Improvements in or connected with Billiard Cues.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Oct., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 4th July, 1894-Accepted, 4th Aug., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Billiard Cues.
Í GEORGE KING of 7 Crescent Terrace, Beckton, in the County of Essex
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to billiard cues wherein the tip is secured to the cue by
fittings which render the use of cement for affixing the tip unnecessary and the
object of my invention is to provide means by which the attachment of the tip to
the cue is effected in such a manner that whilst the tip is securely held in place it
can be flush with the body of the cue.
According to my invention I form the collar by which the tip is connected with
the cue and the tip each with engaging recesses and projections in such a manner
that when a motion of partial rotation is given to the parts a wedging action takes
place which firmly secures the parts together. The following are convenient
arrangements according to my invention :-
The tip end of the cue is recessed to receive a collar, in which are formed
inclined bayonet grooves with which pins secured to the tip end of the cue engage.
The tip is made of a diameter equal to the diameter of the end of the collar. The
portion of the tip which enters the collar is cut away so that it can be sprung inwards
its outer part being furnished with projections which enter recesses or openings
in the collar. A wedge piece is provided which enters the said cut-away portion of
the tip. The tip is introduced into the collar and its projections enter the recesses
or openings therein. The wedge piece is then introduced so that it enters the
cut-away portion of the tip; the collar is then placed on the end of the cue and by
a motion of partial rotation the inclined bayonet grooves and pins force the wedge
piece into the cut-away part of the tip so as to expand the end of the tip which is
in the collar and cause the projections therein to be retained in the openings or
recesses in the tip and so securely hold the tip in position.
In place of using the wedge shaped piece and cut-away portion of the end of the
tip as described I may form the end of the collar with an opening narrower in one
direction than the other and with under-cut portions in which are pins or stops.
The end of the tip which enters the collar is shaped to enter the said opening in
the collar and has under-cut inclined portions forming projections at each end which
projections when a motion of partial rotation is given to the tip engage with the
undercut portions in the collars the pins in the said under-cut portions acting in
conjunction with the inclined slots in the tip to give a firm wedging of the tip in
the collar.
The collar is furnished with inclined bayonet grooves and the end of the tip
with pins as in the first arrangement and when the collar is put on the end of the
tip and a motion of partial rotation is given to the said collar in the reverse direction
to that in which the tip was partially rotated in securing it to the collar a very
firm wedging of the collar and cue together is obtained.
Dated this 4th day of October 1893.
J. H. JOHNSON & Co.,
47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Agents.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Billiard Cues.
I, GEORGE KING of 7 Crescent Terrace Beckton, in the County of Essex
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my 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 billiard cues wherein the tip is secured to the cue by
fittings which render the use of cement for affixing the tip unnecessary and the
object of my invention is to provide means by which the attachment of the tip to
the cue is effected in such a manner that whilst the tip is securely held in place it
can be flush with the body of the cue.
According to my invention I form the collar by which the tip is connected with
the shaft of the cue and the tip, each with engaging recesses and projections in
such a manner that when a motion of partial rotation is given to the parts a wedging
action takes place which firmly secures the parts together.
The following are convenient arrangements according to my invention which
I will describe with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Figures 1 and 2 are views at right angles to each other of an arrangement
according to my invention shewing the tip A collar B and part of the cue shaft C
separated.
The tip end of the cue shaft C is recessed or reduced in size at c to receive the
collar B in which are formed inclined bayonet grooves or slots 6 with which
pins a secured to the tip end of the cue shaft C engage. The tip A is made at
the part a of a diameter equal to the diameter of the end of the collar.
The portion a' of the tip which enters the collar is cut away at a' so that
it can be sprung inwards its outer part being furnished with projections a
which enter recesses or openings 68 in the collar. A wedge piece D is provided
which enters the cut away portion a' of the tip. The tip is introduced into the
collar and its projections a enter the recesses or openings & therein. The wedge
piece D is then introduced so that it enters the cut away portion a³ of the tip, the
collar B is then placed on the end of the cue shaft C and by a motion of partial
rotation the inclined parts of the bayonet slots or grooves 6 and pins a force the
wedge piece D into the cut-away part a' of the tip so as to expand the end of the tip
which is in the collar and cause the projections a' therein to be retained in the
openings or recesses in the tip and so securely hold the tip in position.
The collar B may be covered by a shield or envelope to conceal the openings
grooves and recesses therein.
In place of using the wedge shaped piece and cut away portion of the end of
the tip as described, I may form the end of the collar with an opening narrower in
one direction than the other as shewn in Figures and 4 and with under-cut
portions at 6 in which are pins or stops b³.
Figures 3 and 4 are views at right angles to each other of the tip A collar B
(including side and end views thereof) and part of the cue shaft C. The end a³ of
the tip A which enters the collar B is shaped to enter the said opening in the collar
and has under-cut inclined portions a forming projections a at each end which
projections when a motion of partial rotation is given to the tip engage with the
under-cut portions in the collar, the pins in the said under cut portions acting in
conjunction with the inclined portions or slots in the tip to give a firm wedging of
the tip in the collar. The collar is furnished with inclined bayonet slots or grooves b
and the tip end of the cue shaft with pins a² as in the first arrangement and when
the collar is put on the end of the tip end of the cue shaft and a motion of partial
rotation is given to the said collar in the reverse direction to that in which the tip
was partially rotated in securing it to the collar a very firm wedging of the collar
and cue together is obtained.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A billiard cue provided with a tip held in place by a collar the construction or
arrangement being such that the tip is secured in the collar by a wedging action
and the shaft collar and tip present a flush exterior substantially as hereinbefore.
described.
2. In or for a billiard cue a tip formed with projections and a collar formed with
recesses to receive the said projections the tip being cut away as at a³ and a wedge
piece such as D for entering the said cut-away part and means for securing the
collar to the cue shaft and forcing the said wedge piece into the cut away part of
the tip so as to secure it in place substantially as hereinbefore described and shewn
in Figures 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawings.
3. In or for a billiard cue a collar with an opening narrower in one direction
than the other and with under-cut parts and pins or projections and a tip formed
as described so that it can be wedged in place by means of the collar, when in place
on the cue shaft substantially as herein before described and shewn in Figures 3 and 4
of the accompanying drawings.
Dated the 2nd day of July 1894.
JOHNSONS & WILLCOX,
47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, W.C., Agents.