US1204152A - Billiard-cue. - Google Patents

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J. H. GOODELL.

BILLIARD CUE.

APPLICATION FILED IAN.1.I9I6.

1,204, 52. Patented Nov. 7, 1916.

@"ITED IIES JOI-IN H. GOODELL, F MARSEILLES, ILLINOIS.

BILLIARDCUE.

Application led January 7, 1916.

T 0 all 'whom t may concern Be it known that I, JOHN H. GooDELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Marseilles, in the county of La Salle and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Billiard-Cues, of which the following is a specification.

rIhe object of this invention is to provide improved means for detachably securing the tip to the body of a billiard cue in a manner which will permit easy and quick substitution of a new tip when one becomes broken or worn.

A further aiin is to provide an improved tip-securing means which is extremely simple and cheap, as well as effective and durable in use.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the tip of a billiard, cue embodying the features of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section through the cue on line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse section on line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Figs. 4, and 6 are perspective views of the parts of the cue separated,

Fie. 4 showing the cue tip and securing strtp, Fig. 5 the ferrule, and Fig. 6 the cue body.

A cue embodying my invention is prefi erably provided with an end portion 11 of reduced size having at opposite sides flattened faces 12 to accommodate the tipsecuring strap. A. ferrule 13 is adapted to fit over the reduced end portion and preferably is eXteriorly flush with the body of the cue. In the inner end of the ferrule are two diametrically opposite notches 14.

The tip 15 is preferably arranged to abut against the eXtreme end of the reduced end portion 11 and overlie the end of the ferrule 13 and said tip is secured in place by means of a flexible metallic strap 16 which is passed through an arcuate opening in the tip so that the end portions of said strap project in parallel relation from the inner face of the tip. Said end portions are arranged to lie within the ferrule 13 and along the flattened faces 12 of the cue, and the eXtreme ends 17 of the strap are bent outwardly to engage in the notches 14 of the ferrule. end portion of the cue snugly so that the end portions of the strap 16 are firmly bound against the cue and therefore the tip 15 i firmly and rigidly held in place.

If a tip becomes broken or worn, the, felgid Specification of Letters Patent.

The ferrule fits the lreduced "''of the cue body, the ferrule acting to clamp Patented Nov. 7, 1916.

Serial No. 70,722.

rule is pulled off from the end of the cue, the tip 15 and the strap 16 moving as a unit therewith, and the angular ends 17 of the strap are then disengaged from the notches 14, whereupon the tip may be separated from the ferrule. Another tip provided with a similar strap may then be associated with the ferrule, the angular ends being engaged in the notches 14, whereupon the ferrule is again fitted tightly upon the reduced portion of the cue, the end portions of the strap being positioned along the flattened faces 1Q.

The securing means is extremely simple and cheap to manufacture and is easily detached and replaced in substituting a new tip. Furthermore, he means holds the cue.

tip rigidly in place and is very dependable and durable in use.

I claim as my invention:

1. A billiard cue comprising a body having a reduced end portion provided with flat faces at diametrically opposite sides thereof, a ferrule surrounding said reduced end portion, a tip at the eXtreme end of said portion, a metallic strap passing through an opening in said tip and having its end portions 1projecting in parallel relation from the inner face of said tip and lying within the ferrule and along the said flat faces of said reduced portion of the body, the eX- treme free ends of said strap being bent outwardly, and said ferrule having notches in its ends to receive said outwardly bent ends.

A. billiard cue comprising a body having a reduced end portion, a ferrule surrounding said end portion, a non-metallic tip at the eXtreme end of said portion, and a metallic strap passed through a hole in the tip with the midportion of the strap occupying said hole, the end portions of the strap extending in parallel relation along opposite sides of the reduced end portion of the body within said ferrule.

3. i billiard cue comprising a body, a ferrule adapted to fit over one end thereof, a cue tip, a metallic strap formed of a straight strip of metal separate from said tip and secured at its mid-portion to said tip, said strap having its end portions positioned within said ferrule at opposite sides he end portions of said strap to the end f thecue body and thereby secure the cue ip to the body.

4. A billiard cue comprising a body, a

iferrule adapted to fit upon one end of said body, said fel-rule having diemetrically opposite notches in one end, a, cue tip, e Inetallio strap passed through an opening in said tip and having its end portions projeoting in parallel relation from the inner face of said tip andlying Within said ferrule, the extremerends of the strap being bent outwardly to engagein the notches in Vthe ferrule, the ferrule acting to bind the strap to the cue body for securing the eue tip thereto, and the `fer-rule, tip and Strap being' removable as ,a unit from the body to permit the substitution of another tip by disengagement of the end portions of the 15 strap from the ferrule. Y

In testimony whereof, l hereunto set my hand. VJOHN H. GOODELL.

ln the presence of- MORRIS LEWIS, E. R. SPENCER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

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