Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Feb., 1888
Complete Left, 12th Apr., 1888
Complete Accepted, 18th May, 1888
I, JOSEPH REFFITT of 83 Kirkstall Road, Leeds in the County of York, Dyer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention, to be as follows :-
The object of my invention is to enable players at billiards to mark for themselves
the points or scores obtained whilst playing the game with much greater facility
than hitherto, and to prevent tampering with the scores, also the amount or difference
of each score can be more readily observed by the players.
For the above purposes I provide two bars or rods, having marked thereon on
opposite sides the required figures.
These bars or rods are secured together by suitable end pieces, and suspended
lengthways of the table from the gas pendant, or when more convonient from
the ceiling.
One of these bars is for the spot ball player, and the other for the plain ball
player.
On each rod or bar is provided a sliding piece which can be readily pushed to
and fro by the cues of the players to the various numbers obtained in the game.
The distance apart of these sliding pieces on the bars, even without reference to the
numbers, readily gives the players an idea of their respective position with regard
to each other and without retiring from the board to see the marking board usually
placed upon the wall.
Instead of the numbers being on the bars or rods as above stated, such numbers
may be upon another bar or rod placed between and parallel with them.
When required I attach to the above mentioned sliding pieces small mirrors for
reflecting the figure or score in any direction.
J. W. HARDING,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: I, JOSEPH REFFITT of 83 Kirkstall Road, Leeds, in the County of York, Dyer,
do hereby declare the naturo of this invention and in what manner the samo is
to be performed, to bo particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
The object of my invention is to enable players at billiards to mark for themselves
the points or scores obtained whilst playing the game with much greater facility than
hitherto, and to provent tampering with the scores, also the amount or difference of
oach score can be more readily observed by the players.
In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is a side elevation and Fig. 2 an end eleva-
tion of same. Fig. 3 is a side elevation. Fig. 4 an enlarged part sectional elevation
and Fig. 5 end elevation of part of Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 6 is a side elevation and Fig. 7
transverse section through A B. Figs. 8, 9 and 10, 11 and 12 are further details,
all shewing my improvements.
For the above purposes I provide two bars or rods A and B, which may be formed
rectangular as shown at Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 8, 9 and 10, or of a round form as
shown at Figs. 11 and 12, having marked thereon at opposite sides the required
figures or numbers as shewn at Fig. 4. These bars or rods A and B are secured
together by suitable end pieces C and D which are provided with pins E passing
through the rods and end pieces as shown at Fig. 4, baving suitable nuts F screwed
on to the ends thereof for retaining the parts in position.
At the upper ends of these pins in some cases are provided the bent rods G
whereby by means of suitable straps H, hooks or other suitable moans they are suspended
upon the horizontal pipe of an ordinary gas pendant used over billiard tables, as shewn.
at Figs. 1 and 2, or the rods or bars A and B when more convenient, and to suit the
construction of the pendant may be suspended as shewn at Fig. 3, or when more
convenient the apparatus may be suspended by rods J from the ceiling, as shewn at
Fig. 6.
One of these bars or rods A and B is for the spot ball player and the other for the
plain ball player. On each rod is provided a sliding piece K, which can be readily
pushed to and fro by the cues of the players. In each sliding piece K is provided
the openings L through which the numbers scored can be readily seen as shown at Fig. 4.
The distance apart of these sliding picces K on the bars A and B even without
reference to the numbers gives the players an idea of their respective positions with
regard to each other and without rotiring from the table to see the marking board
usually placed upon the wall.
Instead of the numbers being on the bars or rods A and B as above stated, such
numbers may be upon one rod or bar M placed between two bars or slides N and O,
having the sliding nointers P and O thereon as shown at Fios 6 and 7

page_text: When required I attach to the above-mentioned sliding pieces small mirrors R as
shewn at Figs. 9 and 10 for reflecting the figure or score in any direction.
When preferred instead of employing long bars or rods scoring say 100, short rods
scoring say 50 may be employed as shown at Fig 8, having thereon hinged or sliding
pieces S which can be exposed to view when the score of say 50 has been arrived at;
the sliding pieces K can then be brought back to the starting position.
When the game is to exceed 100, I provide a convenient arrangement of dials T on
the end pieces O and D as shewn at Figs. 4 and 5. These can be numbered as
required for extending the length of game and provided with adjustable pointers U
which can be moved round to any number for marking the same.
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:
The arrangement, construction and combination of the various parts forming the
apparatus for marking or denoting the points or scores obtained in the game of
Billiards," applied substantially as and for purposes herein set forth.
J. W. HARDING,
Agent for the Applicant.