Improved Billiard Chalk Holder.
Year: 1897

page_text: Improved Billiard Chalk Holder.
I, WALTER BAKER, of The Ship Tavern, 499, High Street, Tottenham, in the
County of Middlesex, Licensed Victualler, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
My invention consists of an improved apparatus for holding chalk for application
to billiard cues.
The present method of keeping chalk for this purpose especially in the case of
public tables involves various drawbacks essentially in that the chalk is in too port-
able a form, and may easily be removed or mislaid, whilst the manner in which
it is put up leads to considerable waste.
My invention provides a convenient fixed apparatus for the purpose of holding
the chalk in a position most convenient for the player, and can at the same time
be made available for decorative or advertising purposes or combined in many ways
with a cabinet, cue stand or other article of furniture. For instance, I may con-
struct my apparatus in the form of a box or cabinet provided with a rack and sur-
mounted by a mirror. The front part of the box is provided with a series of holes,
say three in number, one of which may conveniently be for white chalk, and the
others for coloured chalks. These holes are provided with a wooden or other
cylindrical lining which is best formed in the shape of a ring bevelled internally
both towards the outside of the box, and also towards the inside so that the narrow-
est point (smallest diameter) of the interior of the ring is at its middle. By this
construction the tip of the cue cannot become detached if it be inserted at an angle
into the apparatus. In front of each ring, and at a convenient distance behind it,
I place the chalk, and behind this a suitable recess or holder for the same arranged
to slide or open in such a manner that upon opening the box or cabinet the chalk
may be readily withdrawn or replaced. The front of the box is conveniently
arranged to slope outwards upwardly so that when the cabinet or the like is fixed
at a point approximately on a level with the eye of the player the angle at which
he will insert the cue is approximately at a right angle to the slope of the box
front.
I do not limit myself to the details herein given as the invention is obviously
out in various modifications to suit the special
capable of being carried
circumstances.
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Dated this 15th day or may
W. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Patent Agents for the Applicant, 322, High Holborn, London, W.C.

page_text: I, WALTER BAKER, of The Ship Tavern, 499, High Street, Tottenham, in the
County of Middlesex, Licensed Victualler, 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.:-
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My invention consists of an improved apparatus for holding chalk for application
to billiard cues.
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The present method of keeping chalk for this purpose especially in the case of
public tables involves various drawbacks essentially in that the chalk is in too port-
able a form, and may easily be removed or mislaid, whilst the manner in which
it is put up leads to considerable waste.
My invention provides a convenient fixed apparatus for the purpose of holding
the chalk in a position most convenient for the player, and can at the same time
be made available for decorative or advertising purposes or combined in many ways
with a cabinet, cue stand or other article of furniture. For instance, I may con-
struct my apparatus in the form of a box or cabinet provided with a rack and sur-
mounted by a mirror. The front part of the box is provided with a series of holes,
say three in number, one of which may conveniently be for white chalk, and the
other for coloured chalks. These holes are provided with a wooden or other
cylindrical lining which is best formed in the shape of a ring bevelled internally
both towards the outside of the box, and also towards the inside so that the narrow-
est point (smallest diameter) of the interior of the ring is at its middle. By this
construction the tip of the cue cannot become detached if it be inserted at an angle
into the apparatus. In front of each ring, and at a convenient distance behind it,
I place the chalk, and behind this a suitable recess or holder for the same arranged
to slide or open in such a manner that upon opening the box or cabinet the chalk
may be readily withdrawn or replaced. The front of the box is conveniently
arranged to slope outwards upwardly so that when the cabinet or the like is fixed
at a point approximately on a level with the eye of the player the angle at which
he will insert the cue is approximately at a right angle to the slope of the box
front.
Referring to the accompanying drawing in which one construction of the
apparatus is shown, Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the cabinet, and Fig. 2 is a
section of the same, showing the arrangement of the chalk box. The box A has
its back B prolonged to hold a mirror or the like and it is provided with means for
securing it to the wall or otherwise. C represents the apertures for the insertion of
the cue, in the front of the box; these sockets or rings C are conveniently made of
earthenware or painted wood, or other suitable material and may be coloured to
correspond to the colour of the chalk placed within the box. The angle at which
these sockets are set corresponds as aforesaid to the angle at which the cue is
naturally thrust into them by the player standing in front of the apparatus.
the back of these rings or sockets is fixed the sliding inclined plate I) forming the
back plate to the bore holes E in the wood block F placed behind the said sockets.
In these holes E, the billiard chalks can be conveniently inserted and are
prevented from escaping the pressure of the cue by the sliding back plate D.
At
In the apparatus shown in Fig. 1 three such chalks are indicated, but the inven-
tion is obviously not limited to this number, the number of chalks may be more or
less than three at will.
The method of operating the device will be plain from the foregoing, and the
drawing; the lid of the box having been raised the plate 1) can be withdrawn from
the inside, and the chalks renewed or transposed as may be desired in the holes E;

page_text: the plate D is then re-placed and the lid of the box closed and may be locked. The
device may obviously be combined with various apparatuses suitable for use in
billiard rooms and the like, such as cigar cabinets, match holders, save-alls, and
other receptacles.
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:-
1. An apparatus for conveniently and economically holding chalks for billiard
cues, consisting of one or more rings or sockets forming the apertures of a fixed
receptacle for the chalk, and provided with means for attaching the same firmly
to a wall or other support, substantially as described.
2. The improved cabinet for holding chalks for billiard cues substantially as
described and shown in the accompanying drawing.
Iraved the iren uay or rebruary 1896.
W. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of London, Liverpool, Manchester, and Birmingham,
Patent Agents for the Applicant.