Pool cue alignment and training apparatus

US6746336B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignees

• James R. Brant · US
• Linda L. Brant · US
• Kyle R. Brant · US
• Richard K. Brown, Sr. · US
• Dona K. Burgess · US
• Wade Deyoung · US
• Philip E. German, Sr. · US
• Albert O. Klaben, Sr. · US
• James Midock · US
• Andria Allgood · US
• Mandy S. Morris · US
• Joseph C. Pomponio, Jr. · US
• Betty F. Pomponio · US
• Richard W. Varner · US

Inventors

• Kevin J. Brant · Akron, US
• Cameron L. Croxton · Akron, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 18, 2002
• Grant date: Jun 8, 2004
• Expiry date: Oct 18, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A63D15/08
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

An pool cue aiming apparatus for billiards games includes a cue provided with a source for a narrow collimated beam of light emerging from the playing tip along the longitudinal axis of the cue. An electrical communication system is located within the cue, having a pressure sensitive handle housing batteries, thereby transmitting electricity when the handle is depressed and closes an electrical circuit. Electricity generated from the batteries is transmitted to a light source in the tip portion of the cue and the light therefrom moves through a longitudinal bore along the length of the cue to emerge from an orifice located at the striking tip. The collimated light allows a user to learn proper striking technique in the game of billiards.