# US 10,245,501 B2 · Adjustable billiards bridge device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,245,501 B2 - Document ID: US10245501B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/635,504 - Filed: 2017-06-28 - Published: 2018-04-19 - Granted: 2019-04-02 - Earliest claimed: 2016-10-15 - Applicants: Bradley Klimeck - Inventors: Bradley Klimeck - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10245501B2 ## CPC - A63D 15/105: {Guides for the cue during strike, e.g. cue rests, bridges} - A63B 2225/09: Adjustable dimensions - A63B 2243/002: Billiards - A63D: BOWLING GAMES, e.g. SKITTLES, BOCCE OR BOWLS; INSTALLATIONS THEREFOR; BAGATELLE OR SIMILAR GAMES; BILLIARDS (balls A63B37/00) - A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H) ## Abstract An adjustable billiards bridge device may comprise a body having a first end and an opposing second end with one or more central cue surfaces disposed on the body. A first leg may be pivotally coupled to the first end of the body, and the first leg may have one or more peripheral cue surfaces. A second leg may be pivotally coupled to the second end of the body, and the second leg may have one or more peripheral cue surfaces. A coupler may be positioned on the body between the first end and the second end. The coupler may be configured to couple the device to a positioning stick which may be used by an individual to position the device on a billiards table. The first leg and second leg may be individually movable relative to the body to enable the device to assume a plurality of configurations. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An adjustable billiards bridge device, the device comprising: a. a body having a first end and an opposing second end as well as a front side and an opposing rear side, the body having a central cue surface and the body further comprising a first body detent coupled to the front side at the first end and a second body detent coupled to the front side at the second end; b. a first leg pivotally coupled to the first body detent on the front side at the first end of the body, the first leg having a first peripheral cue surface and the first leg configured to pivot horizontally relative to the body; c. a second leg pivotally coupled to the second body detent on the front side at the second end of the body, the second leg having a second peripheral cue surface and the second leg configured to pivot horizontally relative to the body; and d. a coupler positioned centrally on the body between the first end and the second end and protruding outwardly from the front side of the body in the same direction as the first body detent and the second body detent thereby blocking the first leg and second leg from rotating 360 degrees. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the central cue surface is concave in shape. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein a first leg detent is coupled to a first leg rear side and a second leg detent is coupled to a second leg rear side and wherein the first leg rear side, the first leg detent, the second leg rear side, and the second leg detent are each oriented to face the front side of the body. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The device of claim 3, further comprising a first leg cap positioned to contact a first leg front side and a second leg cap positioned to contact a second leg front side, the first leg cap and the second leg cap mounted most distal relative to the body. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The device of claim 4, further comprising a first leg spring and a second leg spring, the first leg spring positioned between the first leg front side and the first leg cap, and the second leg spring is positioned between the second leg front side and the second leg cap. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the coupler is configured to be removably coupled to a cue stick. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the coupler comprises at least two fingers forming an aperture, the fingers configured to move towards each other. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The device of claim 7, further comprising a sleeve positioned around the fingers, the sleeve configured to draw the fingers towards each other when the sleeve is moved relative to the body. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the coupler comprises threading. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the coupler comprises a bayonet mount. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising a first body support on the body first end and a second body support on the body second end, the first body support and the second body support protruding downwardly away from the body in an opposite direction as the central cue surface. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The device of claim 11, wherein the first body support and the second body support comprise a curved surface suitable for contacting a billiards table. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The device of claim 11, wherein the first body support, the second body support, the body, the first leg, and the second leg are configured to form an arch over a billiard ball. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising a first leg support on the first leg and a second leg support on the second leg. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The device of claim 13, wherein the first leg support and the second leg support comprise a curved surface suitable for contacting a billiards table.