Pool cue and method of manufacturing thereof
AssigneeMcDermott Cue Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorLarry Liebl
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Abstract
A pool cue includes a hollow shaft arrangement having a first end and a second end. The shaft arrangement is formed with a bore extending throughout an entire length of the shaft arrangement between the first and second ends. A carrier for mounting the shaft arrangement thereon includes a central section disposed to be received in the bore. The central section has a first end disposed to be engaged against a first end of the shaft arrangement, and a second end provided with a threaded area disposed to extend beyond the second end of the shaft arrangement. The threaded area is connected to other pool cue structure, such as a joint collar or a shaft section, or both, disposed at the second end of the shaft arrangement.
Claims20
A pool cue comprising:
- a hollow shaft arrangement having a first end and a second end, the shaft arrangement being formed with a bore extending throughout an entire length of the shaft arrangement between the first and second ends;
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- a unitary carrier for mounting the shaft arrangement thereon including a central section extending through the length of the bore, the central section having a first end disposed to be engaged against the first end of the shaft arrangement, and a second end provided with a threaded area disposed to extend beyond the second end of the shaft arrangement, the threaded area connectable to a shaft section and any additional structure disposed at the second end of the shaft arrangement to form said pool cue.
A method for making a pool cue comprising the steps of
- (a) supplying a hollow shaft arrangement having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a bore extending throughout the entire length of the shaft arrangement between the first end and the second end;
- (b) providing a unitary carrier including a cental section having a first end and a second end opposite the first end formed with a threaded area thereon;
- (c) mounting the hollow shaft arrangement on the carrier such that the central section extends through the length of the bore of the shaft arrangement with the first end of the carrier extending outside the shaft arrangement and abutting against the first end thereof, and the second end of the carrier formed with the threaded area extending beyond the second end of the shaft arrangement;
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- (d) connecting additional pool cue structure the threaded area of the carrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.