US 2003/0166419 A1 · Pool cue

Abstract

A cue stick for use in the game of billiards having a one-piece ferrule-tip. The cue stick does not employ a conventional wood cue tip but rather has a modified ferrule-tip which serves as a resilient tip for striking a cue ball. The cue stick of the present invention has one embodiment for causing a struck cue ball to be jumped over an obstructing ball by elevating the handle of the cue stick to an appropriate height, which is lower than if a conventional cue stick were used, and striking the cue ball at an appropriate angle with an appropriate amount of force, which is less than if a conventional cue stick were used. The cue stick having a ferrule-tip of the present invention thus enables the player to strike a cue ball with a lower elevated angle and less force than with a conventional cue stick having a conventional tip, thereby facilitating the ball-jumping effect.

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Dependent claims

A ferrule-tip for use with a pool cue stick, said ferrule-tip being of one piece and comprising an annular body extending upwardly and converging to form a rounded tip, said tip being used for striking a pool cue ball, and wherein said pool cue stick comprises:

an elongate body having a first end and a second end, wherein said body is progressively tapered so as to be more narrow towards said first end than said second end, said body comprising:
a shaft having a striking end region of said stick and a connecting end;
a butt having a shaft connection end for being secured to said shaft at the connecting end of said shaft, and a handle connection end;
and
a handle being secured to said butt at said handle connection end of said butt and being the endmost member of said stick to be grasped by a player, and wherein said ferrule-tip is secured to said stick at said striking end region of said stick.

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