Apparatus,for Registering the Number of Games Played at Billiards, Pool, and Pyramids.
Year: 1888

page_text: One of Application, 13th June, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 12th Mar.. 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 25th May, 1889
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Apparatus,for Registering the Number of Games Played at Billiards,
Pool, and Pyramids.
I, DECIMUS SHOOSMITH, of the Downs Studio, 3 The Downs, Altrincham, in the
County of Cheshire, Photographer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
An Indicator registering consecutive numbers through a hole in a blank plate, the
dial with numbers on, revolving on the inner side, is worked by means of a lever
which. oscillates on a screw, a bolt is attached to the back of the scoring point of the
scoring board which when pushed forward comes in contact with lever and causes a
number to appear through hole of blank plate.
This indicator is affixed to the scoring board in such a position that in a fifty game,
the scoring point passes the lever once, and in the hundred game it passes a second
lever, increasing the number which appears on dial by one each time it comes in
contact..
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The scoring point is prevented from being replaced by a spring bolt which must be
unlocked before a fresh game is scored.
On scoring boards with revolving numbers the Indicator is fixed at the end of
board, a brass plate being attached to the roller, this plate has two pins which when
revolving comes in contact with lever and registers the numbers, when a fifty game is
played a spring bolt drops into a slot in plate prevents the scoring being proceeded
with until unlocked, another slot in plate prevents the continuance of scoring when
the hundred game is scored.
This Indicator, is intended to be attached to the Pool scoring board, and also the
Pyramid,scoring board.
Dated this Thirteenth day of July 1888

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Apparatus for Registering the Number of Games Played at Billiards,
Pool, and Pyramids. :
I DECIMUS SHOOSMITH of No. 5 Linden Avenue, Altrincham, in the County of
Cheshire, Artist, 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 a certain simple apparatus to be attached to any of the
existing marking boards, for Billiards for registering the number of games played.
This Apparatus is illustrated on the accompanying drawings; of which Fig. 1,
represents the front of the Apparatus, which consists of a blank plate or disk with
aperture A, in it, at the back of which is a revolving dial with consecutive numbers
printed on, which show through aperture A as they rotate, the said rotation being
caused by the means illustrated in Fig. 2.
Fig. 2 represents the apparatus open at back; A, is a ratchet wheel revolving on
axle B, with a certain number of teeth to correspond with consecutive numbers on
dial; C, is a shaft on same axle, with a pin near the bottom, this shaft is kept in
proper position, when not working, by spring D; E, is a spring click attached to
plate C, for propelling the ratchet wheel; F, is a spring click, for keeping the ratchet
wheel in position; G, is a propelling lever, which oscillates on a pin or screw; the
said lever being pushed from right to left by pin K, comes in contact with the pin H,
at bottom of shaft C, forces it forward, the shaft being attached to spring click E,
causes one tooth of the ratchet to rotate, and as the teeth of ratchet correspond with
the numbers on the dial, causes the next consecutive number to appear through
aperture A, Fig. 1; I represents a wheel fixed to the roller of the marking board;
this wheel has two pins K, K, which when the roller is turned round come in contact
with lever G setting the apparatus in motion; this wheel has two slots L', and L³,
which as they revolve, and arrive at M, which is a spring bolt, lets free the said
bolt and becomes completely locked, so that scoring on the board can not be continued
until the bolt is unlocked at N.
Fig. 3 represents a section of the flat marking board, in perspective, the apparatus
is placed so that a bolt A, attached to the marking point B, when pressed forward,
comes in contact with lever C, and sets the apparatus in motion, a spring bolt D,
prevents the marking point being replaced in its original position until the said bolt
is unlocked.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
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laim is :
1st. The construction of a simple apparatus that can be attached to any billiard
marking board, for shewing the number of games played, substantially as herein
before described with reference to accompanying drawings.

page_text: 2nd. The combination with roller scoring boards; being operated upon, and motion
imparted, by the rotation of the roller during the marking, substantially as herein
described and explained by accompanying drawings.
3rd. The combination with the ordinary flat marking boards; being operated upon
and motion given, by the working of the marking point during scoring, substantially
as herein before described and explained by accompanying drawings.
4th. The combination of spring bolt in connection with apparatus; for preventing
the scoring being continued until freed by unlocking; substantially as herein described
and explained by accompanying drawings.