Patent ID: 6942577

Claim:
A light up pool cue having a shaft and a handle with a butt end, comprising: a power source; control circuitry operatively coupled to the power source; a sensor operatively coupled to the control circuitry; a light source operatively coupled to the control circuitry; a member formed from one of a transparent material and a translucent material, the member forming a portion of the handle proximate the butt end, the member containing the light source wherein light from the illuminated light source is visible through the member, the member has a generally cylindrical shape and is hollow, the light from the light source is visible over the entire periphery of the member when the light source is illuminated; wherein the sensor is adapted to detect an impact of the pool cue with another object, and wherein upon detection of the impact, the sensor generates an electrical signal to the control circuitry, causing the control circuitry to illuminate the light source.