US704892A - Pool or billiard apparatus. - Google Patents

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Patented July I5, I902;

T. R. LOWERRE.

POOL 0R BILLIARB APPARATUS.

(Application filed Nov. 22, 1901,)

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No. 704,892. Patented luiy I5, 1902. T. B. LOWEBRE.

POOL 0B BILLIARD APPARATUS.

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THOMAS nosnnr LOWERRE, or NEW YOR 'N. Y.

POOL OR BILLIARD APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 704,892, dated July 15, 1902. Application 51nd November 22,1901. Serial in. 33.223. (No model.)

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Be it known that-I, THOMAS ROBERT Low- ERRE, a citizen of theUnited States of America, and a resident of the borough of Bronx, NewYork city, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pool or Billiard Apparatus, of which the following is'a specification.

My invention consists of improved appliances to ordinary plain tables of common use, either round or rectangular, whereby they may be readily and simply converted into practicable pool andbilliard tables, said appliances being readily detachable for restoring the tables to the normal conditions, thus providing convenience for family games-at the expense of very little outlay, as hereinafter described, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in which*-- Figure l is a plan view of a rectangular table equipped with my improved appliances for pool.. Fig. 2 is a plan view of a like table equipped with the major part of said appliancestor billiards. Fig. 3 is a plan viewof part of a round table with a modified forin ofra part of the said appliances for adaptation to such form of tables. Fig. 4; is a perspectiveview of the appliances for one end (the left-hand, Fig. l) of the table adapted for pool and drawn to a larger scale for greater clearness and with dotted lines indicating the adj ustment of the cords for billiards. .Fig. 5 is a perspective view representing the construction of aside-pocket attaching and "supporting bracket with some parts broken out. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a modified form of bracket for side pockets adapted for round tables. Fig. 7 is a detail in section on line 7 7, Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a wrench for stretching the cords that serve for the cushions of the ordinary pool and billiard tables. Fig. 9 is a detail in section on line 9 9 in Figs. 1 and 2 of the corner appliances adapted to a round table.

In Fig. l a rectangular table A is represented with the appliances arranged for pool. In Fig. 2 the same table A is represented with the appliances arranged for billiards, and in Fig. 3 part of a round table A is represented with so much of the appliances as are shown arranged for pool.

" There are four detachably-connected cornor-brackets for holding and straining the cushion-cords a and b and for holding the.

corner-pockets c for use in the pool-game; two of which brackets are marked B on the drawings and two are marked B, and there are two side brackets B for holding the side pockets c.

The corner-brackets have angle-pieces cl for bearing against the frame-pieces e of the tables under the projecting edges f. of the table-top, on which angle-pieces uprights g are carried, which support arm-plates h h, reaching inward from the edge of the table along the top over the extremities of the angle-piece, respectively, said arm-plates carrying at their inner ends posts; and 1', respectively, which are circumferentially grooved,

as at j, directly below theirupper ends.

At the inner edge of the upright g, carrying the arm-plate 71., another post Z, similarly grooved near the top, is carried, also a lug m, said lug supporting one end of a curved wire rim n, the other end of which is supported on a like lug m, similarly curved on the corresponding part g of the other end of the anglepiece cl, whereon is another post Z, and between this post l and post '17- on each armplate h. is another. similarly-grooved post 0.

The wire pocket-supporting rim hasone or more coils 12 near each end for yieldingly -supporting the pocket to avoidshocks when the balls are forcibly thrust in.

The brackets B are placed opposite each other in one diagonal line of the-table and thebrackets B opposite each other in the other diagonal line. Brackets Bf have one fastening-stud q for cord a and another one q for cord b,and brackets B have tension-spools s s for each of these cords, respectively, with which ratchets t and pawls a are provided to hold the cords in tension,said cords being suit-. .1'

ably connected to said spools for being wound thereon, as best shown in Figs. 4 and '7, and as it is'needful to maintain high tension of the cords the spools are provided with clutchstuds *0 for the application of a wrench, as w,

will keep their places if both cords a and b are equally strained together by the spools s s; but all the corner-brackets may have such a stud, if desired.

The brackets B for the side pockets 0 on a rectangular table are necessarily of somewhat different construction. They consist of a straight piece d to bear against the edge of the table-top, with an arm k to reach over and rest on the table-top and a clamp-arm h to reach under the table-top, and having a set-screw h to take effect on the under side of the table.

The outer ends of the arms have lugs m to carry the Wire pocket-rims n, and below said lugs are other projecting lugs g of the piece d around which to pass the cords a under the pockets 0 from one to the other of the posts 5 on the arms 71 around which said cords pass to hold the bracket and the pocket in position on the table.

The bracket for the side pocket on the round table consists of the horse shoe-shaped piece d preferably having a wide base d for resting on the table,with a post 8 at the upper side of each extremity and a rim 8 along the upper side of the middle portion between which to string the cord in and out, as represented in Fig. 6, to hold the bracket in position,said posts and rim being suitably grooved forretainingthecord. Thebracketwillinthis case constitute to some extent a pocket also, inasmuch as it is not feasible to employ a side pocket 0 on a round table, because its location must be so far inward from the edge of the table that a bracket of such extent as would enable the pocket to be suspended from the edge of the table would be objectionable on account of size; but such construction may be employed, if desired.

