AN IMPROVED REST FOR BILLIARD AND BAGATELLE CUES
Year: 1884

page_text: We, JOHN GRIFFIN HAYMAN, of Oriel Terrace, Weston-super-Mare, in the
County of Somerset, Gentleman, and WILLIAM HENRY KEEY, of 16, Broadmead,
in the City and County of Bristol, Watchmaker, do hereby declare the nature of
said Invention for "AN IMPROVED REST FOR BILLIARD AND BAGATELLE CUES," to
be as follows:-
This invention consists in a rest designed to be readily attached to or detached
from the cues used in playing the games of billiards or bagatelle.
Under one form of construction the rest is made of two arched or curved
members hinged to ono another towards their upper ends and extended above the
hinge to form a jaw in a manner resembling pincers-By the action of a spring, or
its equivalent, the jaw tends to close but is readily opened on the application of
pressure to counteract the tendency of the said spring or its equivalent. In applying
the rest to a cue, the jaw is opened and the cue placed therein. The jaw is then
allowed to close upon the cue at any desired point in its length, and thus the rest
becomes firmly attached to the cue. The jaw may be provided with an interior
lining of india rubber or other material to ensure a firm grip of the cue. The
lower ends of the members or legs of which the rest is composed are placed on the
billiard or bagatelle table and thus the rest forms a support for the cue and moves
with it in making a stroke.
The rest is of handy form and dimensions, capable of being carried in the pocket
of a player. It enables the rests, ordinarily employed, to be dispensed with, and
by its use a one-handed person may be enabled to participate in the games to which
it is applicable.
The rest may be made in other forms besides that hereinbefore described, the
essential feature thereof being a bridge or support readily attached to or detached
from the cues.

page_text: We, JOHN GRIFFIN HAYMAN, of Oriel Terrace, Weston-super-mare, in the
County of Somerset, Gentleman, and WILLIAM HENRY KEEY, of 16, Broadmead,
in the City and County of Bristol, Watchmaker do hereby declare the nature of
our said invention, for "AN IMPROVED REST FOR BILLIARD AND BAGATELLE CUES,"
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
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Under one form of construction the improved rest constituting this invention is
composed of two arched or curved members hinged to one another towards their
upper ends and extended above the hinge to form a jaw in a manner resembling
pincers.
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By the action of a spring, or its equivalent, the jaw. normally tends to remain
closed. It is readily opened on the application of pressure to the arms or members
to counteract the tendency of the spring or its equivalent.
In applying the rest to a cue the jaw is opened and the cue placed therein. The
jaw is then allowed to close upon and grasp the cue at any desired point in its
length. The rest thus becomes firmly attached to the cue. The lower ends of the
hinged arins of which the rest is composed are placed on the billiard or bagatelle
table and thus the rest forms a support for the cue and moves with it when a stroke
is made.
And in order that our said invention may be properly understood, we now
proceed to further describe the same with reference to the annexed. sheet of
illustrative drawings and the figures and letters marked thereon.
:
Fig 1, on the annexed sheet of drawings, represents a plan of an improved cue
rest as constructed in accordance with one method of construction comprised in-our
said invention. The rest is represented as embracing a cue A.
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Fig 2 is a side elevation of the cue and rest.
Fig 3 is an end view of the rest, the cue A, being shown in transverse section.
The arched or curved members a and a¹ of the rest are hinged to one another
at b and are extended. above the hinge b to form a jaw in a manner resembling
pincers, as shown. A flat spring. c (Fig 3) is secured by the pin e to the arm a.
The other end of the spring c bears against, and is free to move up and down upon,
the inner face of the arm a¹. The tendency of the spring c is to force the lower
extremities of the arms a, a¹ apart and so to cause the jaw to close. The jaw is
made to open by the exertion of a pressure upon the arms a, a¹ to counteract and
overcome the tendency of the spring c. The jaw. being thus opened, the rest is
applied to a cue and the jaw is then allowed to close upon the cue. The rest thus
becomes attached thereto at any desired point in the length of the cue.
To assist in obtaining a firm grasp of the cue the jaw of the rest may be
provided with a lining o of india rubber or other suitable substance.
Other forms of springs may be substituted for the flat spring c shown at Fig: 3
of the drawings-Or the equivalent of a spring may be used-Or, instead of a
spring, a set screw may be employed.

page_text: The rest is of handy form and dimensions, and may be carried in the pocket of
a player. It is designed to be substituted for the rests ordinarily used, and by its
use a one-handed person may be enabled to participate in games to which it is
applicable.
The rest may be made in various shapes, the essential feature thereof being a
bridge or support for ready attachment to or detachment from a cue.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is
The rest, for ready attachment to and detachment from cues used in playing at
billiards, bagatelle and other kindred games, composed of members a and a¹ hinged
together and forming at their upper ends a jaw, which jaw, by the action of a
spring c, or its equivalent, normally tends to close and so to grasp the cue placed
therein, substantially as herein before described and shown on the annexed sheet of
illustrative drawings..
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