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US 10,500,476 B2Granted
Moving weight system for a cue stick
OwnerGlen Farrinventor
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Abstract
A weight system for a cue stick includes a housing and a set of weighted elements enclosed within the housing. The housing is enclosed within a cavity of the cue stick, the housing having a first end and a second end. The weighted elements are sized to enable the set of weighted elements to move between the first and second ends of the housing during movement of the cue stick.
Claims17
A weight system for a cue stick having a handle portion coupled to a narrower shaft portion, the weight system comprising:
- a housing enclosed within a cavity of the cue stick, the housing having a first end and a second end wherein a first magnet is mounted on the first end and a second magnet is mounted on the second end;
- a cylinder shape weighted elements enclosed within the housing, wherein the weighted element is sized to enable the weight element to move between the first and second ends of the housing wherein the first magnet and second magnet are configured to repel the weighted element.
A cue stick comprising:
- a handle portion;
- a narrower shaft portion coupled to the handle portion;
- a weight system installed within a cavity of the cue stick, the weight system comprising:
- a housing enclosed within the cavity of the cue stick, the housing having a first end and a second end wherein a first magnet is mounted on the first end and a second magnet is mounted on the second end;
- a cylinder shape weighted elements enclosed within the housing, wherein the weighted element is sized to enable the weighted elements to move between the first and second ends of the housing wherein the first magnet and second magnet are configured to repel the weighted element;
- a liquid enclosed within the housing with the weighted element.
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A method for making a weighted cue stick, the method comprising:
- creating a cavity in the cue stick;
- inserting a weight system within the cavity, the weight system comprising a housing having first and second ends wherein a first magnet is mounted on the first end and a second magnet is mounted on the second end and a cylinder shape weighted element is enclosed within the housing, wherein the weighted element is sized to enable the weighted elements to move between the first and second ends of the housing wherein the first magnet and second magnet are configured to repel the weighted element;
- securing the housing within the cavity of the cue stick.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.