IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR BILLIARD MARKING
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Rowland Bateman of Birmingham in the County of
:
Warwick, Billiard Table Maker for an Invention of IMPROVEMENTS IN
APPARATUS FOR BILLIARD MARKING,
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Rowland Batoman at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 28th June 1883.
ROWLAND BATEMAN of Birmingham in the County of Warwick Billiard Table
Maker IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR BILLIARD MARKING
This Invention consists of an arrangement by which a self registering marking
board is constructed in such a way as to prevent the possibility of the marking
being tampered with when the board is in use and it is formed of a case containing
rollers carrying strips of linon or other material bearing upon them the requisite
figures for indicating the position of the game these figures passing behind openings
cut in the face of the frame.
These rollers are arranged in sets as follows viz one carrying the strip attached
to it by one end and one receiving the strip attached to it by the other end and
two rollers acting as guides to keep the strip up to the opening in the front of
the case.
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Two of such sets of rollers carry strips .bearing figures placed consecutively up
to 50 at which point the figure indicates the first game and then again when a
second 50 is reached 2 indicates a second game and so on for as many games as
required.
Upon the upper of these rollers is a ratchet into which a lever falls regulated
by a spring on the other end of the roller is a spring and a brake and on the lower
roller is a brake and spring only These rollers are actuated by a removeable key
handle A lock may be so arranged as to bear upon either the spring or the lever
and throw them off the ratchet wheel and then the linen can be removed on to the
other roller
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An additional frame or case may be attached to the front of the marking board -
this frame or case carrying the names of the Players upon rollers arranged as
before mentioned so as to indicate the names of the Players, the ball cach plays
with and the Points received or given. Or the Rules of the games or other matter.
connected with Billiards may be placed upon the rollers and worked in a similar
manner either in a separato frame or within the body of the marking board itself

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Rowland Bateman in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
28th December 1883.
ROLAND BATEMAN of Birmingham in the County of Warwick Billiard Table
Maker "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR BILLIARD MARKING."
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This invention consists of an arrangement by which a self-registering marking
board is constructed in such a way as to prevent the possibility of the marking
being tampered with when the board is in use and it is formed of a case containing
rollers carrying strips of linen or other material bearing upon them the requisite
figures for indicating the position of the game-these figures passing behind
openings cut in the face of the frame-These rollers are arranged in sets as follows,
namely, one carrying the strip attached to it by one end and one receiving the
strip attached to it by the other end and two rollers acting as guides to keep the
strip up to the opening in the front of the case.
Two of such sets of rollers carry strips having figures placed consecutively up
to 50 at which point the Figure I. indicates the first game and then again when a
second 50 is reached, 2. indicates a second game and so on for as many games as
required Upon the upper of these rollers is a ratchet into which a lever falls
regulated by a spring on the other end of the roller is-a spring and a brake and on
the lower roller is a brake and spring only,-These rollers are actuated by a
removable key handle-A lock may be so arranged as to bear upon cither the
spring or the lever and throw them off the ratchet wheel and then the linen can
be reversed onto the other roller
An additional frame or case may be attached to the front of the marking
board This frame or case carrying the names of the players upon rollers arranged
as before mentioned so as to indicate the names of the players the ball each plays
with and the points received or given
Or the game of Pool may be registered in the same way either without a frame
or with a separate frame attached
Or the Rules of the games or other matter connected with Billiards may be
placed upon tho rollers and worked in a similar manner either in a separate frame
or within the body of the marking board itself.
Referring to the drawings Figure 1. is a front view of a case containing the
arrangement for registering. Figure 2. is a back view shewing the internal
arrangement and Figure 3. a view of the side of the interior of the case shewing
the locking and brake arrangement-(a. a.) Figure 2. are the rollers carrying the
strip attached to it by one end and (b. b.) are the rollers carrying the strip
attached to it at the other end (c. c.) are the guide rollers to bring the strip up to
the face of the case to shew the figures which are upon these strips consecutively
up to 50 when the figure I. indicates the first game and so on as before described
Upon the rollers (a. a.) is a ratchet wheel (d.) Figure 3. into which the lever (c.)
falls being kept with a bearing against the ratchet wheel (d.) by the spring (f.) so
that the roller cannot be reversed. The lower roller (b.) carries the wheel (g.)
with the spring (h.) acting as a brake upon it (i.) is the removable key handle to
actuate these rollers (j.j.) are the locks arranged so that when a key is inserted
and the bolts (. k.) shot forward it will throw the lever off from its bearing on
the ratchet wheel as shewn at (e¹) and allow of the rollers (a. a.) being reversed to
wind the strip back again.
The rollers (x. a.) and (y. y.) Figure 2. carry strips which register by 50 at a
time thus enabling any number up to 1000 being registered after the first 50 is

page_text: Having thus described the nature of the said invention and the manner in
which the same is to be carried into effect I claim without limiting myself to these
precise details, the general arrangements as herein more fully set forth and
specified by which I construct a self registering billiard marking board so as to
prevent the possibility of the marking being tampered with when the board is
in use.
In witness whereof I the said Roland Bateman have hereunto set my hand and
seal this twenty seventh day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand.
eight hundred and eighty three.
Signed, sealed & delivered by the
above named Roland Bateman
in the presence of
JESSE HAWKES
Bromsgrove Street
Birmingham
ROLAND BATEMAN (LS.)
his mark x