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US 12,678,684 B2Granted
Training device for cue sports
OwnerPedro L. Pérezinventor
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Abstract
A cue sports training device, including a ball cap piece; a strike portion with a strike indicator that is vertically rotatable from folded-up to a folded-down configuration, a direction member with a direction indicator that is horizontally rotatable to enable adjustment of a deviation angle; such that an intended direction of the object ball is indicated by the direction indicator of the direction member when a cue ball impacts with the strike indicator after the cue ball follows a target direction to the strike indicator.
Claims25
A cue sports training system, comprising a cue sports training device, which comprises:
- a) a ball cap piece, which is configured to be positioned on an object ball;
- and
- b) a strike portion, which comprises:
- a strike body;
- and
- a strike indicator;
- wherein a front end of the strike body is connected to a rear end of the ball cap piece;
- and
- wherein the strike indicator is connected to a rear end of the strike body;
- and
- c) a direction member, which comprises:
- a direction body;
- and
- a direction indicator;
- wherein the direction member is connected to a front end of the ball cap piece;
- wherein the direction indicator is connected to an outer end of the direction body;
- and
- wherein the direction member is horizontally rotatably connected to the ball cap piece, such that a deviation angle of the direction member is adjustable, whereby adjustment of the deviation angle enables practice with spin-induced adjustment of the intended object ball direction of the object ball;
- wherein the direction member further comprises:
- a lower ball cap member, which is configured to be positioned on the object ball, wherein the lower ball cap member further comprises:
- a lower cap body, which comprises:
- an elongated opening, which is shaped as a circle segment;
- wherein the strike portion further comprises:
- an upper ball cap member, which is positioned on a top of the lower ball cap member, wherein the upper ball cap member further comprises:
- an upper cap body, such that a lower peripheral edge of the upper cap body is configured to rest on the lower ball cap member;
- a downward protruding member, comprising:
- a protruding body, such that a top end of the protruding body is connected to a bottom surface of the upper cap body;
- and
- a hook portion, which is connected to a lower end of the protruding body;
- such that the hook portion is configured to protrude through the elongated opening of the lower cap body and lock in place on an edge of the elongated opening, such that the hook portion is slidably mounted in the elongated opening, such that the upper ball cap member and the lower ball cap member are horizontally rotatably connected together;
- such that an intended object ball direction of the object ball is indicated by the direction indicator of the direction member when a cue ball impacts with the strike indicator after the cue ball follows a target direction to the strike indicator.
28 more elements
A cue sports training system, comprising a cue sports training device, which comprises:
- a) a ball cap piece, which is configured to be positioned on an object ball;
- and
- b) a strike portion, which comprises:
- a strike indicator;
- wherein a front end of the strike portion is connected to a rear end of the ball cap piece;
- and
- wherein the strike indicator is positioned on a rear end of the strike portion;
- and
- c) a direction member, which comprises:
- a direction indicator;
- wherein the direction member is connected to a front end of the ball cap piece;
- and
- wherein the direction indicator is positioned on a front end of the direction member;
- wherein the direction member further comprises:
- a lower ball cap member, which is configured to be positioned on the object ball, wherein the lower ball cap member further comprises:
- a lower cap body, which comprises:
- an elongated opening, which is shaped as a circle segment;
- wherein the strike portion further comprises:
- an upper ball cap member, which is positioned on a top of the lower ball cap member, wherein the upper ball cap member further comprises:
- an upper cap body, such that a lower peripheral edge of the upper cap body is configured to rest on the lower ball cap member;
- a downward protruding member, comprising:
- a protruding body, such that a top end of the protruding body is connected to a bottom surface of the upper cap body;
- and
- a hook portion, which is connected to a lower end of the protruding body;
- such that the hook portion is configured to protrude through the elongated opening of the lower cap body and lock in place on an edge of the elongated opening, such that the hook portion is slidably mounted in the elongated opening, such that the upper ball cap member and the lower ball cap member are horizontally rotatably connected together;
- such that a deviation angle of the direction member is adjustable, whereby adjustment of the deviation angle enables practice with spin-induced adjustment of the intended object ball direction of the object ball;
- such that an intended object ball direction of the object ball is indicated by the direction indicator of the direction member when a cue ball impacts with the strike indicator after the cue ball follows a target direction to the strike indicator.
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