Improvements in and relating to Apparatus for Chalking and Roughing Billiard Que Tips.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 12th May, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 9th Feb., 1895-Accepted, 13th Apr., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Apparatus for Chalking and
Roughing Billiard Que Tips.
I ABRAHAM HART, Photographer of 6 Windsor Street Brighton, in the County
of Sussex, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My improved method for instantly chalking, or roughing billiard cue tips 18
obtained by this apparatus by a rotary motion, the chalk being made with a cavity
in the centre in which the cue end works, the hole which receives the cue end
being off the centre, which causes the cue to work round the sides of the cavity
chalking the outer edges of the cue end and the top at the same time, in this
manner the chalking is effected momentary. A spring is attached to the revolving
box, which upon being put in motion by the pulling of a gut line, the spring again
brings it back to its starting position and again chalking in its return action the cue
tip by the back motion.
The chalk box and chalk being stationary, the chalk having a cavity in the
centre inch diameter, the cue holder is sufficiently off the centre to place the cue
on the side of the cavity, the cue holder is attached to a revolving, barrel, which
will cause the cue when inserted to rotate around the edges within the cavity with
an eccentric motion this action is produced by a gut line being worked around the
barrel, and when drawn out, winds up the spring which is attached to the barrel,
forming a reciprocating motion.
In order that the term roughing may be clearly understood it is necessary to
explain that by the constant use the leather tip on the cue end will by the continuous
strikeing the ivory balls, the surface becomes hard and polished and refuses to
receive the required coating of chalk, and has to be rubbed with glass paper to
abrade the surface when it will readily recieve the required coating of chalk.
With my apparatus I provide a suitable shaped roughing pad coated with ground
glass, same as the chalk previously described and used in the same manner,
also adopt the chalk or glass pad holder to rotate while the cue holder is stationary,
but I prefer the former action as being the most effective.
Dated the 11th day of May 1801
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ABRAHAM HART.
Improvements in and relating to Apparatus for Chalking and
Roughing Billiard Cue Tips.
I ABRAHAM HART of 6 Windsor Street Brighton, in the County of Sussex,
Traveller 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 :-
My improved method for instantly chalking, and roughing billiard cue tips is
obtained by this apparatus by a rotary motion, the chalk being made with a cavity
in the centre, the hole which receives the cue end being inch more or less off*
the centre, which causes the cue end to work round the sides within the cavity,
chalking the outer edges of the end and the top at the same time, in this manner
the chalking or roughing is effected momentary. A spring is attached to the revolving

page_text: box or cue holder, which upon being put in motion by the pulling of a gut line, the
spring bringing it back to its starting position, again chalking or roughing in its
return action.
In order that the term roughing may be clearly understood, it is necessary to
explain that by constant use, the leather tip on the cue end will by the continuous
striking the ivory balls the surface becomes hard and polished and refuses to
receive the required coating of chalk and has to be rabbed with glass paper to
abrade the surface, when it will readily receive the required coating of chalk.
With my apparatus I provide a suitably shaped roughing pad, or block, the block
is prepared with ground glass and liquid glue and moulded into the same shape as
the chalk, with a cavity in the centre wherein the cue end works, the roughing pad
is made froin paper pulp or damped paper and pressed to the same shape as the
surface of the block, and placed on a wood block which is enclosed, the surface of
the pad is coated with liquid glue and dusted over with ground glass, when
worn out can be replaced, they being the same shape as the chalk previously
described, and used in the same manner, or I can obtain the same effect by the
chalk or glass block rotating and the cue holder being stationary, but I prefer the
former motion being the most effective; the box with chalk or roughing pad having
a cavity in. diameter, the cue holder is sufficiently off the centre to place the cue
when inserted to rotate around the side and within the cavity with an eccentric
motion. This action is produced by a gut line being worked around a barrel and
when drawn out winds up the spring, which is attached to the barrel forming
reciprocating motion. The rester in Fig. No. 2 K K is a cap which covers the
chalk box D D having a hole to allow the cue end to rest while the apparatus is in
motion keeping it in position.
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Fig. No. 1 is intended to be fixed on the outside of the billiard table underneath
the cushion, or any suitable part of the room, the support I I I being secured
thereon, on inserting the cue end J. in the rester K K and drawing outward the
ring G cause the wheel and cue holder CC CC which is connected to rotate,
carrying the cue J around and within the chalk cavity E, when the spring A. A
will give it a return action, and bring it back to its starting position the chalk
holder and shaft F F F being stationary, and is firmly secured to plate I I I the
gut line D D works through the guide H which keeps the line in a proper position
when running on and off the wheel.
Fig. 2 is fixed on the billiard table in the same position as in Fig. No. 1, on
inserting the cue end J in the rest K K and drawing outward the ring G cause the
wheel and chalk box D D D D which is connected, to rotate, causing the cavity
in the chalk E to work around the cue J which is stationary, when the spring A A
will give it a return action, bringing it back to its starting position, the shaft C C
being secured to plate III is stationary, the gut line works through the guide H
which keeps the line in a proper position when running on and off the wheel, the
chalk box D D is placed off the centre before connecting it with the running
wheel D D centre of apparatus upon which chalk box rotates L, centre of chalk
box M.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what I
claim is
1. A cue holder which rotates with an eccentric action, and carries the cue
around a cavity which is formed in the chalk or roughing block, the box being
stationary.
2. A chalk or roughing box which rotates with an eccentric action and works
around a cue which is stationary.
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ABRAHAM HART.