IMPROVEMENTS IN BILLIARD AND OTHER CUES
Year: 1884

page_text: I THOMAS THORP of Whitefield in the County of Lancaster Architect do hereby .
declare the naturo of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN BILLIARD AND OTHER
CUES to be as follows:-
My invention relates to Billiard & other Cues and the object of my invention is
to attach the Tips to the Cues by a mechanical contrivance and so to dispense with
the Cement commonly used for this purpose.
In carrying out my Invention (1) I make a central parallel hole of about one
half the diameter of the end of the Cue, up the end to which the tip is required. to
be attached. Into this hole I insert a metal nut of nearly the same diameter as
the hole, I then screw into the hole a hollow metal bush leaving a space between
the end of the bush and the nut, the other end of the bush being flush or nearly so
with the end of the Cue; I serrate the contiguous ends of the bush and nut so
that when drawn together, the nut will be prevented from turning round when any
strain is put upon it in scrowing in the tip. On the outside of the cue may be
fixed a ferrule of metal, flush with the cue, to prevent splitting.
.
(2) I take that portion of the tip which is required to abut upon the end of the
cue & insert into it a metal screw having a serrated head so that when pressed
I then cement this
into the tip, the serrations will perforate it or nearly so.
portion of the tip to the portion required for coming into contact with the ball, the
head of the screw being between the two. When the cement is thoroughly set or
at any subsequent time I insert the screw projecting from the tip into the bush in
the end of the cue & thence into the thread of the nut; I then slightly withdraw
the screw with nut attached so that the serrations on the nut engage into those ou
the bush and am thus enabled to acrew the tip so that it presses against the end
of the cue & becomes firmly fixed thereto.

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I THOMAS THORP of Whitefield in the county of Lancaster Architect &c do
hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN BILLIARD AND
OTHER CUES and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
My Invention rolates to Billiard & other cues and the object of my Invention is
to attach the tips to the cues by a mechanical contrivance & so to dispense with
the cement commonly used for this purpose.
In carrying out my Invention (1) I make a central parallel hole of about one
half the diameter of the end of the cue, up the end to which the tip is required to
be attached. Into this hole I insert a metal threaded nut of nearly the same
outside diameter as the hole. I then screw into the hole (previously tapped out if
the cue is a fine pointed one to prevent splitting) a cylindrical hollow motal bush
threaded on the outside leaving a space between the end of the bush and the nut,
the other end of the bush being flush or nearly so with the end of the cue I serrate
the contiguous faces of the bush & nut so that when drawn together the nut
will be prevented from turning when any strain is put upon it in screwing in
the tip.
(2) I take that portion of the tip which is required to abut upon the end of the
cue & insert into it a metal screw having a serrated head so that when pressed into
the tip the serrations will become firmly embedded. I then cement this portion of
the tip to the portion required for coming into contact with the ball, the head of
the screw being between the two. When the cement is set or at any subsequent
time I insert the screw projecting from the tip into the bush in the end of the cue
and thence into the thread of the nut; I then slightly withdraw the screw with
the nut attached, so that the serrations on the nut engage into those of the bush
and am thus enabled to screw the tip so that it presses against the end of the cue
& becomes firmly fixed thereto.
And in order that my Invention may be fully understood and readily carried
into effect I will proceed to describe the accompanying sheet of drawings reference
being had to the figures & letters thereon marked, similar letters referring to
similar parts throughout the several views,
Fig. 1 is a soctional elevation of the tip with screw attached & of the point of
the cue showing the nut inserted & bush screwed in.
Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the point of the cue with tip attached & screwed
up ready for use.
Fig. 3 is a sectional plan through A. B and Fig. 4 is a sectional plan
through C. D.
In Figs. 1, 2, 3 & 4, a is the point of a Cue, b a parallel hole drilled in the same,
ca nut loosely inserted into the hole b, & a cylindrical threaded metal bush screwed
into the hole b, e & e¹ are serrations on the contiguous faces of the bush & and
nut c, ƒ is a metal screw having serrated head g, h is the back portion of the tip

page_text: through which the screw f is passed & into which the serrated head g is pressed
&i is the soft portion of the tip cemented or otherwise attached to the back
portion h which is preferably of buffalo leather known as "horney."
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention & in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
The method of securing a tip to a billiard or other cue by means of a bush
secured in the cue & a nut in combination with a screw secured to the back
portion of the tip substantially in the manner herein set forth for the purposes
specified.