Portable billiard cue holder structure

Abstract

The portable billiard cue holder structure of the present invention primarily comprises a bottom base having rollers on a bottom of the billiard cue holder. A moveable bow-shaped handle, strap or puller is disposed on a side surface or top surface of the billiard cue holder such that the handle, strap or puller is pulled to facilitate the moving of the billiard cue holder by the rollers in an effort-saving manner.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(a) Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a portable billiard cue holder structure, more particularly, to a billiard cue holder having rollers such that the billiard cue holder is configured in a way that billiard cues are carried more conveniently, fast and comfortably.

(b) Description of the Prior Art

Billiards is not so violent as basketball or soccer. It is mostly played indoors, thereby being free from weather effects. It requires good observation power and especially strategies and skills during striking. Therefore, it is specially suitable for young people or ladies. As billiards has become more popular nowadays, people become more particular about this sport, including the selection of more suitable billiard cues for particular occasions, the need of another billiard cue at a different time, etc. As a result, billiards players mostly have several billiard cues for drilling or competitions. In order to be able to use suitable billiard cues for suitable time or occasions without extra efforts, it is common and necessary for the players to carry several billiard cues. As billiard cues are mostly designed to be two pieces to achieve a certain degree of straightness and portability, the billiard cue holder that is designed to hold several billiard cues cannot be designed too narrow. Also, as billiard cues are to be designed at a particular size sophistically, billiard cue holders are mostly shockproof. Therefore, billiard cue holders are not light in weight and their volume is not small. It is a major issue for the billiard cue holder to be effort-saving or easily moved or carried on one's back.

A conventional billiard cue holder is mostly configured as a rectangular box or case structure made of rigid structures (such as wood or hard plastics) outside and soft shockproof materials inside. Together with several billiard cues inside, the billiard cue holder is not light in weight such that it is tiring for the middle-aged, aged or ladies to carry it on the back. When the billiard cue holder becomes heavier by carrying more billiard cues inside, it exceeds one's body strength or may even hurt one's shoulder if it is carried improperly. Therefore, it is necessary to design an effort-saving, easily movable billiard cue holder.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

To overcome the above drawbacks, it is the primary object of the present invention to provide a billiard cue holder, having rollers, which is provided with a puller, handle or strap on different positions of the holder for pulling, carrying and dragging, such that the billiards player can safely and easily move the billiard cue holder.

To achieve the above object, the present invention is provided with a hard moveable bow-shaped handle or a suitably long strap at a side surface of the billiard cue holder and provided with a hard bottom base on a bottom of the billiard cue holder. A groove, provided inside the bottom base, is disposed between two wheel holes that are connected by a bearing groove, thereby displaying an I-shaped structure. A plurality of fixed protrusions is disposed on the bearing groove of the bottom base and at least one pivotal piece is disposed on a non-groove portion on a bottom of the bottom base. Two suitably sized rollers are connected by an axle that is exactly inserted into the bearing grove and the rollers at two ends are inserted into the wheel holes such that the rollers can be extended into the bottom base. At least one suitably wide iron plate is sealed on a surface of the bearing groove. A fastener penetrates through the iron plate and is locked on the fixed protrusion such that the axle and the roller assembly can be pivotally provided on the bottom base and the billiard cue holder can become erect by means of the two rollers and the pivotal piece on the bottom base or the billiard cue holder can be moved by the rollers in a more effort-saving and convenient manner.

To enable a further understanding of the objectives and the technological methods of the invention herein, the brief description of the drawings below is followed by the detailed description of the preferred embodiments.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows an exploded perspective view of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows an exploded perspective view of the bottom base of the present invention.

FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of the bottom base of the present invention.

FIG. 4 shows a schematic view of the states when using the rollers in the present invention.

FIG. 5 shows a side structural perspective of the present invention in an erect position.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Referring to FIGS. 1, 2 & 3, the billiard cue holder 10 of the present invention comprises a pivotally connected cover 14, having a puller 11 provided on a top of the cover 14. A hard moveable bow-shaped handle 12 is provided on a side surface of the billiard cue holder 10 and a suitably long strap 13 is disposed on another side surface of the billiard cue holder 10. A hard bottom base 20 is provided on a bottom of the billiard cue holder 10.

A groove 21, provided inside the bottom base 20, is disposed between two wheel holes 22 and 23 that are connected by a bearing groove 24, thereby displaying an “I-shaped” structure. A plurality of fixed protrusions 25 is disposed on the bearing groove 24 of the bottom base 20 and a plurality of pivotal pieces 26 is disposed on a portion that is not related to the groove 21 on a bottom of the bottom base 20.

Two suitably sized rollers 30 are connected by an axle 31 that is exactly inserted into the bearing grove 24 and the rollers 30 at two ends are inserted into the wheel holes 22 and 23 such that the rollers 30 can be extended into the bottom base 20.

At least one suitably wide iron plate 40 is sealed on a surface of the bearing groove 24. A fastener 50 (e.g. screw) penetrates through the iron plate 40 and is locked on the fixed protrusion 25 such that the axle 31 and the roller 30 assembly can be pivotally provided on the bottom base 20 and the billiard cue holder 10 can become erect by means of the two rollers 30 and the pivotal piece 26 on the bottom base 20 (as shown in FIG. 5.)

Referring to FIG. 4, the puller 11 can be directly pulled such that the billiard cue holder 10 is tilted and the rollers 30 are placed on the ground and moved. Also, a slightly upper end of the strap 13 can be pulled forward. Moreover, the bow-shaped handle 12 as shown in FIG. 1 can be pulled such that the billiard cue holder 10 becomes titled, thereby moving the rollers without extra efforts. When the rollers 30 are moved to a fixed location as shown in FIG. 5, the rollers 30 and the pivotal piece 26 can be supported and become erect such that the cover 14 is open and the required billiard cue is selected from the billiard cue holder 10. In addition, the conventional structure can be raised or carried on one's back and moved by means of the puller 11, the strap 13 or the bow-shaped handle 12 of the billiard cue holder 10. The advantage of the present invention is to enhance the movement of rollers 30, thereby moving the billiard cue holder 10 in a more convenient and effort-saving and less tiring manner. Therefore, the present invention is suitable for playing billiards.

It is of course to be understood that the embodiment described herein is merely illustrative of the principles of the invention and that a wide variety of modifications thereto may be effected by persons skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims.

Claims

1. A portable billiard cue holder structure, comprising: a hard moveable bow-shaped handle or a suitably long strap provided on a side surface of the billiard cue holder and a hard bottom base provided on a bottom of the billiard cue holder; a groove, provided inside the bottom base and disposed between two wheel holes that are connected by a bearing groove, thereby displaying an I-shaped structure; a plurality of fixed protrusions disposed on the bearing groove of the bottom base and at least one pivotal piece disposed on a non-groove portion on a bottom of the bottom base;

two suitably sized rollers, connected by an axle that is exactly inserted into the bearing grove and the rollers at two ends are inserted into the wheel holes such that the rollers can be extended into the bottom base;

at least one suitably wide iron plate is sealed on a surface of the bearing groove; a fastener penetrates through the iron plate and is locked on the fixed protrusion such that the axle and the roller assembly can be pivotally provided on the bottom base and the billiard cue holder can become erect by means of the two rollers and the pivotal piece on the bottom base or is moved by the rollers.

2. The portable billiard cue holder structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the billiard cue holder comprises a pivotally connected cover, having a puller provided on a top of the cover.