U.S. patent application number 11/896420 was filed with the patent office on 2009-03-05 for cue bag and manufacturing method thereof.
Invention is credited to Chia-Ching Liao.
Application Number | 20090057176 11/896420 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 40405704 |
Filed Date | 2009-03-05 |
United States Patent
Application |
20090057176 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Liao; Chia-Ching |
March 5, 2009 |
Cue bag and manufacturing method thereof
Abstract
A cue bag including a bag and at least two tubes is provided.
Each of the tubes includes a tube body, a cushion and a front
block. The tube body includes a penetrated hole defined along an
axis, a front opening and a rear opening respectively defined in
the two ends of the penetrated hole. The cushion is disposed in the
penetrated hole and has a cushion body, a stitching formed along
the axis and two folded portions respectively folded on an outer
surface of the tube body from the front opening and the rear
opening. The front block is mounted in the inner surface of the
tube body and disposed adjacent to the front opening of the tube
body to define a first diameter less than a second diameter of the
front opening.
Inventors: |
Liao; Chia-Ching; (Taichung,
TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Joe McKinney Muncy
PO Box 1364
Fairfax
VA
22038-1364
US
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Family ID: |
40405704 |
Appl. No.: |
11/896420 |
Filed: |
August 31, 2007 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
206/315.1 ;
206/443; 29/455.1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A63D 15/10 20130101;
Y10T 29/49879 20150115 |
Class at
Publication: |
206/315.1 ;
206/443; 29/455.1 |
International
Class: |
B65D 85/20 20060101
B65D085/20 |
Claims
1. A cue bag, comprising: a bag; and at least two tubes held in the
bag, each tube comprising: a tube body comprising a penetrated hole
defined along an axis, a front opening and a rear opening wherein
the front opening and the rear opening are respectively defined in
two ends of the penetrated hole; and a cushion disposed in the
penetrated hole and comprising a cushion body, a stitching formed
along the axis, and two folded portions formed respectively in two
ends of the cushion body wherein the folded portions are
respectively folded on an outer surface of the tube body from the
front opening and the rear opening, and the stitching on the folded
portions is aligned with the stitching of the cushion body
straightly and is defined parallel to the axis.
2. The cue bag of claim 1, wherein the tube body further comprises
a plurality of holes defined on the outer surface and communicating
with the penetrated hole.
3. The cue bag of claim 1, wherein the cushion is made of flannel
or fabric material.
4. The cue bag of claim 1, further comprising a rear block
positioned in the rear opening of the tube body.
5. The cue bag of claim 1, further comprising multiple bands wound
around the folded portions to fix the folded portions on the outer
surface of the tube body.
6. The cue bag of claim 5, wherein the bands are transparent
adhesive tapes.
7. A cue bag, comprising: a bag; and at least two tubes wherein the
tubes respectively receive a cue shaft and a cue butt, and each
tube comprising: a tube body comprising a penetrated hole defined
along an axis, a front opening and a rear opening wherein the front
opening and the rear opening are respectively defined in the two
ends of the penetrated hole; a cushion disposed in the penetrated
hole and comprising a cushion body, a stitching formed along the
axis, and two folded portions formed respectively in two ends of
the cushion body wherein the folded portions are respectively
folded on an outer surface of the tube body from the front opening
and the rear opening, and the stitching on the folded portions is
aligned with the stitching of the cushion body straightly and is
defined parallel to the axis; and a front block made of elastic
material, mounted in an inner surface of the tube body and disposed
adjacent to the front opening of the tube body to define a first
diameter less than a second diameter of the front opening.
8. The cue bag of claim 7, wherein the front block is a
polyurethane foam.
9. The cue bag of claim 7, wherein the front block is clipped
between the tube body and the cushion.
10. The cue bag of claim 7, wherein the front block has a taper
cross section.
11. A manufacturing method for a cue bag, comprising: (A) disposing
a cushion in a tube body along an axis, and folding two folded
portions formed in two ends of the cushion on an outer surface of
the tube body wherein the cushion has a stitching formed along the
axis; (B) aligning the stitching on the folded portions with the
stitching of the cushion and fixing the folded portions on the
outer surface of the tube body; (C) examining the roundness and the
flatness of the cushion in the tube body; and (D) setting the tubes
in the bag.
12. The manufacturing method for a cue bag of claim 11, further
comprises mounting an elastic front block on an inner surface of
the tube which is adjacent to a front opening of the tube body
before step (A) to provide a first diameter less than a second
diameter of the front opening.
13. The manufacturing method for a cue bag of claim 11, further
comprising setting a rear block to obstruct a rear opening after
step (C).
14. The manufacturing method for a cue bag of claim 11, wherein the
folded portions of the cushion are respectively fixed on the outer
surface of the tube by a band.
Description
BACKGROUND
[0001] 1. Field of Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a cue bag, and more
particularly to the cue bag for receiving the cue more easily and
the manufacturing method thereof.
[0003] 2. Description of Related Art
[0004] The conventional cue bag includes a bag and multiple tubes
set within the bag. The tubes are designed in various sizes in
accordance with the cue butt and the cue shaft with different
diameters.
