US334099A - Billiard-chalk holder - Google Patents

Description

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IVILLIAM ZAEHRINGER, OF NEV ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

BlLLlARD-CHALK HCLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.-334,099, dated January 12, 1886.

Application filed September 7, 1885. Serial No. 176,375. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WM. ZAEHRINGEiaa resident of the city of New Orleans, parish of Orleans,and State of Louisiana, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in. Billiard-Chalk Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and correct description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specication.

The objects of this invention are,irst, to pro- Videa chalk-holder that always remains open to receive a piece of chalk; second, a chalkholder so simple and convenient that it allows the chalk to be instantly removed for use; third, a chalk-holder that does not project out from the rail of the table, hence keeping out of the way of the players; and, fourth, a chalk-holder calculated to be ornamental, so as to match the most elaborate styles of billiard-tables.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of the chalk-holder. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section through the holder and rail of the t-able.

The operation of this simple invention is easily understood, reference being had to the drawings. A player desiring to remove the chalk Ofroni its recess simply places his open hand below the holder and with the tips of his fingers against the flange F, Fig. 2, pushes the casing B inward until the oscillating bottom S is fully removed from under the chalk, compelling it to drop with certainty into the palm of the players hand. Upon withdrawing the fingers from the fiange F, the casingB will, on account of its own weight, automatically assume its former position, and be prepared to again receive and retain the chalk until wanted. y

Regarding the construction of this novel chalk-holder very little explanation is necessary when we referto the accompanying drawings. That part of the-holder A which is to be rmly screwed to the rail has an open mouth in its face, through which the chalk is introduced, falling and resting upon the bottom S of the casing B. The part A is provided with holes for screws, and has agroove, V, at its top, which receives the brace or pivot U of the casing B, allowing the said.

little space between the rear interior edge of 6o said bottom S and the lower edge of the back D, (see Fig. 2,) preventing an ordinary small piece of chalk from becoming wedged in at that point when the bottom S is being opened; hence allowing the chalk to glide freely off the said bottom and drop into the players hand.

From the drawings and description it will be seen that my invention is composed of two parts,which may be cast, molded, or stamped of suitable material. tate the construction as a whole, these parts may be subdivided and joined together by rivets or otherwise. It will be observed that I dispense with springs, the bottom S automatically closing itself as soon as released by the hand of the player, thus making it a most compact, unique, and complete chalkholder, designed to supply a want long felt throughout the world of billiards.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

l. ln a billiard'chalk holder, the combination of the casting A, having an open front and provided with a groove, V, in its top,with the box B, having a pivot-flange, U, adapted to fit in the groove V,substantially as set forth.

2. In a billiard-chalk holder, the combination of the casting A, having an open front, a groove, V, in its top, and a back, D, with the box B, having a curved bottom, a lingerpiece, F, and a pivot-flange, U, adapted tov lit into the groove V, substantially as described. p

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name.

WM. ZAEHEINGER.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR CosTE, A. W. BAOHEMIN.

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