Pool cue bridge
OwnerSean Webbinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a novel and extendable pool cue bridge device designed to provide greater stability while shooting a ball in a pool or billiards game. The cue bridge device has a transparent bridge head, a telescoping shaft with extendable segments or tubes configured to extend and retract the overall length of the shaft, a band for securing the device to a wrist or arm of a user and a removably attached adjustable stabilizer configured to move along the telescoping shaft for improved support and stability. The transparent bridge head is removably attached to a distal end of the telescoping shaft and the band is attached a proximal end of the shaft via a pivot ball. The transparent nature of the bridge head enables a player to view the end of the cue tip while making a shot.
Claims16
A pool cue bridge configured to provide a support to a pool cue shaft, the pool cue bridge comprising:
- a bridge head support having a mounting edge for selective placement of the pool cue shaft;
- a telescoping section for adjusting a length of the pool cue bridge, wherein the telescoping section comprises at least two tube sections that are extendable and retractable via a push button;
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- an attachment mechanism for securement of said telescoping section to an arm of a user, the attachment mechanism comprising an adjustable loop strap attachable to a terminal end of the telescoping section opposite the bridge head support via a pivot ball.
A pool cue bridge configured to provide a support to a pool cue shaft, the pool cue bridge comprising:
- a bridge head support having a mounting edge for selective placement of the pool cue shaft;
- said mounting edge comprises at least three mounting areas;
- a telescoping section for adjusting a length of the pool cue bridge, wherein the telescoping section comprises at least two tube sections;
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- a stabilizer with a base portion for resting on a pool table surface and a mounting portion for supporting said telescoping section, the mounting portion comprising a ring portion for engaging the telescoping sections and a locking element for temporarily securing the ring portion to the telescoping sections.
A method of using a pool cue bridge to address a cue ball with a pool cue shaft, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing said pool cue bridge with an attachment mechanism, an adjustment mechanism and a mounting mechanism;
- attaching a butt end of the pool cue bridge to an arm of a user via a loop strap that is magnetically adjustable in diameter;
- adjusting a length of the pool cue bridge;
- providing a stabilizer for the adjustment mechanism, and adjusting a height of the pool cue bridge by adjusting a length of the stabilizer;
- selectively positioning the stabilizer along the length of the pool cue bridge by slidably moving said stabilizer along the length and temporarily locking the stabilizer at a position along the length;
- mounting the pool cue shaft onto a bridge head of the pool cue bridge;
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- aligning a tip of the pool cue shaft with a cue ball.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.