Billiards cue holder

Claim 1

A holder for a billiards cue having a tip portion of predetermined diameter, comprising: (a) a pair of opposed jaw members, (b) each of said jaw members having a soft resilient gripping surface, said gripping surfaces opposing each other, (c) a coil spring member having a substantially straight coil axis and opposite end portions, (d) said opposite end portions of said coil spring member comprising spaced apart and depending arms, each of said depending arms having a lower portion, (e) each jaw member being fixed to a corresponding lower portion so that said opposed jaw members are spaced apart in a direction substantially parallel to said coil axis, (f) said jaw members being biased by the force in said coil spring to a normally inoperative position in which the distance between said opposed jaw members is less than the diameter of the tip portion of a cue to be held between said jaw members, (g) said coil spring being yieldable to permit said opposed jaw members to be spread apart by said tip portion to an operative position gripping said tip portion to freely suspend said cue, (h) an elongated fastener member adapted to extend substantially coaxially through said coil spring for mounting said jaw members in an elevated position upon a support member for freely suspending said cue in said operative position.