US3342489A
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Weighted handle for a billiard cue
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-03-10
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Granted: 1967-09-19
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Expires: 1984-03-10
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Russ K Waldo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 22:00
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63D; A63D15/00; A63D15/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
157 words
A HANDLE FORMED AT ITS REAR END WITH A CYLINDRICAL SEAT HAVING A LENGTH WHICH IS A MULTIPLE OF A GIVEN MODULE AND PROVIDING WITHIN THE LENGTH OF SAID SEAT CIRCUMFERENTIAL GROOVES SEPARATING THE SEVERAL MODULAR SECTIONS, ELASTIC O-RING MEANS ADAPTED TO FIT A SELECTED ONE OF SAID GROOVES, AND A SET OF SLEEVE MEANS SIZED TO FIT THE SEAT AND SLIDABLY APPLIED THERETO FROM THE REAR END OF THE HANDLE, THE SLEEVES BEING USED SINGLY OR IN COMBINATIONS TO VARY THE WEIGHT OF THE HANDLE, THE SET HAVING A COMBINED LENGTH CORRESPONDING TO THE LENGTH OF THE SEAT, THE SLEEVE MEANS IN SAID SET EACH HAVING A DIFFERENT LENGTH WITH THAT OF ONE CORRESPONDING TO THE MODULE AND THE LENGTH OF THE OTHERS BEING EVENLY STEPPED MULTIPLES OF SAID MODULE, THE O-RING MEANS BEING LODGED IN AN EXPOSED ONE OF SAID GROOVES TO BEAR AGAINST AND SERVE A KEEPER FUNCTION FOR THE APPLIED WEIGHTING SLEEVE MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
157 words
A HANDLE FORMED AT ITS REAR END WITH A CYLINDRICAL SEAT HAVING A LENGTH WHICH IS A MULTIPLE OF A GIVEN MODULE AND PROVIDING WITHIN THE LENGTH OF SAID SEAT CIRCUMFERENTIAL GROOVES SEPARATING THE SEVERAL MODULAR SECTIONS, ELASTIC O-RING MEANS ADAPTED TO FIT A SELECTED ONE OF SAID GROOVES, AND A SET OF SLEEVE MEANS SIZED TO FIT THE SEAT AND SLIDABLY APPLIED THERETO FROM THE REAR END OF THE HANDLE, THE SLEEVES BEING USED SINGLY OR IN COMBINATIONS TO VARY THE WEIGHT OF THE HANDLE, THE SET HAVING A COMBINED LENGTH CORRESPONDING TO THE LENGTH OF THE SEAT, THE SLEEVE MEANS IN SAID SET EACH HAVING A DIFFERENT LENGTH WITH THAT OF ONE CORRESPONDING TO THE MODULE AND THE LENGTH OF THE OTHERS BEING EVENLY STEPPED MULTIPLES OF SAID MODULE, THE O-RING MEANS BEING LODGED IN AN EXPOSED ONE OF SAID GROOVES TO BEAR AGAINST AND SERVE A KEEPER FUNCTION FOR THE APPLIED WEIGHTING SLEEVE MEANS.
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