Improved Machine for Preparing the Tops or Ends of Billiard or other Cues to Receive their Leather Tips, and Tip's for the said Prepared Cues.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Mar., 1887
Complete Left, 12th Nov., 1887
Complete Accepted, 13th Dec., 1887
Improved Machine for Preparing the Tops or Ends of Billiard or
other Cues to Receive their Leather Tips, and Tip's for the said
Prepared Cues.
I JOHN HICKEN, 175 Commercial Road Landport Portsmouth Hants Picture
frame maker and picture dealer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVED MACHINE FOR PREPARING THE TOPS OR ENDS OF BILLIARD OR OTHER
CUES TO RECEIVE THEIR LEATHER TIP'S AND TIPS FOR THE SAID PREPARED CUES to
be as follows:
1-A cylinder with cone shaped interior, suitable to fit on the end of cues to be
tipped the outside diameter is the same throughout.
2-Another cylinder with the same interior diameter as the outside diameter of
No. 1 one end of this cylinder is made solid a small hole is then made through the
centre of solid end.
3-A disc of steel or other hard motal is made about an eighth of an inch in
thickness and of the same diameter as the interior of cylinder No. 2. with a pin or spindle
projecting from the centre of one side of disc, and threaded on the extreme end.
The disc is cut or roughened on the face opposite to the pin or spindle. A hole is
made in the centre of face or rough side of disc about one sixteenth of an inch in
depth and of such diameter as will suit the cues which require tips, the bottom of this
hole is also roughed or cut.
4-A small wheel with hole in centre screwed to fit thread on end of pin or
spindle of disc, a small handle is fitted on extreme edge of wheel.
Method of using. Place the roughened disc in the cylinder No. 2. forcing the pin
or spindle through the hole in end of said cylinder screw the wheel on the said pin
or spindle, put the cylinder No. 1 on the end of cue. Place the cylinder No. 2 on or
over No. 1. and press it down, bringing the roughened disc in contact with the end
of cue.
Turn the wheel which will put the roughened disc or cutter in motion, until
the end of cue is perfectly square, and a projection formed the size and depth of hole
on the face of roughened disc, the cue is then ready to receive the leather tip.
A hole is made in the underside of leather tip of the same diameter and depth as
the projection on finished end of cue.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Machine for Preparing the Tops or Ends of Billiard or
other Cues to Receive their Leather Tips, and Tips for the said
Prepared Cues.
I JOHN HICKEN picture frame maker & picture dealer, 175ª Commercial Road
Laudport, Portsmouth, 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:-
(1) A metal cylinder or cylinders with cone shaped interior suitable to fit cues to be
tipped, the outside diameter is the same throughout.
(2) Another metal cylinder with interior diameter the same as outside diameter of
No. 1 (so that the cylinder will slip on or over No. 1) having on rim at lower end
two projecting studs, the opposite end being cast solid with a neck of about half an
inch in length, a hole is then made through the solid end and neck.
(3) A disc of steel or other hard metal about a quarter of an inch thick, and in
diameter the same as the outside of No. 1 cylinders. A hole is drilled through the
centre of disc and tapped, one of the flat surfaces is cut or roughed, the other is made
smooth.
(4) A metal shaft or spindle of about a quarter of an inch diameter and long
enough to go through the solid end of cylinder (2) and neck.
(5) A metal wheel with hole tapped in centre to fit on shaft or spindle having a
small handle fitted on edge of wheel and at right angles thereto.
To connect the machine for work. Screw the shaft or spindle (5) into the disc (4)
with the rough side of disc opposite to shaft taking care that the shaft or spindle leaves
a part of the hole in disc on rough side empty, that is that the spindle or shaft does
not screw flush with the rough surface but leaves about a sixteenth of an inch recess,
Now pass the shaft with disc attached into the cylinder (2) through the hole in end,
and neck, and screw on the wheel.
To use. Put suitable size cylinder (No. 1) on end of cue to be tipped, allowing the
end of cue to project beyond the metal cylinder. Now pass over the metal cylinder
(No. 1) cylinder No. 2 fitted with cutter press or pull down the No. 2 cylinder by means
of projecting studs on bottom, with left hand bringing the cutter hard down on end of
cue, turn the wheel with right hand which will put the cutter in motion and thereby
trim end of cue, the hole in centre of cutter or disc leaves when finished a nipple or
solid projection in the centre of end of cue.
I now cut a hole in the underside of leather tip, the depth & diameter the same
as the nipple left on cue by machine by means of drawings attached the above
description will be easily understood.
1 Cue showing finished end.
2 Leather tip with recess to fit finished cue.

page_text: 3 Wheel.
4 Section of shaft or spindle for connecting the wheel & disk.
5 Showing rough side of disc, and hole to form nipple on finished cue.
6 Section of machine, showing the cue in cylinder No. 1. Machine in place over
cylinder (No. 1) ready for preparing the end of cue.
7 Section of cylinder No. 1 showing the cone interior.
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. That by using a revolving cutter I obtain a better prepared cue for tipping, and
that the same is performed in less time than by the ordnary method.
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2. That by having a nipple in centre of top of cue with corresponding hole in tip, I
obtain greater security for said tip, as the tip cannot be easily detached from cue, as is
now the case.