Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Jan., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Oct., 1896-Accepted, 5th Dec., 1896
I, SAMUEL PERREY DAVIS, resident of 6 Terness Street, in the City of
Danielson, County of Windham, and State of Connecticut, United States of
America, Photographer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to billiard cues, and particularly to means for securing
the rubber tips to the end thereof; and the object of the invention is to provide
an effective device for this purpose, which is simple in construction and
operation, and which is perfectly adapted to accomplish the object for which it is
intended.
The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification.
I provide a section of a billiard cue and a rubber tip secured to the end thereof,
and in the practice of my invention, I provide a clamping device, consisting of a
casing of any preferred form, in one side of which is a set screw, and said screw
and said casing are adapted to receive our improved clamp, which comprises two
jaws, one of which is secured within the casing, by a piu or bolt, and the other of
which is loose therein.
The jaws are outwardly and segmentally curved thus forming a circular space,
and said jaws are again united or brought together, where a partition is formed and
beyond this the jaws are extended so as to form parallel arms or side bars, the
outer ends of which are united by a plate, and passing through the plates is a bolt,
the inner end of which is provided with a head, and the outer end of which is
screw-threaded and provided with a set nut, and mounted on the bolt between said
plates is a spiral spring, one end of which bears upon the plate, and the other end
of which is secured to said bolt.
The operation will be readily understood from the foregoing description. As is
well known, the rubber tips are secured in place by cement or other and similar
material, and the object of this invention is to securely hold said tips in place,
until the cement or other material has had time to set; and in order to accomplish
this result, the end of the cue is passed through the casing between the jaws, and
after having been properly adjusted, the said screw is operated so as to securely
clamp the jaws to the cue, and in this operation, the rubber tip is pressed against
the head of the bolt, and said tip will be securely held in place by the pressure
of the spring.
The position of the bolt may be regulated by the set screw, and it will thus be
seen that I accomplish the object of my invention by means of an effective device
which is simple in construction and operation, and comparatively inexpensive.
My invention is not limited to the exact form and construction of the clamp
herein described; and I therefore reserve the right to make all such alterations
therein and modifications thereof, as fairly come within the scope of the invention.
Dated this 3rd day of January 1896.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.

page_text: Improvements in Billiard Cues.
I, SAMUEL PERREY DAVIS, residing at 6 Terness Street, in the City of
Danielson, in the County of Windham, and State of Connecticut, United States
of America, Photographer, 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:-
This invention relates to billiard cues, and particularly to means for securing
the rubber tips to the end thereof; and the object of the invention is to provide
an effective device for this purpose, which is simple in construction and opera-
tion, and which is preferably adapted to accomplish the result for which it is
intended.
The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the
accompanying drawing forms a part, said drawing being a side elevation of my
invention, also showing the saine attached to a billiard cue.
I
In the accompanying drawing, A, represents a section of a billiard cue, and
a, the rubber tip secured to the end thereof, and in the practice of my invention,
provide a clamping device, consisting of a casing B, of any preferred form, in
one side of which is a set screw C, and said screw C, and said casing is adapted
to receive my improved clamp, which comprises two jaws D, and G, one of which is
secured within the casing B, by a piu or bolt F, and the other of which is loose
therein.
The jaws D, and G, are outwardly and segmentally curved as shown at d, and 9,
thus forming a circular space II, and said jaws are again united or brought together
at K where a partition 7, is formed and beyond this, the jaws are extended so as
to form parallel arms or side bars L, the outer ends of which are united by a
plate M, and passing through the plates M, and r, is a bolt O, the inner end of
which is provided with a head P, and the outer end of which is screw threaded
and provided with a set nut N, and mounted on the bolt O, between said plates M,
and r, is a spiral spring S, one end of which bears upon the plate M, and the other
end of which is secured to said bolt.
The operation will be readily understood from the foregoing description, when
taken in connection with the accompanying drawing. As is well known, the rubber
tips a, are secured in place by cement or other and similar material, and the
object of this invention is to securely hold said tips in place, until the cement or
other material has had time to set; and in order to accomplish this result, the end
of the cue, is passed through the casing B, between the jaws D, and G, and after
having been properly adjusted, the set screw C, is operated so as to securely clamp
the jaws to the cue, and in this operation, the rubber tip a, is pressed against the
head P, of the bolt O, and said tip will be securely held in place, by the pressure
of the spring S.
The position of the bolt O, may be regulated by the set nut N, and it will thus
be seen that I accomplish the object of my invention by means of an effective
device which is simple in construction and operation, and comparatively
inexpensive.
My invention is not limited to the exact form and construction of the clamp
herein shown and described; and I therefore reserve the right to make all such
alterations therein, and modifications thereof, as fairly come within the scope of
the invention.

page_text: 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. A clamp for the purposes herein described, consisting of a casing, a clamp
composed of two jaws, each of which is provided with a free end, one of which is
secured within said casing, and the other passed loosely therethrough, said casing
being also provided with a set screw which is adapted to operate in connection
with the loose jaw, and said clamp being provided at its opposite end with a sliding
spring operated bolt, having a head which projects in the direction of said casing,
substantially as shown and described.
2. A clamp for the purposes herein described, consisting of a casing, a clamp
composed of two jaws, each of which is provided with a free end, one of which is
secured within said casing, and the other passed loosely therethrough, said casing
being also provided with a set screw which is adapted to operate in connection
with the loose jaw, and said clamp being provided at its opposite end with a sliding
spring operated bolt, having a head which projects in the direction of said casing,
said jaws being united and provided with transverse plates, which form bearings
for said bolt, and said bolt being provided with a spiral spring, which is mounted
thereon, between said bearings and adapted to force the bolt in the directions of the
free ends of the jaws, substantially as shown and described.
3. A clamp for the purposes herein described, consisting of a casing, a clamp
composed of two jaws, each of which is provided with a free end, one of which is
secured within said casing, and the other passed loosely therethrough, said casing
being also provided with a set screw which is adapted to operate in connection
with the loose jaw, and said clamp being provided at its opposite end with a sliding
spring operated bolt, having a head which projects in the direction of said casing,
said jaws being united and provided with transverse plates, which form bearings
for said bolt, and said bolt being provided with a spiral spring, which is mounted
thereon, between said bearings and adapted to force the bolt in the direction of
the free ends of the jaws, said bolt being also screw threaded at its outer end, and
provided with a set nut, substantially as shown and described.
Dated this 2nd day of October 1896.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.