[0005] Refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2. FIG. 1 illustrates a partial
perspective view of the flannel 120 to show the crease thereon.
FIG. 2 illustrates a sectional view of the tube 100 to show the
crease on the flannel 120.
[0006] The tube 100 includes a cushion made of elastic fabric to
prevent the cue surface from scraping. In this embodiment, the
flannel 120 is disposed inside the hollow tube 110, and the two
ends of the flannel 120 are respectively folded from the two ends
of the hollow tube 110 to attach on the outer surface of the hollow
tube 110 by an adhesive tape 130. Because of the friction between
the flannel 120 and the outer surface of the cue, the demounted cue
butt or the cue shaft 140 needs to be spiraled in and out of the
tube 100.
[0007] However, the flannel 120 is folded to attach on the outer
surface of the hollow tube 110 without position process and flat
detection such that the two ends of the flannel 120 may be twisted
radially. Therefore, the flannel 120 positioned in the hollow tube
110 is formed as redundant crease 121. The crease 121 is
intertwined around the cue tightly when the demounted cue butt or
the cue shaft 140 is spiraled in and out of the tube 100. As a
result, the demounted cue butt or the cue shaft 140 is difficult
for the user to spiral in and out of the tube 100 because of the
resistance resulted from the crease 121 of the flannel 120.
[0008] In addition, the cue is gradually decreased in diameter from
the back end to the front end, but the conventional tube 100 of the
cue bag is formed in a same diameter such that the cue is easily
escaped from the tube 100 because of a lack of block. When the cue
bag is laid on a vehicle, the cue bag is affected by the shaking
force, and the cue is moved forward and backward to collide with
the cover of the cue bag. In this way, the cue cannot be protected
from damage by the cue bag, and the ends of the cue may be broken
because of the collision.
SUMMARY
[0009] It is therefore an aspect to provide a cue bag to improve
the problem that conventional cue bag has a flannel crease to
affect cue receiving.
[0010] It is therefore another aspect to provide a cue bag to solve
the problem that the cue received in the conventional cue bag is
escaped easily because of a lack of block.
[0011] It is therefore another aspect to provide a cue bag to
improve the problem that the cue is difficult to spiral into the
tube because of the air resistance.
[0012] In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention,
the cue bag includes a bag and at least two tubes held in the bag.
Each of the tubes includes a tube body, a cushion and a front
block.
[0013] The tube body includes a penetrated hole defined along the
axis, multiple holes defined on the outer surface of the tube body
to communicate with the penetrated hole, a front opening and a rear
opening respectively defined in the two ends of the penetrated
hole. The front block is an elastic material, and is mounted in the
inner surface adjacent to the front opening. The cushion is made of
flannel or fabric material, and disposed in the penetrated
hole.
[0014] The cushion includes a cushion body, a stitching formed
along the axis, and two folded portions formed in the two ends of
the cushion body. The folded portions are respectively folded on
the outer surface of the tube body from the front opening and the
rear opening. The stitching on the folded portions is aligned with
the stitching of the cushion body straightly and is defined
parallel to the axis.
[0015] As a result, the cue bag of the present invention has the
following effects:
[0016] The cushion is disposed in the tube body with fine roundness
and flatness such that the cue is prevented from obstructing by the
crease formed on the cushion when spiraling into the cue bag for
receiving. In addition, the cue is also prevented from escaping to
cause damage because of the obstruction provided from the front
block. In addition, the configuration of the holes provides air
conduction to exhaust the air in the tube body, and the cue is
spiraled into the tube body more easily without air resistance.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0017] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further
understanding of the invention, and are incorporated in and
constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate
embodiments of the invention and, together with the description,
serve to explain the principles of the invention. In the
drawings,
[0018] FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view of the flannel of the
conventional tube;
[0019] FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the conventional tube;
[0020] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a cue bag of an embodiment
in accordance with the present invention;
[0021] FIG. 4 is a sectional view along the cross line 4-4 in FIG.
3;
[0022] FIG. 5 is a side view of the tube of the embodiment in
accordance with the present invention;
[0023] FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the tube in accordance with
the tube body in FIG. 5; and
[0024] FIG. 7 is a flow chart of the manufacturing method of the
tube in accordance with the present invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0025] Reference will now be made in detail to the present
preferred embodiments of the invention, examples of which are
illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the
same reference numbers are used in the drawings and the description
to refer to the same or like parts.
[0026] While the specification concludes with claims defining the
features of the invention that are regarded as novel, it is
believed that the invention will be better understood from a
consideration of the following description in conjunction with the
figures, in which like reference numerals are carried forward.
[0027] Refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4. FIG. 3 illustrates a perspective
view of a cue bag of an embodiment in accordance with the present
invention. FIG. 4 illustrates a sectional view along the cross line
4-4 in FIG. 3. The cue bag includes a bag 200 and multiple tubes
300 held in the bag 200. In this embodiment, the tubes 300 comprise
two tubes with larger diameter and four tubes with smaller diameter
to respectively receive the cue butt and the cue shaft.
