CN101730567A

CN101730567A - Shock-absorbibg pool cue grip

Info

Publication number: CN101730567A
Application number: CN200880021199A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杰米·卢卡斯·温
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2007-06-20
Filing date: 2008-06-19
Publication date: 2010-06-09
Also published as: US20080318698A1; EP2173442A4; WO2008156818A1; EP2173442A1

Abstract

A pool cue (99) having a shock-absorbing grip (15) on its handle (10) composed of an open-celled, viscoelastic, contour form memory material.

Description

Shock-absorbibg pool cue grip

Technical field

Present invention relates in general to the field of cue (pool cue), more specifically, relate to the cue that is combined with damping device.Even more specifically, the present invention relates on the handle portion of club, be combined with this cue of damping device in the handle portion of the handle portion office of club or club.

Background technology

Game of billiards need be played the family expenses cue usually and impact mother bulb fiercely.This collision makes cue produce strong vibrations.Handle on the handle of known cue or the axle is unusual rigidity normally, and this handle easily will be from the shock transfer of the club hand to the user.These vibrations make user's hand produce undesirable acmesthesia usually.Therefore, many players can feel to be difficult to obtain comfortable handle in usual game process.

A kind of trial solution of vibrations or shock problem is that the annulate lamella of cotton material and so on is set below handle skin or wrappage.The defective of this scheme is that this material is not effective especially for weakening undesirable vibrations, and must adopt very thick material, causes the player to lose sensation and control to club like this.Belong to the another kind shown in people's such as Costain the U.S. Patent No. 7,297,068 and attempt solution and attempted opposite method, it is provided with internal layer for wrappage, and described internal layer has the density bigger than timber, and perhaps described internal layer comprises piezoelectric elements.

Summary of the invention

An object of the present invention is to provide a kind of cue with vibration absorbing handle, it is with the undesirable vibration isolation that produces in user's finger and hand and the cue.Another object of the present invention provides a kind of like this club, and wherein, vibration absorbing handle comprises overwrap or the cover layer and the internal layer damping piece of conventional material, and this internal layer comprises the foam of polymers with good damping characteristic and contour shape memory.

This improved cue comprises handle and is installed in vibration absorbing handle on the handle.Wherein, handle comprises internal layer damping piece and cover layer.Damping piece is arranged on the handle in the form of a ring, preferably is arranged in the groove, and is bonded to handle, to prevent skidding at the interface between damping piece and handle.Cover layer is wrapped in around the damping piece or to cover (slip) also bonding thereon then, undesirablely skids or separates with damping piece preventing.In addition, cover layer can be fitted (tap) or otherwise is attached to the handle of cue.

Damping piece comprises the viscoelastic polymer foamed material with good damping characteristic and contour shape memory, thereby after the pressure of finger had been removed, foam kept formed depression profile one short time period of finger.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the cross section along the longitudinal axis intercepting of cue handle.

Fig. 2 is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of cue in the cross section of the position intercepting of passing handle and handle.

The specific embodiment

Now with reference to accompanying drawing optimal mode of the present invention and preferred embodiment are described.Generally, the present invention is a kind of improved cue, and it provides add comfortable for the user.Particularly, this cue is combined with the handle of the vibration isolation that produces with user's finger and hand and owing to cue bump mother bulb.

In an embodiment illustrated in figures 1 and 2, the present invention comprises the cue 99 with handle or axle 10 and handle 15 generally, and wherein, handle 15 comprises internal layer damping piece 20 and covering or wrap member 30.Damping piece 20 is arranged on the handle 10 of cue 99 in the form of a ring, typically is arranged in the outer surface of handle 10 in the formed annular groove.Damping piece 20 can be one or more layers be wrapped in around the handle 10 form up to the sheet shaped piece of the thickness that reaches hope, perhaps damping piece 20 can pull to the form setting of the one or more linings on the handle 10.Covering 30 is suitable for preventing that with formation covering 30 from tearing or otherwise is arranged on damping piece 20 and the handle 10 with any way that is connected that handle separates then.Covering 30 can wrap up or be arranged to lining.Covering 30 should be durable and resilient, and it can be made by rubber, leather, plastics, polyurethane, fabric or various other synthetic materials natural or that synthesize.

Damping piece 20 can be attached to handle 10 and covering 30 by any suitable bonding composition (such as glue, epoxy resin, chemical binder or any other chemical adhesive) or by the method that damping piece is fixed to handle 10 and covering 30.As one of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate, according to the certain material of handle 10 and covering 30, the chemical adhesive of some types is preferred with comparing of other.Adhesive should be firmly to being enough to prevent skidding at the interface between damping piece 20 and handle 10, and adhesive should provide the durability that is enough to keep suitable intensity in the time in several years.In addition, covering 30 can be fitted or otherwise is attached to the end place of handle 10, unclamps or undesirable the separation with the handle 10 of cue 99 preventing.

Damping piece 20 constitutes by having good damping characteristic and contour shape viscoelastic polymer foamed material memory, that be commonly referred to as memory foam.Damping characteristic weakens or eliminates and a certain amount ofly will be passed to the vibrations and the vibration of user's finger and hand from handle 10 usually.Preferably, damping piece 20 is made of open cell type (open-celled) styrene-isoprene foam of polymers, such as the foam of polymers of selling with brand CELLLAMP.Alternately, open pore polyurethane-silicon polymer.The contour shape memory is a specific character of material, thereby after pressure or power removal, the profile or the marking of user's the formed recess of finger keep a short time period.In other words, material had the resilience phase of prolongation before recovering its initial smooth surface profile.This material b referred to as viscoelastic, the behavior but also show viscous behavior because it had not only demonstrated flexibility.This specific character is favourable, because its problem of having used closed pore formula foam of polymers to be run into before having solved, thereby foam in use is not moderately stable.This unstability causes the control at the interface between user's finger and the handle 10 is weakened.

Can expect ground, for those of ordinary skills, the equivalent of above-mentioned some part and substitute can be conspicuous, and therefore, true scope of the present invention and qualification will be set forth in claims.

Claims

1. a cue (99), comprise handle (10) and handle member (15), wherein, described handle member (15) comprise covering (30) and be arranged on described handle (10) and described covering (30) between damping piece (20), and in addition wherein, described damping piece (20) comprises having that damping characteristic and contour shape are memory, viscoelastic open cell type foam of polymers.

2. club according to claim 1 (99), wherein, described damping piece (20) is the form of part in the form of sheets.

3. club according to claim 1 (99), wherein, described damping piece (20) is the form of lining.

4. club according to claim 1 (99), wherein, described foam of polymers is made of styrene-isoprene.

5. club according to claim 1 (99), wherein, described foam of polymers is made of CELLAMP board foam.

6. club according to claim 1 (99), wherein, described foam of polymers is made of polyurethane-silicon.

7. club according to claim 1 (99), wherein, the material of selecting in the group that described covering (30) is made of following material constitutes: rubber, leather, plastics, polyurethane, natural fabric and synthetic textiles.