Improvements in Skipping Ropes.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Apr., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 12th Jan., 1891-Accepted, 21st Mar., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Skipping Ropes.
We, FRANK HENRY SHAW, of Newhall Hill, Birmingham, Manufacturer, and
JOSEPH GEORGE ROLLASON, of Great Hampton Street, Birmingham, in the
County of Warwick, Tool Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object IMPROVEMENTS IN SKIPPING ROPES whereby
the rope is more durable and more easy to swing and also more attractive than
the present ones.
I attach at the two ends of the rope two rings by means of a
small ferrule and these rings are connected to the handles by a small pivot which
will cause the handles to revolve thus preventing the rope from twisting upon these
rings I also attach two or more bells which would make a pleasant sound whilst
the skipping is going on whether in accompaniment to music or not, I cut away
the centre of the rope and insert a piece of chain connected to the rope in the same
manner as the rings i.e. by two sockets or ferrules and this prevents the rope being
worn out so rapidly as in the present ropes.
Dated this 11th day of April 1890-
FRANK HENRY SHA.W.
JOSEPH GEORGE ROLLASON.
Improvements in Skipping Ropes.
We FRANK HENRY SHAW of Newhall Hill Birmingham Manufacturer &
JOSEPH GEORGE ROLLASON Great Hampton Street Birmingham Tool Maker
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the saine is
to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
Our invention has for its object IMPROVEMENTS IN SKIPPING ROPES whereby
the rope is more durable and more easy to swing and also more attractive than the
present ones.
We attach at the two ends of the rope two rings by means of a small ferrule
and these rings are connected to the handles by a small pivot which will cause the
handle to revolve thus preventing the rope from twisting upon these rings.
We also attach two or more bells which would make a pleasant sound whilst
the skipping is going on whether in accompaniment to music or not.
In some
cases we cut away the centre of the rope and insert a piece of chain or other hard
material connected to the rope in the saine manner as the rings and thus preventing
the rope from being worn out so rapidly.
In order that our invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practice we have appended hereunto one sheet of drawings upon which
Figure 1., is a side elevation of the handles A of our skipping rope with the
rope broken off as the description for one handle is good for both.
Figure 2., is a plan of same.
Figure 3., shews a view of the socket B.
.
Figure 4., is a plan of the piece of metal which when pressed round makes the
attachment E between the rope C and ring D.
Figure 5., is a view of the attachment E when pressed into shape.
Figure 6 is a view of an ordinary bell.
It will be seen that we first take an ordinary wooden handle and attach the

page_text: socket B by means of an ordinary wire nail, then a small bell, such as Figure 6 is
threaded on to the rivet b' a ring D being also threaded on at the same time, the
rivet is then made secure in the socket and the bell and ring thus secured to the
handle A. The next step is to place the cord C inside the flat piece of
metal E which is pressed around and the ring is placed upon the neck part e¹ of the
piece E which is bent around as seen in Figure 5 and passes under the body part
next to the cord and the whole is then tightly pressed together upon the cord the
points 2 & 3 pressing into the cord & helping to hold it. The handle and
other parts are now securely fastened together.
The hole through which the wire or other nail 62 passes in the socket B being made
slightly larger than the nail, allows the socket to revolve and thus prevents the
rope from twisting.
We sometimes insert a piece of chain or it may be any hard material H as seen
in Figure 7 midway between the handles to prevent the rope wearing.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what we
claim is
First-The improvements in skipping ropes having bells attached to their
handles and made, substantially as and for the purpose as herein set forth.
Second-The improvements in skipping ropes having a piece of chain or
other hard material, substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth and
shewn.
Dated this 10 January 1891.
FRANK HENRY SHAW.
JOSEPH GEORGE ROLLASON.