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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
JOHN S. MANSUR, OF BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS.
IMPROVEMENT IN BILLIARD-CUSHIONS.
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 193,011, dated July 10, 1877; application filed
May 5, 1877.
To all whom it may concern: a longitudinal groove to receive the cushion
Be it known that I, JOHN S. MaNsua, of B, the whole being covered by a cloth, D,
Brownsville, in the county of Cameron an.d substantially as shown.
State of Texas, have invented a new and The frame C is to be made of proper size to
valuable Improvement in Billiard-Cushions ; fit around the edges of the table-top A, and
and I do hereby declare that the following is is held by suitable buttons, catches, or other
a full, clear, and exact description of the con- fastening devices, b.
struction and operation of the same, refer- The billiard-cushion thus constructed is in-
ence being had to the annexed drawings, mak- tended to be used on any sized table, of what-
ing apart of this specification, and to the let- ever shape or form the same may be.
ters and figures of reference marked thereon. All that is necessary to do is to send to the
Figure 1 of the drawings is a representa- manufacturer the exact size and shape of the
tion of a sectional view cut through the cor- table it is to be used on, when the cushion
ners of my billiard-cushion. Fig. 2 is a sec- will be made to fit the same.
tional detail view of a modification thereof. It is easily attached to the table; and when
The nature of my invention consists in the not desired for use it may be quickly removed,
construction of a billiard-cushion capable of and the table used for other purposes, as
being attached to and removed from the table usual.
when desired, as will be hereinafter more fully What I claim as new, and desire to secure
set forth. by Letters Patent, is-
The annexed drawing, to which reference is A rubber cushion, B, attached to a frame,
made, fully illustrates my invention. C, and covered by a cloth, D, and adapted to
A represents the top of a table, of any form be attached to and detached from an ordinary
and shape and dimensions. B represents a table, substantially as herein set forth.
strip of solid rubber of suitable dimensions, In testimony that I claim the above I have
or a rubber tube of any desired diameter, hereunto subscribed my name in the presence
which forms the cushion, and is placed around of two witnesses.
the inside of a frame, C. J. 8. MANSUR.
This frame may he made of sheet metal,
with an inwardly-projecting flange, a, around Witnesses:
its upper edge; or it may simply consist of a H. L. HowLETT,
strip of leather, formed on its inner side with L. HowaLSK.
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Mansur, John S. Improvement in Billiard-Cushions., patent, July 10, 1877; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth166669/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.