Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Apr., 1887
Complete Left, 31st Dec., 1887
Complete Accepted, 3rd Feb., 1888
I, WALTER BUTTERY of the Firm of Burroughes & Watts of 19 Soho Square
London in the County of Middlesex Billiard Table Maker, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
My Invention relates to improvements in the construction of Billiard Tables, with
the object of leaving the top of the wooden cushion frame without any projection, or
inequality, which, meeting the hand of the player might prejudice his stroke; and
further to give the player a better support when making a stroke from either a corner
or a centre pocket.
In Billiard Cushions as now made, the metal plate from which a pocket is suspended
is screwed down on to the wooden frame of the cushion, either from above or from
below, and only partially countersunk therein, always leaving a slight projection
upon the upper surface of the frame, also sometimes, when the screws become loosened,
lifting at the ends and catching against a hand sliding along the cushion, and further
the metal does not afford a broad flat support for the hand.
My invention consists in making the metal of the pockets with a shoulder or flange
at each end, this flange being of such a form that the wooden frame of the Cushion
may be made to overlap upon such shoulder so as to make a perfectly plane joint, and
that the metal may be further secured to the table by screws passing horizontally
through these shoulders or flanges into the wooden frame. 1 may also make the top
surface of the metal flat and of greater breadth than hitherto; and that part of the
metal against which the ball may strike in entering the pocket may be padded in the
usual manner.

page_text: I, WALTER BUTTERY of the firm of Burroughes and Watts of 19 Soho Square,
London in the County of Middlesex Billiard Table Maker 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 :-
My Invention relates to improvements in the construction of Billiard Tables, with
the object of leaving the top of the wooden cushion frame without any projection or
inequality, which, meeting the band of the player might prejudice his stroke; and
further to give the player a better support when making a stroke from either a corner
or a centre pocket.
In Billiard Cushions as now made, the metal plate from which a pocket is suspended
is screwed down on to the wooden frame of the cushion, either from above or from
below, and is only partially countersunk thereon, always leaving a slight projection upon
the upper surface of the frame, also sometimes, (when the screws become loosened,)
lifting at the ends and catching against a hand sliding along the cushion; and further
the metal does not afford a broad flat support for the hand.
My invention consists in making the metal of the pockets with a shoulder, flange, or
arm at each end, these shoulders or arms being of such a form that when inserted in
the wooden frame of the Cushion, this frame overlaps upon, or is above, such shoulder
so as to make a perfectly plane joint, and that the metal may be further secured to the
table by screws passing horizontally through these shoulders or flanges into the
wooden frame, or by screws vertically from beneath. I may also make the top surface
of the metal flat and of greater breadth than hitherto; and that part of the metal
against which the ball may strike in entering the pocket may be padded in the
usual manner.
On the accompanying Sheet of Drawing
Fig. 1 represents an elevation of a corner pocket bracket secured in position by
horizontal screws.
Fig. 2 being a plan of same.
Fig. 3 is an elevation of a Middle pocket bracket, secured by. means of vertical
screws.
Fig. 4 being a plan of same.
A. Wooden Cushion Frame.
B. Metal from which pocket is suspended.
C.. Shoulder, flange, or arms on same.
D. Screws.
It will be seen that the shoulders, arms, or flanges C, of the metal B are entered into
the wooden frame A and secured therein by the screws D so that the frame A overlaps
or comes above these shoulders and presents a perfectly plane surface in horizontal
line with the top of B.

page_text: the top of B, so that when fitted to the Billiard Table the frame A comes above them,
and they may be inserted into holes bored in the frame, or secured therein in any
suitable 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. A Billiard Table having the plates from which the pockets are suspended combined
with the Cushion frame substantially as described.
2. In a Billiard Table, the use of a pocket bracket (B) having the shoulders or
arms C, for attachment to the Cushion frame substantially as described for the
specified.
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