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US 5,129,187 AGranted
Cue-tip conditioner
AssigneeShark-fin Products, Inc.
InventorAlan Cain
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Abstract
A device for conditioning a cue tip roughens the tip and applies chalk. The device has a tubular housing having a closed end and an open end. A concave abrasive sieve is secured to the housing at the open end. The concave side of the sieve faces outward from the housing for abrasive contact with the cue tip. The housing receives a storage cartridge for storing a chalk powder for distribution through the sieve onto the cue tip.
Claims6
A device for conditioning a cue tip, comprising in combination:
- a housing having means for storing powdered chalk and having an open end;
- means including a concave sieve located at the open end for abrasive contact with the cue tip and for distributing the powdered chalk onto the cue tip;
- and
- the sieve having a plurality of separate layers, each of the layers having a plurality of holes therethrough, and wherein the holes in at least one of the layers are smaller than the holes in the other.
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A device for conditioning a cue tip, comprising in combination:
- a tubular housing having a closed end and an open end;
- a concave abrasive sieve secured to the housing at the open end and facing outward from the housing for abrasive contact with the cue tip;
- storage means in the housing for storing a chalk powder for distribution through the sieve onto the cue tip;
- and
- the storage means comprising a cartridge located within the housing for receiving the chalk powder, the cartridge having an open end which contacts the sieve.
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A method for conditioning a cue tip, comprising in combination:
- providing a housing with an open end;
- securing a concave abrasive sieve at the open end;
- placing a chalk powder in the housing in communication with the sieve;
- placing the cue tip in contact with the sieve, and rotating the cue tip and housing relative to each other to abrade the cue tip;
- and
- distributing the chalk powder through the sieve onto the cue tip.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.