Improvements in or relating to Golf Clubs.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 18th May, 1898
Complete Specification left 4th Mar 1800 Accented 8th Anr
1800
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Golf Clubs.
I, WILLIAM AYRTON, Artist, of The Cliff, Beccles, in the County of Suffolk, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to golf clubs, and has for its object to construct a club
which, while available for use as a " cleek" can also be employed in place of
the wooden "driver" now in use.
According to this invention, the head of the club is formed of metal, hollow and
filled in with some suitable elastic composition, preferably guttapercha or other
composition such as is used in the construction of golf balls. The metal used
for the construction of the hollow head is preferably phosphor-bronze, but malle-
able iron or other metal may be employed if desired.
The hollow head may be provided internally with projections or raised portions
in order to increase the hold upon the elastic filling composition. The edges of
the hollow part are preferably flanged inwardly so as to assist in retaining the
filling, which forms the "face" or striking surface of the head. The head which
may be varied in shape to suit requirements is provided with the usual extension
for the attachment of the handle of the club.
With a club thus constructed, a golf ball can be driven almost, if not quite
as far as with a wooden driver" of the usual construction, while its construction
also allows of its being used as a common cleek."
Dated this 18th day of May 1898
"
improvements in or relating to IL CIUDS.
I, WILLIAM AYRTON, Artist, of The Cliff, Beccles, in the County of Suffolk, 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 relates to golf clubs, and has for its object to construct a club
which, while available for use as a
cleek"
can also be employed in place of
the wooden "driver" pow in use.
According to this invention, the head of the club is formed of metal, hollow and
filled in with some suitable elastic composition, preferably guttapercha or other
composition such as is used in the construction of golf balls. The metal used

page_text: for the construction of the hollow head is preferably phosphor-bronze, but malle-
able iron or other metal may be employed if desired.
The hollow head may be provided internally with projections or raised portions
in order to increase the hold upon the elastic filling composition. The edges of
the hollow part are preferably flanged inwardly so as to assist in retaining the
filling, which forms the "face" or striking surface of the head. The head, which
may be varied in shape to suit requirements, is provided with the usual extension
for the attachment of the handle of the club.
With a club thus constructed, a golf ball can be driven almost, in not quite
as far as with a wooden "driver" of the usual construction, while its construction
also allows of its being used as a common cleek."
In the accompanying drawings
..
Figure 1 is an elevation showing the front or driving face of one construction
of club-head according to this invention.
Figure 2 is a longitudinal section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, and
Figure 3 is a vertical section through a modified form of club-head also accord-
ing to this invention.
Like letters indicate like parts throughout the drawings.
The club-head comprises a hollow metallic portion A formed with inwardly
projecting flanges A', and, in the construction illustrated in Figures 1 and 2,
with internal projections A³ A³ is the usual extension which receives the
bandle C of the club.
The hollow metallic portion A is filled with elastic material as at B, the
flanges A¹ and projections A assisting to retain the material in place. In the
construction illustrated in Figure 3 the projections A3 are dispensed with.
It is obvious that golf club-heads of various forms may be made according to
this invention without departing from the spirit thereof, the shapes illustrated
in the accompanying drawings being merely given by way of example.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. A golf club having a hollow metallic head filled with elastic material sub-
stantially as described."
2. A golf club having a hollow metallic head provided with inwardly projecting
flanges or otherwise shaped to retain the elastic material with which it is filled.
3. The complete head for a golf club substantially as described and illustrated
in Figures 1 and 2 or Figure 3 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 25th day of February 1899.
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.