US727198A - Playing-ball. - Google Patents

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No. 727,198. PATENTED MAY 5, 1803.

F. H. RICHARDS.

PLAYING BALL.

APPLICATION IILBD SEPT- 3. 1902.

H0 MODEL.

Jaw/entan- No. 727,198. Patented May 5, 1903'.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANCIS H. RICHARDS, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE KEMPSHALL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF ARLINGTON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

PLAY l 4 BALL.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters latent 110.727.198, dated May 5, 1903, Application filed September 3, 1-902 Serial No. 121,934. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern: compressed a suitable shell D, of plastic ina- Beit known that I, FRANCIS H. RIOHAR'DS,a teriaL such as celluloid or gutta-percha, uncitizen of the United States, residing at Hart 7 der heat and pressure, and the compression ford, in the county of Hartford and State of 'ismaintained during the solidification and Connecticut, have invented certain new and hardening of the shell. It will be seen that a useful Improvements in Playing-Balls, of ballbuiltin this manner possessesarelatively which the following is a specification. dead quality for a putting blow, a local resili- This invention relates to playing-balls, esency at the point where the blow is struck for pecially to those used in the game of golf; and the approach, and ageneral resilience th roughto its object is to provide ata low cost a ball posout the ball for bringing out the maximum sessing the triple qualities of putting, flying power when the ball is struck a quick approach, and long drive. sharp blow for a long drive. It will also be In the drawings forming partof this speciseen that this ball has the advantage of durafication,Figurelillustratesa completed ball, bility and efficiency and can be made of ma- 15 partly broken away to the disclose its conterials which can be obtained of proper qualistruction; Fig. 2 shows one of the segments, ties and at relatively low cost.

and Fig. 3 is anenlarged fragment illustrat- It will be observed that the adhesive with ing the adhesion of the layers when comwhich the layers are coated will, during the pressed together. process of compression under heat, cause 20 Similar characters designate like parts in them to partially consolidate or unite, thus all the figures. I forming a practically solid core.

I use a hard center piece A, such as cellu- Variations of construction as well as mateloid, gutta percha, metal, or compressed rial may be resorted. to within the scope of leather, upon which I apply in various directhis invention.

25 tions a plurality of cups B, of fibrous mate- Having described my invention, I claim rial, such as hide or leather, superimposing l. A playing-ball having a core composed one upon the other, as indicated in Fig. 1, so partially of alternate layers of glue and that the join ts between the various cups will leather, and a shell of plastic material holdcross each other. These cups B are previing said core under compression.

3o ously formed in various sizes to fit one upon 2. A playing-ball having a core partially the other when applied to the core C and are built up of cups of leather, and a shell of each coated with a strong adhesive 0, such as plastic material holding said core under comglue. These are each subjected to a high devpression. gree of pressure with some heat, if preferred, 3. A playing-ball having a core partially 35 so as to compact them and produoeahigh debuilt up of cups of leather, and a shell of gree of resilience in each cup. By this means gutta-percha com pressed on said core. most of the mobility normally existing within 4:. A playing-ball having a core partially each cup is retained in the finished ball, and built up of cups of leather; said cups being this mobility modifies the action which the coated with an adhesive, and all consolidated 0 ball would otherwise have. The cups of the together under heat and pressure, and a shell 0 core are compressed together, so that they of gutta-percha compressed on said core. will become united together, thereby forming 5. A playing-ball having a core partially a practically solid fibrous core. At the same built up of cups of leather; said-cups being time the adhesive of one cup layer uniting partially saturatedwith an-adhesive, said 5 with that of another will form an adhesive cups being united together under heat and 5 layer between the fibrous layers. The layers pressure, and a shell of plastic material comof glue may be as thin or as thick as required pressed on said core. to make balls for different purposes, the glue ,6. A playing-ball having a core built up of itself forming resilient layers between the cups of leather; said cups being partially sat- 50 leather layers. Upon the core thus formed is urated with glue, and all united together unrco der heat and compression, and a shell of gutta-percha compressed on said core.

7. A playingball having a hard center piece; cups of leather coated with an adhesive applied to said center piece to form the core, and a shell of gutta-percha holding said core under compression.

8. A playingball having a hard center piece; cups of leather partially saturated with glue and applied to said center piece, and a shell of plastic material compressed on said layers.

9. A playingball having a hard center piece; cups of leather partially saturated with glue applied miscellaneously to said center piece so that the various joints between the cups will be staggered, and a gutta-percha shell inclosing said cups.

10. A playing-ball comprising a fibrous center piece; cups of leather miscellaneously applied to said center piece to form the core; said cups being coated with glue and a shell of gutta-percha compressed on said core.

11. A playing-ball comprising a core comprising alternate layers of leather and adhesive material, and a shell of plastic material upon said core.

12. A playing-ball comprising a core comprising alternate layers of leather and glue, and a shell of plastic material upon said core.

13. A playing-ball comprising a core comprising alternate layers of leather and glue, and a shell of gutta-percha upon said core.

14. A playing-ball comprising a sphere built up of alternate layers of glue and compressed leather.

15. A playing-ball comprising a sphere built up of alternate layers of glue and compressed leather, each of said leather layers consisting of cups.

16. A playing-ball comprising a center piece, a layer thereon built up of cups of leather, said cups being coated with an adhesive, and a cover of plastic material.

17. A playing-ball comprising a center piece, a layer thereon built up of cups of leather, said cups being coated with an adhesive and held under compression, and a cover of plastic material.

18. A playing-ball comprising a plurality of layers of leather partially saturated with glue, and a cover of gutta-percha.

19. A playing-ball comprising alternate layers of glue andleather, and a cover.

20. A playing-ball comprising alternate layers of glue and leather under compression, and a cover of gutta-percha.

21. A playing-ball comprising alternate layers of glue andspringy fibrous material under compression, and a cover of fibrous material.

FRANCIS H. RICHARDS.

WVitnesses:

F. W. BARNAOLO, FRED. J. DOLE.

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