AN IMPROVED REST FOR THE CUE IN THE GAME OF BILLIARDS
Year: 1886

page_text: We JAMES SAMUEL BURROUGHES of the firm of Burroughes and Watts of Soho
Square London in the County of Middlesex Billiard Table Manufacturers, and
EDWIN JOHN SURL of Broad Street Newent in the County of Gloucester, Iron-
monger, do hereby declare the nature of our invention for "AN IMPROVED REST
FOR THE CUE IN THE GAME OF BILLIARDS" to be as follows:-
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Our Invention relates to an improved Rest for the Cue in the game of Billiards
and it has for object to provide a Cue rest which will enable the player to strike
the ball high or low, or in any part, and whether near the Cushion, or otherwise
with greater facility than when using the ordinary rest with fixed head.
This object is attained by the application to the rest head of a pivoting plate or
bridge piece, which, turned by the handle or staff of the rest brings to any
desired position the openings or bearings in which the Cue is laid when making the
stroke.
The accompanying sheet of drawing shows a Cue Rest embodying our Invention.
Figure 1. Being a front view of our improved Rest showing the pivotting or
swing bridge raised to its highest point.
Figure 2. A side view of same.
Figure 3. Illustrates a modification of the above, the openings having slots formed
for the entrance of the Cue.
Figure 4. Is a perspective view of the Rest with Cue shewn in position.
A. is the Rest.-B pivotting piece or swing bridge.-C Socket for securing Rest
on to Cue or staff.-D openings to receive Cue. E the Cue.-F Slots formed in
bridge B to facilitate placing Cue in position-G Staff or handle of Rest.
The dotted lines indicate the position of bridge when turned or lowered to
either side.
The piece B being fixed to the socket C, (by the screw b or otherwise) and the
Rest A being loose thereupon;-When the Rest is placed upon the table, a turn
given to the handle G, either to the right or to the left, will give a corresponding
movement to the pivoting bridge, raising or lowering the openings which are to
receive the Cue to any desired point. The Cue may also rest at H if desired.
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page_text: At Figure 1 the bearings D of the bridge B are simply round holes through
which the Cue must be passed; we now give preference to the bearings D with
slots for the reception of the Cue; deeming it more easy to lay the Cue thereon
than to introduce the point through a ring.
The Rest A being loose on the socket O does not turn with the turning of the
handle G, by which it is simply drawn to and fro like an ordinary rest head;
further being loose, it always hangs in proper position for placing on the table.
This piece A may be of any shape and the bottom flat or rounded and of any
breadth as may be found most convenient.
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page_text: The dotted lines in figures 1, 3, and 5 indicate position of bridge when turned or
lowered to either side.
The piece B being fixed to the socket C (by the screw b or otherwise) and the
Rest A being loose thereupon; when the rest is placed upon the table, a turn given
to the handle G, either to the right or to the left, will give a corresponding move-
ment to the pivoting piece or bridge, raising or lowering the openings which are to
receive the Cue to any desired point.
When the locking device illustrated Figures 5, 6 and 7 is used; as the pivoting
piece or bridge B is rotated by the handle G, the teeth or notches N run over the
notches I on boss H until the bearing is brought to the desired position, where it
is held by the locking of the teeth N in its notches I; the pressure of the spring L
keeping it there until the stroke is made.
At Figure
the bearings D of the bridge B are simply round holes through
which the Cue must be passed; we now give preference to the bearings F for the
reception of the Cue; deeming it more easy to lay the Cue thereon than to introduce
the point through a ring.
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The Rest A being loose on the socket C, does not turn with the turning of the
handle G, by which it is simply drawn to and fro like an ordinary rest head;
further, being loose, it always hangs in proper position for placing on the table.
This piece A may be of any shape, and the bottom flat or rounded, and of any
breadth, as may be found most convenient.
We desire it to be understood that we do not limit ourselves to the use of the
automatic locking device above described and shown on the drawing, but to use
any device which we may find suitable for attaining the object in view namely
fixing or locking the pivoting bridge piece B in any position to which it may be
turned by the handle G to bring one of its bearings F to the point required for
making the stroke desired, also that the piece B may be of any form which we
may find most desirable, the bearings F of any number and any desired form, and
that the piece A may be held loosely or not, accordingly as the bridge is to be
automatically fixed or otherwise.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is :-
1. A Cue rest having a pivoting piece or swing bridge to be rotated or turned
by the handle of the rest to any desired position, substantially as described, for the
purpose specified.
2. In a Cue rest having the pivoting piece B, the rest A loose on the handle G
substantially as described.
3. In a Cue rest having the pivoting piece B and rest A, an automatic locking
device retaining the piece B in any position to which it is turned, substantially us
described.
4. The automatic locking device hereinbefore described and illustrated Figures 5,
6, and 7 of the drawings.
5. Cue rests as hereinbefore described and shown on the drawing.
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