Tables and the like.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Apr., 1887
Complete Left, 13th May, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 24th June, 1887,
Tables and the like.
I JOHN ASHWORTH of Astley Bridge near Bolton in the County of Lancaster
Cotton Spinner do hereby declare the nature of said Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
BEARINGS OR SUPPORTS FOR THE LEGS OF BILLIARD TABLES AND THE LIKE to be as
follows:-
:-
The object of my Invention is to facilitate the levelling and setting of 'billiard
tables and the like when first placed in position and the subsequent adjustment of the
same whenever necessary.
To effect this I provide a bearing or support for each leg of the billiard table each
bearing being formed preferably of three pieces of these the upper piece is secured
to the billiard table leg and the lower portion or foot plate rests or is fixed upon the
floor of the room or other foundation and the third or intermediate piece is a stud the
upper part of which has a screw thread cut upon it which screws into a threaded
hole through a central boss in the first or upper piece of the bearing; the lower part
of the stud is plain and fits into a hole in the foot plate while the central portion of
the stud forms a collar the under side of which rests permanently upon the foot plate ;
in the edge of the collar are holes to receive the end of a lever by which the stud
can be turned to move the upper piece to which the table leg is secured further from
or nearer to the foot plate and thus raise or lower the table as required.
The billiard table rests as steadily upon my improved bearings or supports as upon
ordinary feet but by the use of my Invention the table may be accurately adjusted
by simply turning the studs and when levelled the bearings will remain as set and
cannot slip away or change position like wedges or other loose pieces.
The stud as above described may be reversed and the screw threaded hole formed
in the foot plate and a plain hole in the upper piece of the bearing and the stud may
be turned by any convenient means other than the lever mentioned.

page_text: Improvements in Bearings or Supports for the Legs of Billiard
Tables and the like.
I JOHN ASHWORTH of Astley Bridge near Bolton in the County of Lancaster
Cotton Spinner, do hereby declare the nature of said Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
BEARINGS OR SUPPORTS FOR THE LEGS OF BILLIARD TABLES AND THE LIKE, and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:-
The object of my Invention is to facilitate the levelling and setting of billiard
tables and the like when first placed in position and the subsequent adjustment of the
same whenever necessary.
To effect this I provide a bearing or support for each leg of the billiard table each
bearing being formed preferably of three pieces of these the upper piece is secured to
the billiard table leg and the lower portion or footplate rests or is fixed upon the floor
of the room or other foundation and the third or intermediate piece is a stud the
upper part of which has a screw thread cut upon it which screws into a threaded
hole through a central boss in the first or upper piece of the bearing; the lower part
of the stud is plain and fits into a hole in the foot plate while the central portion of
the stud forms a collar the under side of which rests permanently upon the foot
plate; in the edge of the collar are holes to receive the end of a lever by which the
stud can be turned to move the upper piece to which the table leg is secured further
from or nearer to the footplate and tbus raise or lower the table as required.
The billiard table rests as steadily, on my improved bearings or supports as upon
ordinary feet but by the use of my Invention the table may be accurately adjusted by
simply turning the studs and when levelled the bearings will remain as set and cannot
slip away or change position like wedges or other loose pieces.
The stud as above described may be reversed and the screw threaded hole formed in
the foot plate and a plain hole in the upper piece of the bearing and the stud may be
turned by any convenient means other than the lever mentioned.
And in order that my Invention may be fully understood and readily carried into
effect I will describe the accompanying two Sheets of Drawings reference being had
to the figures and letters marked thereon.
Figure 1 represents part of a table leg to which the improved bearing is applied,
and Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same. These views show the upper part of the
bearing raised to compensate for a depression of the floor or foundation on which it
stands. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the bearing with the upper part lowered as it
would be when standing on a higher part of the floor and Fig. 4 represents the
parts of the bearing detached from each other.
a designates the lower part of a table leg fitted into the upper part of the
bearing 6 to which it is secured by screws d; the bearing has a central boss c
through which is a hole which is tapped or threaded to receive the screwed portion e

page_text: of the stud or intermediate part of the improved bearing the lower portion f of the
stud fits accurately in a hole in the foot plate k which rests on or is secured to the floor
or other foundation. The stud has a collar g which bears on the foot plate k and in
the collar is a hole or holes h to receive the end of a rod or lever by which the stud
and collar may be turned in either direction so that the screwed portion e of the stud
turning in the threaded boss c will cause the upper part 6 of the bearing to recede
from or approach the foot plate k thus raising or lowering the table leg to which it is
connected to compensate for the elevation or depression of the floor on which the
table stands.
b
In order to ensure steadiness and stability the lower portion of the upper part 6 of
the bearing fits accurately over the upper part of the collar g which is preferably
recessed or made with a cylindrical shell or rim as shown. The lower portion of
the stud might be dispensed with and a rim formed on the foot plate k to keep the
collar g in position.
The shape or form of the bearings may be varied or modified without departing
from my Invention and they may be fitted on or fixed to the legs or supports of the
tables in any convenient manner.
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-
1. The improved bearing or support consisting essentially of a threaded portion
a bearing plate and an intermediate portion screwing into the threaded portion and
fitted in the bearing plate substantially as and for the purposes herein described and
as illustrated by the Drawings annexed.
2. The combination with a table leg or support of a tapped socket or nut a screw
and a bearing plate substantially as herein set forth for the purposes specified.
3. The improved bearing consisting of an upper portion a foot plate and a screw
so arranged that the said parts fit into or over one another whereby steadiness and
stability in addition to adjustability are obtained substantially as herein described and
as shown.