Supports for the Legs of Billiard Tables and the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Mar., 1899-Accepted, 22nd Apr., 1899
Supports for the Legs of Billiard Tables and the like.
I, VALENTINE WELZ, of Trinton, Illinois, United States of America, Barkeeper,
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 invention relates to a novel support for the legs of billiard, pool and other
tables, whereby the bed of the table may be levelled or adjusted as occasion
requires, to maintain its horizontal position; and the object is to provide a
simple, durable and practical device for this purpose.
To this end, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrange-
ment of the device as will be hereinafter more fully described and particularly
pointed out in the claims.
to me,
The accompanying drawings show my invention in the best form now known
but many changes in the details might be made, within the skill of a
good mechanic, without departing from the spirit of the invention, as set forth
in the claim at the end of this specification.
The same reference characters indicate the same parts of the invention.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of my leveling device, as applied to the lower
end of the leg of a billiard table.
Figure 2 is a transverse vertical section of the same.
In the drawings, 1 denotes the lower end of the leg, and 2 a rectangular socket
formed with a continuous flange 3 to encompass the lower end of the leg. The
upper face of the socket 2 is also formed with an axial collar 4, which extends
into a corresponding annular recess 5 in the leg.
6 represents the base block, and 7 a bolt-head provided with the integral stud-
bolts 8 and 9, the stud bolt 8 being formed with a left-hand thread to engage a
correspondingly threaded orifice in the base-block 6, while the stud-bolt 9 is
formed with a right-thread to engage a corresponding orifice in the socket 2.
The bolt-head 7 is provided with a series of radial orifices 10-10 to receive a
suitable rod or tool (not shown) by means of which the head 7 and reversely
threaded stud-bolts 8 and 9 may be turned to the right or left to raise or lower
the table leg in order to adjust the bed to a level or horizontal position.
12 denotes a case or hood, snugly encompassing the lower end of the leg and
the entire socket, bolts and base block, and it also forms a guard to retain the
base-block in its relatively aligned position with regard to the socket, while the
screw is being manipulated. This case or hood is formed with a lateral opening 13
closed by a slide door 14, by means of which access may be had to the bolt-head,
for the purpose of adjusting it.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
In combination with the rectangular leg 1 and correspondingly formed

page_text: socket 2, the rectangular base-block 6, the bolt-head 7, and integral reversely
threaded bolts 8 and 9, and the rectangular hood 12 encompassing said socket
and block so as to retain them in their relative positions while being adjusted,
substantially as shown and described.
D: 1842 d of Vouch 1900
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.