Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 7th June, 1886
Complete Left, 7th Mar., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 7th Apr., 1887.
I ERNEST FERCHLAND of the city of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State
of New York, United States of America, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the construction of a mechanical pad
or tip fastening attached to the cue rod end and also to a peculiar constructed pad
or tip which consists in having its bottom end formed with a groove shank or neck.
The improvement of the pad fastening consists of the arrangement and peculiar
construction of an outer ferrule secured with a portion of its bottom end upon a
shank formed on the cue and the ferrule of oqual diameter with that of the cue and
the construction of the cue with a reduced secondary shank on its extreme end from
said first shank to the seat of the pad and finally the arrangement and construction
of an inner sliding ferrule with hooked spring prongs between the said outer ferrule
and said reduced secondary shank and the said outer ferrule having on its top end
a small inward projecting rim and the inner ferrule on its bottom end a small
outward rim. By the above means the inner ferrule is ready drawn up sufficiently
from within the outer ferrule to expose its prongs above expanded and to receive
the neck of the pad between its hooked ends, by depression upon the pad the prongs
are contracted, the inner ferrule brought home clamping the neck of the pad which
The inward projecting
finally is brought to its firm seat upon the end of the cue.
rim of the outer ferrule and outward rim on
ferrule from entire withdrawing or detaching.
1000
the inner ferrule prevent the inner
G. F. REDFERN,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: I ERNEST FERCHLAND of the city of Brooklyn in the county of Kings and State
of New York, United States of America, 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 a mechanical pad or
tip fastening attached to the cue rod end and also to a peculiar constructed pad or
tip which consists in having its bottom end formed with a grooved shank or neck.
The improvement of the pad fastening consists of the arrangement and peculiar
construction of an outer ferrule secured with a portion of its bottom end upon a
shank formed on the cue and the ferrule of equal diameter with that of the cuc and
the construction of the cue with a reduced secondary shank on its extreme end from
the said first shank to the seat of the pad and finally the arrangement and
construction of an inner sliding ferrule with hooked spring prongs between the said
outer ferrule and the said reduced secondary shank and the said outer ferrule having
on its top end a small inward projecting rim and the inner ferrule on its bottom
end a small outward rim. By the above means the inner ferrule is ready drawn up
sufficiently from within the outer ferrule to expose its prongs above expanded and
to receive the neck of the pad between the hooked ends; by depression upon the
paul the prongs are contracted, the inner ferrule brought home clamping the neck of
the pad which finally is brought to its firm seat upon the end of the cue. The
inward projecting rim of the outer ferrule and outward rim on the inner ferrulo
prevent the inner ferrule from entire withdrawing or detaching.
In order to enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the same
by reference to the accompanying drawing in which figure 1 represents a vertical
section of the pad-fastening attached on the end of a billiard cue and shown in
position ready to receive a pad and the whole constructed according to my invention.
Figure 2 is a similar section of the same, the pad shewn inserted, brought home and
secured. Figure 3 is a detached sectional view of the fastening and cue end, the
pad and its spring catch shewn removed. Figure 4 is a detached perspective view
of the pad spring catch or holder.
In the drawing the letter A, dosignates the top portion of a billiard cue; B, the
pad or tip which may be of leather, rubber or other suitable material; its top or
play face is shaped as usual but its bottom end has the grooved shank or neck C,
for attaching the same to the cue end. The top portion of the cue is formed with
one reduced portion or shank a, upon which the outer ferrule D, is secured with its
lower end permanently. A secondary reduced portion or shank b, is formed from
the shank a, to the extreme end or pad seat of the cue.
The outer diameter of the ferrule D, is made equal with the outer diameter of the
cue to which it joins to avoid all obstruction at the joint of the ferrule D, with the
cue in sliding through the player's hand. And to prevent the said ferrule from

page_text: detaching, a cross pin c, passing through both the cue and ferrule is employed. The
secondary shank b, is sufficiently small in diameter to allow in the annular
space
between its periphery and the inner periphery of the ferrule D, the passage of the
inner ferrule E, which has a solid short ring portion on its bottom end; all the
middle and upper portion is split open and forms several prongs i, i, i, having their
top ends bent inward into a hook shape as shewn. The said ferrule E is made of
hard drawn rolled or hammered metal to render the prongs of the same elastic or
to spring readily, and they are bent to spring outward when left unbound and at
liberty but so that they are ready. contracted by the outer ferrule D, when passed
within. When the ferrule E, is drawn out sufficiently to expose its prongs as shewn
in figure 1, the shank of the pad is passed ready between them, the under side of
the head of the pad resting upon the top ends of hooks of the prongs. By depressing
upon the top of the head of the pad the ferrule E, is forced down, its prongs are
contracted by the ferrule D, causing the hooks of the prongs to engage in the neck
of the pad and clinching the shank of the pad tightly. The relative lengths of the
shank b, of the ferrules D and E, are made such that when the ferrule E, is brought
home to rest with its bottom end upon the shoulder e, formed by the end of the
shank a, joining the shank b, the top end of both ferrules are even, the bottom of the
pad bearing upon its seat on the end of the cue and the under side of the head of the pad
resting upon the top ends of the ferrules thereby solidly resting the pad upon the
cue. After the pad is worn or unfit for use, with the head of the pad the ferrule is
drawn out sufficiently to allow the prongs i, i, to expand, the old pad is then withdrawn,
a new pad is placed and fastened as before described in a very short time. The upper
end of the ferrule D, has a small inward projecting rim j, and the bottom end of the
ferrule E, has a similar but outward projecting rim f, of a little larger outer diameter
than the inner diameter of the rim j, by this means the ferrule E, is prevented from
being entirely drawn out or detached from the ferrule D. The ferrule E, is inserted
into the ferrule D, through its bottom end before the said ferrule D, is attached to
the cue.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
The combination with a billiard cue, of a pad-fastening and pad constructed and
consisting of a grooved shank C, the cue with the shanks a and b, an outer fixed
ferrule D, with a rim j, upon the shank a, and the inner ferrule E, over the shank C,
with its prongs i, i, and an outer rim, substantially as and for the purposes herein
set forth.
Dated the 7th day of March 1887.
G. F. REDFERN,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agent for the Applicant.