Improvements in Billiard Cue Tips.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 16th Aug., 1889-Accepted, 21st Sept., 1889
Improvements in Billiard Cue Tips.
I, FREDERIC WILLIAM GARRARD of 3 Adelphi Place, Lower Brook Street,
Ipswich, Suffolk, Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN BILLIARD CUE TIPS to be as follows :-
My invention consists in improvements herein described in Billiard Cue Tips
whereby efficiency & simplicity of attaching or removing said tips is secured.—It is
usual to attach tips of Billiard Cues by some adhesive substance but by the action of
the atmosphere or use tips when so fastened are likely to become detached causing
loss of use of cue until others are fixed which operation requires considerable time.-
By my Invention this plan is dispensed with & superseded by the aid of a spring &
tension hook-the tips are formed with the usual material with the addition of a
metal hook or eye which can be connected to or detached from the hook end of
tension rod over which rod a spring is placed this rod & spring being enclosed in a
metal ferrule attached to the small end of wood cue, this ferrule has a shoulder formed
in the inside acting as one abutment for spring the other end of spring taking its
abutment against the end of hooked rod thus causing a tension on the hooked rod
keeping the tip when connected with hooked rod firmly against the end of ferrule
which is formed with a series of seriations the tip by the pressure of spring is
thereby kept firmly fixed-this hooked rod can also be prolonged so as to thro'
go
the entire length of the cue, the spring in this case taking its abutment against the
large or but end of cue.
When it is necessary to detach a tip for any purpose the spring is compressed thus
liberating the tension of spring on hook rod when tip is easily removed, when
replacing a tip the compression of the spring is released & the full tension is then
given to the spring either at the small end-or butt end of cue the tip by this means
being then held secure.
Date this 17th dov November 1888.
FREDERIC WILLIAM GARRAD.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Billiard Cue Tips.
FREDERIC WILLIAM GARRARD 3 Adelphi Place Lower Brook Street, Ipswich
Engineer 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 consists in improvements herein described in Billiard cue tips whereby
efficiency & simplicity of attaching or removing said tips are secured.
It is usual to attach the tips of Billiard cues by some adhesive substance but by
the action of the atmosphere or use tips when so fastened are likely to become
detached causing loss of use of cue until others are fixed which operation requires
considerable time.
By my invention this plan is dispensed with & superseded by the aid of a spring
& tension hook, the tips are formed with the usual material with the addition of a
metal hook or eye which can be connected or detached at will, to the hook end of a
rod over which rod a spring is placed this rod & spring being enclosed in a metal ferrule
attached to the small end of wood cue this ferrule has a shoulder formed in the inside
ȧcting as one abutment for spring the other end of spring taking its abutment against

page_text: end of hooked rod thus causing a tension on the hookod rod keeping the tip when
connected with hooked rod firmly against the end of ferrule which is formed with a
series of seriations which by the pressure of spring is thereby kept firmly fixed.
This hooked rod can also be prolonged so.as to go through the centre. & the entire
length of the cue the spring in this case taking its abutment. against the large or butt
end of cue.
When it is necessary to detach a tip for any purpose the spring is compressed thus
liberating the tension of spring on hook bar when tip can be easily removed when
replacing a tip the compression of the spring is released & full tension is then given
to the spring either the small end or butt end of cue the tip by this means being
then held secure an elastic link between tip & wood cue can also be used for same
purpose.
In order that my said invention may be fully understood & readily carried into
effect I will proceed to describe the drawings hereunto annexed.

page_text: The band or cord may be made either with loops at each end or as an endless band
or in any other suitable construction as desired for the purpose of giving the required
tension necessary for holding the tip firmly in its place.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1. General arrangement of Billiard cue tips substantially as described and shewn
in the drawings.
2. Fixing cue tips without glutinous matter substantially as described.
3. Fixing cue tips on to a detachable ferrule without glutinous matter substantially
as described.
4. Fixing cue tips on to Billiard cues ends of which have seriated faces by the aid
of springs or elastic substance substantially as described.
5. The automatic holding of tension spring while releasing tip, substantially as
described.
6. Fixing cue tips by tension with combination of screw & spring substantially as
described.
7. Fixing cue tips by tension by spring or elastic intermediary substantially as
described.
8. Cue tips with eye or book for the purpose of attachment.
Dated this 15th day of August 1889.
FREDERIC WILLIAM GARRARD.