Improvement in Cushions for Billiard and Bagatelle Tables.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Mar., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 1st Aug., 1894-Accepted, 1st Sept.. 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Cushions for Billiard and Bagatelle Tables.
I THOMAS BAYLIS 26 Prospect Hill Redditch in the County of Worcester
Fishing-rod Maker do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of this invention is to construct a cushion that, in the course of the
usual wear, will not become hard or dead and for this purpose I make the cushion
of india rubber but hollow instead of solid. One or more air-chambers run the
whole length of the centre of the cushion and are connected with a tube which may
be placed in the centre or any convenient position. By means of an air-pump,
through the said tube, the air-chambers are inflated to any required degree and may
be further filled from time to time should the cushions become softer in the
course of use. Drawings of this invention will be furnished with the Complete
Specification.
Dated this 13th day of March 1804
THOMAS BAYLIS.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Cushions for Billiard and Bagatelle Tables.
I, THOMAS BAYLIS, of 26, Prospect Hill, Redditch, Worcestershire,
Fishing-rod Maker, 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 consists of the hereindescribed improvement in cushions for
billiard and bagatelle tables, the object being to construct a cushion which in course
of the usual wear will not become hard or dead, and for this purpose I make the
cushion of indiarubber but of the hollow form herein described and shewn on the
accompanying drawings instead of solid, an air chamber running the whole length
of the centre of the cushion.
My invention is illustrated by the accompanying drawing on which Fig. 1 is a
plan of the corner of a billiard table shewing the end portions of my improved
cushion; Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of my improved cushion fixed to the table
and Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation shewing a slightly modified form of the said
cushion.
The same letters of reference indicate the same or corresponding parts in all the
figures of the drawing.
A is the cushion made of indiarubber but hollow as shewn instead of being solid.
It will be seen that the cushions Figs. 2 and 3 are each of about the usual form on
the outside but internally there is in each an air chamber b running the whole
length of the centre of the cushion from end to end gradually tapering at the ends
near the pockets (see Fig. 1). The top side c of the cushion and the rounded lower
side d are both by preference made as shewn in Figs. 2 and 3, gradually increasing
in thickness towards where they join the part f which is struck by the balls and thus
better support this part and increase the resiliency of the cushion.
The example of my invention shewn by Fig. 3 is substantially the same as
that shewn by Fig. 2 except that the part which is struck by the balls is

page_text: made somewhat more rounded instead of being flattened as in the example shewn
by Fig. 2.
It is to be understood that my improved cushion above described and shewn on
the accompanying drawing is not inflated as I find that inflation of the same is
unnecesary.
The accompanying drawing shews what I consider to be the best method of
carrying out my invention but it is to be understood that my invention is not limited
to the precise shapes shewn as it will be evident that these may be slightly modified
without departing from the nature of my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
The herein described improvement in cushions for billiard and bagatelle tables
consisting in making the said cushions of the hollow form substantially as described
and shewn by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 31st day of July 1894.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.