Adjustable weighting system for a cue stick
AssigneeMcDermott Cue Mfg., LLC
InventorLarry Liebl
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Abstract
A cue for use in billiard games includes a removable weight system located in a bore in a butt section of the cue. The weight system includes a carrier having a length extending from a first end to a second end with one or more weights and two or more support washers supported on the carrier. A butt plate is secured to the first end of the carrier, the butt plate having a first end and a second end and including an opening extending from the first end to the second end, the opening having a circular cross section at a second end for receiving the carrier of the weight system. The one or more weights and the two or more washers may be set at different locations along the length of the carrier.
Claims19
A variable balance weight system configured to be received in a butt section of a cue used in billiards games, the weight system comprising:
- a support tube configured to be received in the butt section of the cue;
- a carrier configured to be removably received in the support tube;
- at least one weight slidably supported on the carrier;
- a plurality of support washers slidably supported on the carrier;
- a butt plate secured to a first end of the carrier;
- a reference designation system establishing a neutral location for the at least one weight on the carrier based on a center of gravity of the cue;
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- wherein the at least one weight and the plurality of support washers are configured to be adjusted to different locations along the length of the carrier based on the neutral location to adjust the balance of the cue.
A variable balance weight system for a cue used in billiards games, the weight system comprising:
- a carrier having a length extending from a first end to a second end and including a reference designation system;
- one or more weights slidably supported on the carrier;
- two or more support washers slidably supported on the carrier;
- a butt plate secured to the first end of the carrier, the butt plate having a first end and a second end and including an opening extending from the first end to the second end, the opening having a circular cross section at a second end for receiving the carrier of the weight system;
- wherein the one or more weights and the two or more washers may be adjusted to different locations along the length of the carrier based on the reference designation system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.