Patent ID: 6348006
Filing Date: 2002-02-19
Classification: A63D,F16B

Abstract:
A method of forming a coupler for a cue stick having first and second stick portions comprising:providing a first coupling member for securing to the first stick portion, the first coupling member having only one internal threaded region, the entire only one internal threaded region having only a single uninterrupted constant diameter thread; and providing a second coupling member for securing to the second stick portion, the second coupling member having a first external threaded region, the entire first external threaded region having only a single uninterrupted constant diameter thread, the first external threaded region engages the internal threaded region of the first coupling member for coupling the second coupling member to the first coupling member, the first and second coupling members being firmly securable together within approximately one revolution, one of the coupling members having a smooth inner diameter portion and the other of the coupling members having a smooth elongate tip, the smooth elongate tip engaging the smooth inner diameter portion.