Improvements in Cushions of Billiard, Bagatelle, and like Tables.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Feb., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 25th June, 1890-Accepted, 26th July, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cushions of Billiard, Bagatelle, and like Tables.
I ARCHIBALD MONTGOMERY TOOMEY of 2 Beechwood Road, Ranelagh, Dublin, Clerk
in St. James' Gate Brewery do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
A hollow indiarubber cushion inflated with compressed air for use on billiard,
bagatelle and such like tables.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cushions of Billiard, Bagatelle, and like Tables.
I, ARCHIBALD MONTGOMERY TOOMEY, of 2 Beechwood Road, Ranelagh, Dublin, Clerk
in St. James' Gate Brewery, 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 :-
My invention relates to cushions for billiard, bagatelle and like tables, and is
designed to provide for ensuring better rebound or repercussion than is obtained with
the ordinary cushions.
For this purpose I employ inflated hollow or tubular cushions.
In the accompanying drawing I have shown how my said invention may be con-
veniently and advantageously carried into practice.
Figure 1, is a plan, and
Figure 2, is a vertical section showing a portion of a billiard table with my improve-
ments applied thereto.
Like letters indicate corresponding parts in these two figures.
A is the bed of the table, A¹ is the cloth covering thereof. 3 is a suitably shaped
piece or strip of wood or other suitable material having a groove B¹. C is a hollow
cushion or tube formed of india-rubber or other suitable material, which is held in the
said groove B' by a piece D of canvas or other material, one extremity or edge of this
piece D is secured by means of cement or glue or in any other convenient manner in
the said groove B¹ and the said piece is passed around the tube (its other extremity
or edge being fastened together with the covering A¹ in a groove B2 by means of a
strip E or otherwise. A brass or other metal pipe or tube C₁ extends around each of
the pockets preferably underneath the brass ring supporting the said pocket and
connects the hollow cushions or tubes C together so as to equalize the pressure therein
and obviate any difference in the elasticity and resiliency of the cushions that might
otherwise occur, through the air in one of the said hollow or tubular cushions being at
a higher pressure than that in another cushion. A nozzle or charging orifice Fis
provided in one of the metal connecting pipes or tubes C to permit the charging of
the said hollow cushions or tubes C with air under pressure. The said nozzle or
charging orifice F is provided with a valve F¹ for preventing the escape of the
compressed air from the said bollow cushions or tubes C.
For inflating or filling my improved hollow or tubular cushion I may employ an
ordinary foot-ball inflator or any other suitable device.
My improved cushion is very simple and easily fixed, is extremely durable not
liable to be affected by changes of temperature and requires a less quantity of india-
rubber thereby affecting a saving of expense. It possesses moreover much greater
elasticity and resilience than billiard table and other cushions of this description as
hitherto constructed thus ensuring a better rebound or repercussion.

page_text: It is obvious that I can somewhat modify the construction of my improved cushion
without departing from the nature of my said invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I wish it understood that
I claim :-
First. In or for a billiard, bagatelle or like table, an inflated hollow or tubular
cushion, for the purpose above specified.
Second. The improved cushion constructed with the tubes of india-rubber or similar
material and with a pipe or nozzle for the introduction of compressed air into the
same, substantially as described with reference to the accompanying drawing, for the
purposes above specified.
Dated this 26th day of May 1890.
ARCHIBALD MONTGOMERY TOOMEY.
Haseltine, Lake & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.