Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 8th May, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 4th Jan., 1897-4ccepted, 10th Apr., 1897
WILLIAM JOHN PEALL of 94 Brixton Hill London S.W. Billiard Player do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the construction of cue cases.
The ordinary billiard cue case, is a tapered cylinder, and is provided with a ring.
at the thin end by which it may be hung up, and fitted with a cap or hinged lid
at the thick end to allow of a cue being placed in it. This cap or hinged lid
I utilize and construct as follows: I make the said cap or hinged lid hollow, and
of such shape and dimensions that one or more pieces of chalk can be placed in it,
and in order that the chalk shall not fall out when the case is opened, I fix a cap, lid,
or suitable spring to keep the chalk in its position in the chalk receptacle.
Many players prefer to use a special or fancy piece of chalk, but such a substance
is objectionable and unsuitable for carrying in the pocket, so I combine a handy chalk
box with a cue case, so that a player may have a suitable and convenient place in
which to keep his chalk.
Such a receptacle would add but a trifle to the cost of an ordinary cue case.
Dated this Seventh day of May 1896.
WILLIAM JOHN PEALL Professional Billiard Player of 94 Brixton Hill Brixton in
the County of Surrey 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:-
This invention relates to improvements in the construction of cue cases.
The ordinary cue case is a tapered cylinder, and is provided with a ring at the thin
end by which it may be hung up, and fitted with a cap or hinged lid at the thick end
to allow of a cue being placed in it. This cap or hinged lid I utilize as follows:
I make this said cap or hinged lid hollow and of such shape or dimensions that
one or more pieces of chalk can be placed in it, and in order that the chalk shall
not fall out when the case is opened, I fix a cap lid or suitable spring to keep the
chalk in its position in the chalk receptacle.
In the accompanying drawings, similar parts are marked with similar letters to
facilitate reference, see Figs. 1 to 6.
In Fig. 1, A represents a side view of a cylindrical cue case and B is a hollow
lid to same but made sufficiently deep to take a piece of billiard chalk. Fig. 2 is
a front view of this enlarged lid shewing a square receptacle C for holding a cube
of chalk. Fig. 3 is a side view of the chalk receptacle C, and d is a hinged lid
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page_text: and e a wire handle to same for opening the lid. The sides of the receptacle are
cut away in order that the chalk may be readily removed from the receptacle C.
In Fig. 4, B is a section of an enlarged cap or lid of a cue case, the hollow
part itself of cap or lid B is in this instance used as the chalk receptacle C and
the lid d is lodged upon a rim or projection placed in the receptacle C, e is the
handle as above described. The lid d may be either hinged or fitted tightly to
slide into the cap or lid B and the chalk space is the space below the lid d and
marked C.
In Fig. 5, the chalk receptacle is C in the cap or lid B of cue case and a piece
of chalk g is shewn as being held by the pressure of the springs ff the dotted
lines indicating the position the springs would occupy on the chalk being
removed. It is evident one or more springs may be used and that they may be of
any suitable sliape.
The cap or lid B may be of any suitable shape and may be hinged to or detachable
from cue case A.
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 1:
claim is :-
I. The combination of the body of a cylindrical cue case A with an enlarged cap or
lid B made of such dimensions as to form a receptacle for holding chalk.
II. In cap or lid B the chalk receptacle C, in which the chalk is kept in place,
either by a lid d as shewn in Figs. 2, 3 & 4, or a spring or springs as in Fig. 5.
III. The combination of parts A, B, C, d and e, or A, B, C, & f, all substantially
as described and illustrated and for the purpose named in the specification.
Dated this 2nd day of January 1897.
WILLIAM JOHN PEALL.