It will be seen that the pocket-suspending rims are located sufficiently high to enable the pockets suspended from them to receive the balls properly, said pockets being practically the same as the common billiard-table pockets.

In the adjustment for pool (shown in Fig. 1) from each diagonally opposite corner-bracket B is stretched from its attaching-post q a cord at around posts Z and 2' along one side of the table, around posts 8 and under lugs g of side brackets B thence around posts 1' and Z to tension-spool s of the bracket 13 at the other end of the table, and another cord 1) is stretched from the attaching-post q of said bracket B around posts a" and Z along one end. of the table to and around posts 2" and Z of corner-bracket B at the other side of the table and thence to the tension-spool s of said bracket B, so that the cords stretched on posts '0' and t" for cushions to the balls afford passage-ways into the pockets.

For the billiard adjustment (represented in Fig. 2) cords to are similarly stretched around posts Z and t" of brackets B, and 11 and Z of brackets B, the side brackets 13 being omitted, and cords b are stretched around Z and 0 of brackets B to posts 0 and Z of brackets B, thus cutting off the pockets.

It is to be noted that the brackets are attachable to the tables with the usual tablecovers y in position and so as to hold them suitably stretched for utilizing them for the billiard-table covers.

What I claim as my invention is 1. The combination with a plain table, of detachably-connected corner-brackets havin g pockets and grooved cord-retainin g posts, cords to be stretched on said posts suitably for cushioning pool and billiard balls, and means for fastening and stretching said cords, said posts comprising a system whereon the cushioning-cords also define passages conducting the balls into lateral pockets.

2. The combination with a plain table, of detachably-connected corner-brackets having grooved cord-retaining posts, cords to be stretched on said posts suitably for cushioning pool and billiard balls, and means for fastening and stretching said cords, said posts comprising a system whereon the cushioningcords also define passages conducting the balls into lateral pockets, and other posts whereon together with a part of the posts of said system the cords cut 0d said passages.

3. The combination with a plain table, of detachably-connected corner-brackets having grooved cord-retaining posts, cords to be stretched on said posts suitably for cushioning pool and billiard balls, and means for fastening and stretching said cords, the means for fastening the cords being on opposite brackets of one diagonal line of the table, and the means for stretching the cords being on the opposite brackets of the other diagonal line of said table, and consisting of a Winding-spool and retaining-ratchet each, for one side cord and one end cord respectively.

4. The combination with a plain table, of detachably-connected corner-brackets having grooved cord-retaining posts, adapted for stretchingcords thereon for cushioning pool-balls, said cords, means for fastening and stretching them, and pockets suspended from the brackets for the balls, said cords also adapted for directing the balls into the pockets.

5. The combination with a plain table, of detachably-connected corner-brackets and side brackets having grooved cord-retaining posts adapted for stretching cords thereon for cushioning pool-balls, said cords, means on the corner-brackets for fastening and stretching the cords, and pockets suspended from the brackets for the balls, said cords adapted for directing the balls into the pockets.

6. The combination with a plain table, of detachably connected corner brackets and side brackets having grooved retaining-posts adapted for stretching cords thereon for cushioning pool-balls, said cords, means on the corner-brackets for fastening and stretching the cords, and pockets suspended from the brackets for the balls, said cords adapted for directing the balls into the pockets, and the cords connected with the side brackets extended from one to the other of the retaining-posts of said brackets under the mouth of said pockets.

7. The combination with a plain table, of the diagonally-placed detachably-connected brackets B, each having the cord-supporting posts cl 2', Z, Z, and 0, and the stretching and retaining spools and ratchets the conversely diagonally placed brackets B each having like cord-supporting posts c e" and Z Z, the cord-fastening studs q, q and the cords a, b. S. The combination with a plain table, of the diagonally-placed detachably-connected brackets B, each having the cord-supporting posts 41, '11 and Z, Z, and the stretching and retaining spools and ratchets; the conversely diagonally placed detachably connected brackets B each having like cord-supporting posts i, i, and Z, Z, and the cord-fastening studs q, q, the cords a, b, the side brackets 13 andthe pockets suspended from the brackets. 9. The combination with a plain table, of the diagonally-placed detachably-connected brackets B, each having the cord-supporting posts t, i, and Z, Z, and the stretching and retaining spools and ratchet; the conversely diagonally placed detachably connected brackets B each having like cord-sup porting posts 2', '5', and Z, Z", and the cord-fastening studs q, q, the cords a, b, the side brackets B and the pockets suspended from the brackets, said side brackets consisting of the part 01, arms 71 711 posts s and the outwardlyprojecting studs (1 10. The combination with the cord and pocket supporting brackets adapted for detachable application to a plain table each of the pocket-rim-supporting lugs, pocket-rim therein, and the pocket supported by said irimand adapted for use in connection with said table as a pocket for pool or billiard balls. Signed at New York city this 12th day of October, 1901. c

YVitnesses:

A. P. THAYER, C. SEDGWICK.

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