Improved Apparatus for Tipping Billiard Cues.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Sept., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 19th June, 1893—Accepted, 5th Aug., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Apparatus for Tipping Billiard Cues.
We JAMES DAVIES of Millwood Todmorden in the County of York Gentleman
and ALPHONSO DAVIES of Farnborough in the County of Hants. Schoolmaster,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to that class of cue-tip fasteners which consist principally
of a wooden tube with one end closed and with the open end split so as to form
spring fingers, the exterior being slightly conical and the fingers closed so as to
grasp the cue by means of a ring sliding outside the conical part.
The objection to cue-tip fasteners of this class is that as the cue-tip has to be
placed first in the inside of the cap and the end of the cue cemented and pressed
inwards against it the operation is performed, as it were,, in the dark and if there
should be any inaccuracy in the adjustment of the tip it cannot be seen and
remedied until the cement has hardened and the tip-fastener is withdrawn.
On the contrary according to our invention the cue-tip is perfectly accessible
and always in full view of the person using the instrument, so that it can be seen
and adjusted with the greatest accuracy before the tip fastener is finally secured.
It also affords great facility for cleaning and levelling the top end of the cue before
tipping.
Instead of having the split tubular cap made with a solid top as heretofore we
bore the hole right through so that the end of the cue can project beyond the
top of the tube and the file or sand-paper can be used over the top or through the
usual slit made for that purpose.
To form an abutment for the end of the cue and in order to hold the tip in its
place whilst the cement is hardening we attach to the top end of the split tube a
metal ferrule provided with a bow or bridge-piece the centre of which comes over
the end of the cue where it is made with a downward projection the face of which
is accurately formed so as to press the tip squarely onto the end of the cue and hold
it firmly in place till the cement has set, the end of the cue and the tip being thus
in full view above the top of the split tube and readily accessible instead of being
entirely inside the cap as heretofore.
Instead of applying a metal ferrule and bridge-piece to the top of the wooden
tube, as above described, we sometimes form the bow or bridge-piece of one piece
of wood with the tube.
Dated this 16th day of Santamban 1902
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Apparatus for Tipping Billiard Cues.
We JAMES DAVIES of Millwood Todmorden in the County of York Gentleman
and ALPHONSO DAVIES of Farnborough in the County of Hants. Schoolmaster,
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 that class of cue-tip fasteners which consist principally
of a wooden tube or chock with one end closed and with the open end split so as to
form spring fingers, the exterior being slightly conical and the fingers closed so as
to grasp the cue by means of a ring sliding outside the conical part.

page_text: The objection to cue-tip fasteners of this class is that as the cue-tip has to be
placed first in the inside of the cap and the end of the cue cemented and pressed
inwards against it the operation is performed, as it were, in the dark and if there
should be any inaccuracy in the adjustment of the tip it cannot be seen and
remedied until the cement has hardened and the tip-fastener is withdrawn.
The nature of our said invention and the manner in which the same is to be
performed or carried into practical effect will be readily understood on reference to
the annexed sheet of drawings marked with figures and letters of reference
corresponding with those in the following explanation thereof.
Fig. 1 on the drawing is a face view, Fig. 2 an edge view and Fig. 3 a section of
one of our improved "cue tip adjusters" and Figs. 4 and 5 represent modifications
of the same hereinafter more particularly referred to.
According to our invention the cue-tip is perfectly accessible and always in full
view of the person using the instrument so that it can be seen and adjusted with
the greatest accuracy before the tip fastener is finally secured. It also affords
great facility for cleaning and levelling the top end of the cue before tipping.
Instead of having the split tubular cap or chock a made with a solid top as
heretofore we bore the hole right through so that the end of the cue b can
project beyond the top of the tube or chock as shown at Fig. 3 and the file
or sand paper can be used either over the top or through the usual slite made for
that purpose.
To form an abutment for the end of the cue and in order to hold the tip in its
place whilst the cement is hardening we attach to the top end of the split tube or
chock a a metal ferrule d provided with a bow or bridge-piece e the centre of which
comes over the end of the cue b where it is made with a downward projection the
face of which is accurately formed so as to press the tip squarely onto the end of
the cue b and hold it firmly in place till the cement has set, the end of the cue and
the tip being thus in full view above the top of the split tube or chock a and readily
accessible instead of being entirely inside the cap as heretofore.
Instead of applying a metal ferrule d and bridge-piece e to the top of the wooden
tube or chock a as above described, we sometimes form the bow or bridge-piece of
one piece of wood with the tube, as shown at Fig. 4 and in some cases we provide
the centre of the bridge piece with a small fixed file f as shown at Fig. 5.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
A cue tip fastener of the class above referred to having the chock or cap bored
right through, and provided at the end thereof with a bow or bridge piece sub-
stantially in the manner and for the purposes herein before described and set forth
and illustrated by the drawings annexed, whereby the fixing and adjustment of
the tip being fully in sight its accuracy can be more absolutely and certainly
ensured.
Doted this 17th J of T 009
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for the Applicants.