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US 6,666,774 B2Granted
Billiard equipment
AssigneeAttitude Technology, Inc.
InventorsDonald E. Mabe, Jr., Karl E. Elliott
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AssigneeAttitude Technology, Inc.
InventorsDonald E. Mabe, Jr., Karl E. Elliott
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A cushion for a billiard table is disclosed. The cushion includes an extruded member having a substantially triangular or L-shaped cross-section and a layer of tape on one surface thereof for affixing the cushion to a billiard table. Also disclosed is an improved cue for billiards wherein a substantial portion of the weight of the cue is disposed in a distal portion of the cue located near the tip of the cue, which is used to strike a ball. The cue is preferably modular to allow substitution of various portions of the cue to permit it to be customized to a specific player. Also disclosed is a device for metering the speed of the surface of a billiard table. Also disclosed is a quick-change tip for a cue which includes an elastomeric material that is sized to snugly fit over the distal end of a cue to releasably secure the quick-change tip to the cue.
A cushion suitable for use as a rail on a table selected from the group consisting of a pool table, a snooker table, a billiards table, and a bumper pool table, said cushion comprising an extruded member having a cross-section which is selected from the group consisting of substantially triangular and substantially L-shaped, and tape formed integrally with said cushion on at least one side of the cushion for the purpose of adhering the cushion to a billiard table, said tape and cushion member being formed integrally by co-extrusion of said tape and said cushion member.
A cushion as claimed in 4, wherein said cushion has a substantially triangular cross-section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.