather stretched on and secured by binding or
otherwise. is the binding at the lower end of the leather covering.
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 :-
1. In the construction of implements for playing golf, the lower ends of which
are formed of metal; the improved method of fitting handles thereto by means of
a seamless or other tapered tube r, for receiving the tapered end of the handle d,
the lower end of the same tube being brazed to the reduced end of the metallic
striker a, substantially as herein before described and illustrated by Fig. 1 of the
drawings.
2. In the construction of implements for playing golf, the lower ends of which
are formed of wood; the improved method of fitting handles thereto by means of a
tapered tongue and slot, substantially as herein before described and illustrated by
Fig. 2 of the drawings.
3. In the construction of implements for playing golf; the application and use
of leather as a covering to the gripping part of the handle, formed with a single
perpendicular sewn seam, substantially as herein before described and illustrated
by Fig. 3 of the drawings.
4. The improvements in implements for playing golf, substantially as herein
before described and illustrated by the drawings.
Dated 23rd July 1901
GEO.
DOWNING,
8, Quality Court, London, W.C., Agent.