Cue with kinetic energy absorbing insert
AssigneeMcDermott Cue Mfg., LLC
InventorLarry Liebl
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Abstract
A cue for billiard sports that has a butt section, a joint collar, and a shaft section that has a kinetic energy absorbing insert located in the shaft section of the cue. A shaft section that has a kinetic energy absorbing insert that may be connected to an existing joint collar and butt section of a cue to improve the kinetic energy absorbing characteristics of the cue. A kinetic energy absorbing insert that is to be received by an existing shaft section of a cue in order to increase the kinetic energy absorbing characteristics of the cue is also disclosed.
Claims33
A cue having a butt section, a joint collar, and a shaft section having a tapered cylindrical shape with a first end and second end, the shaft section comprising:
- a shaft having a longitudinal bore extending into the shaft, the bore defining a bore diameter;
- a tip portion having a ferrule and a tip, the ferrule being located at the first end of the shaft, the tip being removably connected to the ferrule;
- a joint insert located at the second end of the shaft for connecting the shaft section to the joint collar and to the butt section;
- a kinetic energy absorbing insert located in the bore of the shaft and contacting the shaft;
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- wherein the kinetic energy absorbing insert is wrapped in an energy absorbing material and the bore is coated with an energy dampening paint.
A shaft section for a cue used for billiards games comprising:
- a shaft having a first end and a second end, wherein the shaft section tapers outwardly from the first end to the second end, and a bore extending into the shaft, the bore defining a bore diameter;
- a tip portion having a ferrule and a tip, the ferrule being located in the bore of the shaft at the first end of the shaft, the tip being removably connected to the ferrule;
- a joint insert located at the second end of the shaft configured to connect the shaft section to a joint collar and to a butt section of a cue;
- a kinetic energy absorbing insert located in the bore of the shaft and contacting the bore of the shaft;
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- a first viscoelastic dampening foam located in the bore of the shaft between the first end of the kinetic energy absorbing insert and the ferrule and a second viscoelastic dampening foam between the second end of the kinetic energy absorbing insert and the joint insert;
- wherein the kinetic energy absorbing insert is wrapped in an energy absorbing material and the bore is coated with an energy dampening paint.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.