Improvements in Rests for Billiard or other similar Cues.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 12th July, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 9th Apr., 1895-Accepted, 18th May, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Rests for Billiard or other similar Cues.
I GEORGE MOORE Junior, of Priory Works, Priory Road, Aston, near the
City of Birmingham, Brassfounder, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:--
This invention relates to, improvements in rests for billiards or other similar cues,
and consists in providing upon or combining with such rests and at such parts
where the cue usually rests when the ball is being aimed at or struck,-rollers,
so that the motion of the cue is more free in its action than by sliding upon the
fixed material of the rests as now used. These rollers may be of any suitable
material and one or more mounted upon the same rest as may be desired.
Very frequently in those of present make, and particularly those of wood, they
become damp, and thereby impede the free motion of the cue when striking the
ball, and misdirect the aim. By means of the rollers however this difficulty will
be almost if not entirely obviated.
Dated this 11th day of July 1894.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent.
Improvements in Rests for Billiard or other similar Cues.
I GEORGE MOORE Junior, of Priory Works, Priory Road, Aston, near the
City of Birmingham, Brassfounder, 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 rests for billiards or other similar cues,
and consists in providing rollers upon or combining with such rests and at such
parts where the cue usually rests when the ball is being aimed at or struck, so that
the motion of the cue is more free in its action than by sliding upon the fixed
material of the rests as now used. These rollers may be of any suitable material
and one or more mounted upon the same rest as may be desired.
Very frequently in those of present make, and particularly those of wood, they
become damp, and thereby impede the free motion of the cue when striking the
ball, and misdirect the aim. By means of the rollers however this difficulty will
be almost if not entirely obviated.
In order to more clearly explain this my invention, I have appended hereunto
an illustrative drawing in which :-
Fig. 1, shows the front view of a cue rest embracing this my invention.
Fig. 2, shows a side view of the invention.
4, is the rest bracket to which is attached the ordinary handle 5.
carried upon the bracket by means of the pivot or bearing pin 7.
formed in the roller to receive and support the end of the cue.
6, is a roller
8, is a groove

page_text: It will be readily seen that this bracket 4, may be modified in shape, and made
to accommodate either one, two, or more rollers. Also the shape of the roller or
rollers may be modified to suit taste in design or requirement.
Having now particularly described; and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
The combination in rests for billiard or other similar cues, with the bracket
such as 4, and handle 5, of one or more rollers such as 6, substantially as set forth
and shown.
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CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent.