Patent ID: 7815057

Claim:
A portable cue stick holding apparatus for detachable connection to a support surface, the apparatus comprising: first and second cue stick holding members each including a handle section, a support surface gripping section, a cue stick receiving section and first and second arm members, the cue stick holding members integrally formed such that the cue stick receiving section of each cue stick holding member is positioned between the handle section and the support surface gripping section such that the handle section extends outwardly of the cue stick receiving section, the handle section comprising an inlay at an inner portion of the handle section, the handle section and inlay forming an aperture to receive a pool ball, the inlay supporting the pool ball in a substantially stationary position when the aperture receives the pool ball, the inlay being formed from a different material than an outer portion of the handle section; a pivot member that couples the first arm member of the first cue stick holding member with the first arm member of the second cue stick holding member and that couples the second arm member of the first cue stick holding member with the second arm member of the second cue stick holding member such that movement of the handle sections of the first and second cue stick holding members toward one another causes movement of the support surface gripping section of the first and second cue stick holding members away from one another, wherein the handle sections are movable into a plurality of positions relative to one another, the plurality of positions including a pool ball resting position, wherein at least one of the handle sections is in the pool ball resting position when the portable cue stick holding apparatus is clamped to the support surface, and wherein at least one of the handle sections is in an approximately horizontal plane to provide a resting surface for the pool ball when the handle section is in the pool ball resting position; and a biasing member positioned between the first and second cue stick holding members, the biasing member biasing the handle sections of the first and second cue stick holding members away from one another, thereby biasing the support surface gripping sections of the first and second cue stick holding members toward one another.