Improvements in Racks for Billiard and Bagatelle Cues, Walking Sticks, Umbrellas, and Analogous Articles.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Nov., 1886
Complete Left, 15th Aug., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 4th Oct., 1887,
Improvements in Racks for Billiard and Bagatelle Cues, Walking
Sticks, Umbrellas, and Analogous Articles.
I GEORGE RICHARD HOLDING of Clifton Villa, Antrobus Road, Chiswick in the
County of Middlesex, Commercial Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of my said
invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to manufacture an improved form and construction of
rack for holding and retaining, in a suspended position, Billiard and Bagatelle Cues,
umbrellas, walking sticks and other articles.
My invention consists of two short arms, made of wood, leather, rubber vulcanite
or other materials, and placed in a horizontal position and near together. The outer
end of each arm is secured to a suitable support by screws rivets or other suitable
pivots, upon which they are capable of revolving to a limited extent.
A spring or springs is or are attached to the inner ends of the arms or in any other
manner or position whereby the ends of the arms are caused to approach each other
and to assume a horizontal position until forced upwards by the insertion of the article
to be suspended. Any suitable kind of springs may be used. When using ▼ springs
they are caused to move in a vertical line by means of a groove or other guide.
When the article to be suspended is pushed upwards between the arms, the inner
ends of the arms recede from each other, turning upon their pivots.
Upon the article being "let go " it is safely suspended by the grip of the two arms:―
the power of the spring or springs and the weight of the article causing the latter to
be firmly gripped and suspended. The article may be removed by merely raising it,
and then drawing it from between the arms.
My invention is specially applicable to the suspension of billiard cues which may be
held with the tip ends upwards, and consequently the butt end downwards.
It is obvious that the construction and details of my invention may be very much
varied, and that it may be made either large or small to suit the articles and purposes
for which it is intended to be used.
Dated 18th November 1886
GEO. DOWNING,
Agent for Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Raoks for Billiard and Bagatelle Cues, Walking
Sticks, Umbrellas, and Analogous Articles.
I, GEORGE RICHARD HOLDING, of Clifton Villa, Antrobus Road, Chiswick, in the
County of Middlesex, Commercial Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :—
The object of my invention is to manufacture an improved form and construction of
rack for holding and retaining, in a suspended position, Billiard and Bagatelle cues,
ambrellas, walking sticks, and other articles.
My invention consists of two short arms, made of wood, leather, rubber, vulcanite
or other materials, and placed in a horizontal position and near together. The outer
end of each arm is secured to a suitable support by screws, rivets, or other suitable
pivots, upon which they are capable of revolving to a limited extent. A spring or
springs is or are attached to the inner ends of the arms, or in any other manner or
position whereby the ends of the arms are caused to approach each other and to
assume a horizontal position until forced upwards by the insertion of the article to be
susponded. Any suitable kind of springs may be used. When using V springs they
are caused to move in a vertical line by means of a groove or other guide.
When the article to be suspended is pushed upwards between the arms, the inner
ends of the arms recede from each other, turning upon their pivots. Upon the article
being "let go" it is safely suspended by the grip of the two arms; the power of the
spring or springs and the weight of the article causing the latter to be firmly gripped
and suspended, on the principle of the "toggle" levers. The article may be removed
by merely raising it, and then drawing it from between the arms.
And in order that my said invention may be particularly described and ascertained,
reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of
reference indicate corresponding parts.
Fig. 1 is an elevation, shewing a set of five clips, forming a cue rack; and Fig. 2
is an enlarged plan view of the clips. a a are the short arms, secured by screws bb,
upon which they vibrate freely. c c are spiral springs, having a tendency to draw the
arms a a towards each other. d d are pieces of india rubber, glued to the arms a a.
ee are the small ends of cues, shewn in position in the rack, and held by the toggle
action of the arms a a. I sometimes fit a batten or ledge above the rack, as shewn
at f, in order to secure uniformity of the racked cues, or other articles.
The uniformity of pressure on each side of the article to be suspended, when first
placed in position, is secured by the springs cc; but any other suitable springs may
be used, and equalised motion may be secured by means of toothed gearing
or otherwise.
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page_text: My invention is specially applicable to the suspension of Billiard cues, which may
be held with the tip ends upwards, as shewn and, consequently with the butt ends
downwards.
It is obvious that the construction, the method of applying the springs and other
details of the invention may be very much varied, and that it may be made either
large or small to suit the articles and purposes for which it is intended to be used.
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. The method of forming racks for suspending billiard cues and analogous articles,
by means of toggle levers, substantially as herein before described and illustrated on
the drawings.
2. The method of producing an uniform grip on each side of the article to be
suspended, by suitable springs, applied to the levers, substantially as herein before
described.
3. The general construction, combination and arrangement of toggle jointed levers,
together forming my improvements in racks for Billiard and Bagatelle cues, walking
sticks, umbrellas, and analogous articles, substantially as herein before described and
illustrated on the drawings.
GEO. DOWNING,
Agent for Applicant.