Improvements in Cue Rests and Cues for use in Playing Billiards and like Games.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cue Rests and Cues for use in Playing Billiards and
like Games.
I, JOHN PATRICK MANNOCK, of the Hotel Victoria, Northumberland Avenue,
in the County of Middlesex, Professional Billiard Player, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to improvements in cue rests and cues for use in
playing billiards and like games, an object being to obviate the use of what are
known as half butts, which are unwieldy and difficult to use. To effect this object
cue rests and cues according to this invention are made in parts that may be
connected together in such a manner that the rests and cues may be lengthened
or shortened as may be required from time to time.
In one arrangement rests are made in two parts respectively of about five and
three feet in length, the longer part being fitted with a rest-head, which may
be formed of hard vulcanized india rubber, and having the shorter length jointed
to its butt end by means of a hinge, the arrangement being such that when folded,
the rest may serve the purpose of an ordinary short rest and, when extended,
may serve as a long rest. The parts may be so formed that the sectional form of
the two parts when folded together, will be approximately circular and they may
be fitted with spring or other catches for holding them in their folded and unfolded
attitudes. Instead of jointing the parts together by means of a hinge they may
be connected in other ways, for instance, they may be made to slide one along the
other or telescopically one within the other, catches or the like being provided for
securing them in their closed or extended attitudes. Cues may also be made.
capable of extension by being made in parts arranged to slide one along the other
or telescopically one within the other or there may be provided a separate cue
holder of about four feet in length and formed with a socket into which the butt
end of the cue may be fitted when it is desired to use the cue as a half butt or
butt. Conveniently the socket may be formed with a series of spring fingers that
may be caused by means of a sliding ring or otherwise to clamp a cue inserted in
the socket.

page_text: Improvements in Cue Rests and Cues for use in Playing Billiards and
like Games,
1, JOIN PATRICK MANNOCK, of the Hotel Victoria, Northumberland Avenue,
in the County of Middlesex, Professional Billiard Player, 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 has reference to improvements in cue rests and cues for use in
playing billiards and like games, an object being to obviate the use of what are
known as half butts, which are unwieldy and difficult to use. To effect this object
cue rests and cues according to this invention are made in parts that may be
connected together in such a manner that the rests and cues may be lengthened
or shortened as may be required from time to time.
In the accompanying drawings, Figs. 1 and 2 show a cue rest according to this
invention in the closed and extended positions. Fig. 3 is a detail view.
The rests are made in two parts 1, 2, respectively of about five and three feet
in length, the longer part 1 being fitted with a rest-head 3, which may be formed
of hard vulcanized india rubber, and having the shorter length 2 jointed to its
butt end by means of a hinge 4, the arrangement being such that, when folded, the
rest may serve as an ordinary short rest and, when extended, as a long rest. The
parts 1, 2, may be so formed that the sectional form of the two parts when folded
together, will be approximately circular as shown in Fig. 1 and they may be fitted
with a spring catch 5 (Fig. 3) for holding them in their folded attitude and with
a bolt 6 for holding them in their extended position. Instead of jointing the
parts together by means of a hinge as shown the parts 1 and 2 may be connected
in other ways, for instance, they may be made to slide one along the other or as
shown in Fig. 4 be made to telescope one within the other. Figs. 5 and 6 are
detail views. The part 2 telescopes within the part 1, and is provided at its inner
end with a recess 7, in which a ball 8 of hard india rubber or like material, is
placed, the recess 7 being so formed that when the parts 1 and 2 are telescoped
so as to make a rest of the desired length, and the part 1 given a partial turn rela-
tively to the part 2 the ball 8 will be locked between the surface of the recess 7
and the inner surface of the part 2 whereby the rest will be held firmly extended
at the desired length. When it is desired to again alter the length of the rest
the part 1 is given a partial turn in the reverse direction when the rest can be
extended or shortened as may be desired. Cues may also be made capable of
extension by being made in parts arranged to slide one along the other or to
telescope one within the other, or there may be provided as shown in Fig. 7 a
separate cue holder 9 of about four feet in length and formed with a socket 10
into which the butt end of the cue 11 may be fitted when it is desired to use the
cue as a half butt or butt. Conveniently the socket 10 may be formed of a series
of spring fingers 12 that may be caused by means of a sliding ring 13 to clamp
the butt end of the cue inserted in the socket.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is :-
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1. A cue rest, or cue for use in playing billiards or the like that is made in
parts connected together in such a manner that the rests or cues may be lengthened

page_text: or shortened as may be required from time to time substantially as described
with reference to and shown in Figs. 1 to 3, in Figs. 4 to 6, or in Fig. 7 of the
accompanying drawings.
Dated this 7th day of November 1899.
For the Applicant,
W. LLOYD WISE,
40, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.,
Chartered Patent Agent.