Cue tip conditioning device and method
AssigneeGlen L. Sadler, Jr.
InventorRobert H. Carter
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Abstract
A cue tip conditioning device and method is disclosed which includes a circular array of pins surrounded by a casing which may be manually held to tap the sharpened ends of the needles against the surface of a cue tip. A beveled surface allows the rounded side circumference of the cue tip to be tapped and perforated without contacting and damaging the cue stick.
Claims27
A device for conditioning a cue tip of a cue stick to accept chalk comprising:
- a base;
- an array of needles carried by said base terminating in free sharpened ends;
- a holder carried with said base for manually tapping said needles against said cue tip to break up a hardened glazed over chalk surface on said cue tip and form minute perforations in said cue tip so that said cue tip accepts chalk;
- and
- said holder including a protective casing carried by said base surrounding said array of needles for protecting objects from coming into contact accidentally with the sharpened ends of said needles.
For use with a cue stick having a cue tip secured by a ferrule spaced apart from the outer end of said tip, a conditioning tool for breaking up a hardened glazed over chalk surface on said cue stick so that said cue tip accepts chalk comprising:
- a casing having a base and an open top;
- a central bore formed in said casing extending generally from said base to said open top;
- an array of needles carried by said base within said central bore terminating in free sharpened ends for perforating said cue tip to break up said hardened glazed over chalk surface and conditioning said cue tip for accepting chalk;
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- said casing adjacent to its open top surrounding said array of needles for protecting objects from coming into contact accidentally with the sharpened ends of said needles.
In a method for conditioning a surface of a cue stick to accept chalk, the combination comprising the steps of:
- providing a holder for holding an array of pins having sharpened ends;
- and
- tapping said cue tip with said pins to perforate said surfaces of said cue tip and break up a hardened glazed over surface of chalk on said cue tip.
A device for penetrating a cup tip comprising:
- a housing with a top surface having a cavity formed in said top surface defining a cue tip opening;
- and
- multiple upright pin members secured within said cavity, with each member having a pointed end portion directed outwardly from said cavity and a terminus proximate said cue tip opening.
The device of claim wherein said cavity has an upper region and a lower region, said terminus being located in a point plane within said upper region below said top plane.
An implement for puncturing a cue tip to form chalk openings comprising:
- a receptacle with a plurality of pin members arranged lengthwise in said receptacle, said pin members having a base portion secured to said receptacle and a pointed free end portion directed outwardly from said receptacle, said receptacle having a cue tip opening defining a top plane with said free end portion terminating proximate said top plane.
A method for retaining chalk on the surface of a cue top comprising:
- providing an implement containing a plurality of pin members having exposed pointed ends;
- moving said implement adjacent to said cue tip, with said pointed ends in contact with a predetermined portion of said cue tip;
- forcing said pointed ends straight through said surface;
- withdrawing said pointed ends straight outwardly from said surface;
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- rubbing chalk over said surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.