Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Aug., 1887
Complete Left, 30th May, 1888
Complete Accepted, 6th July, 1888
1, JOSEPH BRIERLEY of 10 Richmond Terrace Blackburn in the County of
Lancaster, Civil Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
This invention consists of a game which I term "muscular billiards" and in
appliances employed therein and therefor.
According to this my invention I employ a level flooring of timber asphalte
or, utilize the flooring of skating rinks on or bounding which I construct a rect-
angular boundary framing, the inner face of the framing is faced with india rubber
tubing or india rubber of D formi on section.
At the several corners and midway the length are exit ways leading to a channel,
the latter being inclined to one end of the flooring.
Balls of wood ebonite or other like substance are employed and are thrown or
bowled from the hand of the player. The object of the channels is to automatically
return any ball or balls passing through any aperture again to the playing or starting
end of the platform or floor.
Pins may be placed at intervals and form a part of the appliances, the rules of the
game being as determined by the players.
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Town Hall Buildings, Halifax,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: An Improved Game and Appliances Employed therein and therefor.
1, JOSEPH BRIERLEY of 10 Richmond Terrace, Blackburn in the County of
Lancaster, Civil Engineer, 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 consists of a game which I term "Muscular Billiards," and in
appliances employed therein, and therefor.
According to this my invention I employ a level flooring of timber, asphalt, or
utilize the flooring of skating rinks, on or bounding which I construct a rectangular
boundary framing; the inner face of this framing is faced with india rubber tubing,
or india rubber of D form on section.
At the several corners, and midway the length are exit ways leading to a channel,
the latter being inclined to one end of the flooring. Balls of wood, ebonite, wood
covered with rubber, or other like substance, are employed, and are thrown, or bowled
from the hand of the player. The object of the channels is to automatically return
any ball, or balls passing through any aperture again to the playing or starting end
of the platform or floor.
Pins may be placed at intervals, and form a part of the appliances.
Such being the nature, and object of this my said invention the following is a
coinplete description of same reference being had to the accompanying drawings
forming part of this specification in which
Fig. 1. is a plan view of platform or flooring, and appliances connected therewith.
Fig. 2. is a section through line A. B of Fig. 1.
The remaining. Figs. on sheet: 2 are details drawn to enlarged scale.
According to this my invention I employ a level flooring 1 of timber, asphalt, or
I utilize the flooring of skating rinks. On, or bounding which is constructed a
rectangular boundary framing 2; the inner face of the framing 2 is faced with india
rubber tubing, or india rubber of D section 3, or the inner face of the framing 2
(see sheet 2) can be made of wood, or other hard substance, in which case I use
balls 4 having a wood, or other centre 5, and a covering or casing of india rubber 6
in either case the balls 4 rebound from the boundary frame 2, on striking the same.
At the several corners and midway the length of the flooring 1 are exit ways 7. 7.
leading to a channel 8 the latter being inclined to one end 9 (where there is a
receptacle for the balls 4) of the table flooring 1. The balls 4 are of wood, ebonite,
or, wood and rubber 5. 6.(see sheet 2) as above described and are thrown or bowled
from the band of the player. The object of the channels S. S. is to automatically
return any ball, or balls 4, which may pass through any aperture 7. 7. again to the
playing or starting end of the platform 1, and to the receptacle 9.
Pins 10. 10. may be placed at intervals and form a part of the appliances in use
in the game, the rules of the game being as determined by the players.

page_text: 11 is a small bell suspended in the pin 10 which will ring when the said pin is
touched by any of the balls 4.
Having now particularly described, and ascertained the nature, and object of my
said invention, and in what manner the same is to be employed, I declare that
what I claim is
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The improved game and the appliances employed therein, and therefor, all in
combination as, and for the purposes herein described, and as illustrated by the
accompanying drawings.
Dated this 29th day of May 1888.
JOSEPH BRIERLEY.
By his Agent, Walter Brierley,
Town Hall Buildings, Halifax.