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US 2026/0175109 A1Published application
Billiard cue
AssigneeTai Chuan Intelligent Sports Technology (Dongguan) Co., LTD
InventorTsung-Pao Huang
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Abstract
A billiard cue having a butt portion and a shaft portion. The shaft portion having a joint end and tip end at opposing ends along the length of the shaft. The shaft portion includes one or more hollow bores that extends along the length of the shaft portion near the ends. Carbon fiber cylinders are arranged in the bores. One of the cylinders may be filled with foam material.
Claims15
A billiard cue, comprising:
- a) a billiard cue having a butt portion and a shaft portion;
- b) the shaft portion defining a central axis that extends along a length of the shaft portion;
- c) the shaft portion having a joint end and a tip end at opposing ends along the central axis;
- d) the joint end having a socket selectively couplable to the butt portion;
- e) wherein the shaft portion defines a joint side bore that extends into the shaft portion along the central axis from the socket;
- f) wherein the shaft portion defines a tip side bore that extends into the shaft portion along the central axis from the tip end;
- g) a solid shaft section that separates the joint side bore and the tip side bore;
- h) a joint side cylinder made of carbon fiber material having a length and two opposing ends arranged inside the joint side bore;
- wherein an outer diameter of the joint side cylinder is equal to an inner diameter of the joint side bore;
- and
- i) a tip side cylinder made of carbon fiber material having a length and two opposing ends arranged inside the tip side bore;
- wherein an outer diameter of the tip side cylinder is equal to an inner diameter of the tip side bore.
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A billiard cue, comprising:
- a) a billiard cue having a butt portion and a shaft portion;
- b) the shaft portion defining a central axis that extends along a length of the shaft portion;
- c) the shaft portion having a joint end and tip end at opposing ends along the central axis;
- d) wherein the shaft portion defines a first bore that extends into the shaft portion along the central axis from a first one of the joint end and the tip end;
- e) a first cylinder made of carbon fiber material having a length and two opposing ends arranged inside the first bore, wherein an outer diameter of the first cylinder is equal to an inner diameter of the first bore;
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- f) wherein the first cylinder is filled with a foam.
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A billiard cue, comprising:
- a) a billiard cue having a butt portion and a shaft portion;
- b) the shaft portion defining a central axis that extends along a length of the shaft portion;
- c) the shaft portion having a joint end and tip end at opposing ends along the central axis;
- d) wherein the shaft portion defines at least one bore that extends into the shaft portion along the central axis;
- e) a cylinder made of carbon fiber material having a length and two opposing ends arranged inside the at least one bore, wherein an outer diameter of the cylinder is equal to an inner diameter of the at least one bore;
- f) a first and second plug inserted at the two opposing ends of the cylinder.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.