[0028] The bag 200 includes an ornament cover 210, a slab layer
220, and a buffering layer 230 wherein the slab layer 220 is held
between the ornament cover 210 and the buffering layer 230. The
ornament cover 210 is cloth or fur, and includes a lid 211, a sling
212 and a side bag 213 for receiving appurtenances. The slab layer
220 is made of cardboard or plastic board with firm and counter
shock features. The buffering layer 230 is formed by covering the
polyurethane foam with the cushion and circulated around the tubes
300 to absorb shock.
[0029] Refer to FIG. 4, FIG. 5 and FIG. 6. FIG. 5 illustrates a
side view of the tube of the embodiment. FIG. 6 illustrates a
sectional view of the tube body in accordance with the tube in FIG.
5. Each of the tubes 300 includes a tube body 310, a cushion 320, a
front block 330, a rear block 340 and multiple bands 350 and
360.
[0030] The tube body 310 includes a penetrated hole 312, a front
opening 313, a rear opening 314 and multiple holes 315. The
penetrated hole 312 is defined along the axis 311. The front
opening 313 and the rear opening 314 are respectively defined in
the two ends of the penetrated hole 312. The holes 315 are defined
on an outer surface 316 of the tube body 310 to communicate with
the penetrated hole 312.
[0031] The cushion 320 is made of flannel or fabric material, and
disposed in the penetrated hole 312 of the tube body 310. The
cushion 320 includes a cushion body 321, a stitching 322 formed
along the axis 311 and two folded portions 323 formed in the two
ends of the cushion body 321. The folded portions 323 are
respectively folded on the outer surface 316 of the tube body 310
from the front opening 313 and the rear opening 314. The stitching
3221 on the folded portions 323 is aligned with the stitching 3222
of the cushion 320 straightly, and is defined parallel to the axis
311.
[0032] Refer to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6. The bands 350 are respectively
wound around the folded portions 323 of the cushion 320 to fix the
folded portions 323 on the outer surface 316 of the tube body 310.
Refer to FIG. 4. Another band 360 is wound around the six tubes 300
to prevent shaking resulting from the spaces between each of the
tubes 300.
[0033] Refer to FIG. 6. The front block 330 is an elastic material
made of polyurethane foam. The front block 330 is mounted in an
inner surface 317 adjacent to the front opening 313, and clipped
between the tube body 310 and the cushion 320. When the cue is put
into the tubes 300 through the front opening 313, the cue is forced
against the front block 330 to compress and deform the elastic
front block 330. After the cue is received in the tube 300, the
front block 330 is expanded elastically to original shape to form
an obstruction segment and prevent the cue from escaping from the
front opening 313.
[0034] The rear block 340 is made of elastic material, such as
hardened sponge, and positioned in the rear opening 314 to absorb
the shake resulted from the oscillation of the cue received in the
tube 300.
[0035] Refer to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7. FIG. 7 illustrates a flow chart
of the manufacturing method of the tube of the cue bag in
accordance with the present invention.
[0036] In step 410, mounting the elastic front block 330 on the
inner surface 317 of the tube body 310 to form a first diameter "d"
less than a second diameter "d1" of the front opening 313.
[0037] In step 420, disposing the cushion 320 in the tube body 310
along the axis 311, and folding two folded portions 323 formed in
the two ends of the cushion 320 on the outer surface 316 of the
tube body 310 wherein cushion 320 has a stitching 322 formed along
the axis 311.
[0038] In step 430, aligning the stitching 3221 on the folded
portions 323 with the stitching 3222 of the cushion 320 wherein the
stitching 3221 is defined parallel to the axis 311, and fixing the
folded portions 323 on the outer surface 316 of the tube body 310
by the bands 350.
[0039] In step 440, examining the roundness and the flatness of the
cushion 320 in the tube body 310, and regulating the cushion 320 to
reduce redundant crease and enhance flatness.
[0040] In step 450, setting a rear block 340 in the rear opening
314 of the tube body 310 to obstruct the rear opening 314, and
setting the tubes 300 in the bag.
[0041] As embodied and broadly described herein, the cushion 320 is
disposed in the tube body 310 with fine roundness and flatness such
that the cue is prevented from being obstructed by the crease when
spiraling into the cue bag for receiving. Through the elastic
feature of the front block 330 mounted adjacent to the front
opening 313, the cue is also prevented from escaping to cause
damage. In addition, the configuration of the holes 315 defined on
the outer surface 316 of the tube body 310 mitigates the weight and
provides air conduction. Because of the air conduction, the air in
the tube body 310 is exhausted when the cue is spiraled into the
tube body 310 more easily without air resistance.
[0042] Although the present invention has been described in
considerable detail with reference to certain preferred embodiments
thereof, other embodiments are possible. Therefore, the spirit and
scope of the appended claims should not be limited to the
description of the preferred embodiments contained herein.
[0043] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various
modifications and variations can be made to the structure of the
present invention without departing from the scope or spirit of the
invention. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the
present invention cover modifications and variations of this
invention provided they fall within the scope of the following
claims and their equivalents.
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