William M Wethered

6719638, Apr 13, 2004

Feb 6, 2001

09/778256

William Wethered - Maple Valley WA

Pamela Gene Wethered-McClung - Maple Valley WA
David William McClung - Maple Valley WA

A63D 1508

473 49

A cue tip mounting system. A system for releasably securing a leather cue tip to a cue stick is provided. The system provides a tip mount for permanent mounting in the distal end of a cue stick. The tip mount has a threaded shaft extending outward along central axis for releasable threaded engagement with interior threads provided in a detachable mounting ferrule. The mounting ferrule has, at the tip end thereof, a centrally located nipple with flat distal surface for providing a centering force on a leather tip which is adhesively bonded to the tip end of the mounting ferrule. The tip is provided with a nipple accepting cup adapted to receiving the centering nipple protruding from the in the mounting ferrule. Preferably, the tip mount is provided in brass, and the ferrule in brass or aluminum, for absorbing shock.

61833711, Feb 6, 2001

Jun 25, 1997

8/882483

William Merline Wethered - Washougal WA

A63D 1508

473 46

A cue tip mounting system. A system for releasably securing a leather cue tip to a cue stick is provided. The system provides a tip mount for permanent mounting in the distal end of a cue stick. The tip mount has a threaded shaft extending outward along central axis for releasable threaded engagement with interior threads provided in a detachable mounting ferrule. The mounting ferrule has, at the tip end thereof, a centrally located nipple with flat distal surface for providing a centering force on a leather tip which is adhesively bonded to the tip end of the mounting ferrule. The tip is provided with a nipple accepting cup adapted to receiving the centering nipple protruding from the in the mounting ferrule. Preferably, the tip mount is provided in brass, and the ferrule in brass or aluminum, for absorbing shock.

58761578, Mar 2, 1999

Jul 18, 1997

8/896889

William Wethered - Washougal WA

B23B 4514

408104

A drill and forming tool centering jig. The tool is useful centering a drill, bit body, or forming tool with respect to a workpiece shaft face in which a bore is to drilled or a surface is to be shaped. The tool has a generally cylindrical tubular body having a first threaded end portion with external threads thereon, and a second, bushing end opposite thereto. Within the body are secured a first collet and a second collet. A collet compressor to inwardly urges the inner reaches of both collets radially inward toward the outer surface of the workpiece when a jam nut assembly is threadably engaged and tightened on the external threads on the threaded end portion of the body. A bushing is provided to be slideably engaged with and secured in the body. Within the bushing, a forming tool is provided that is adapted to slidingly engage and rotate within the bushing. The forming tool is adapted to shape a working face of a workpiece shaft that is brought into engagement with the forming tool.

61323217, Oct 17, 2000

Jul 17, 1997

8/896108

William Wethered - Washougal WA

A63B 5900

473 47

A joint system for cue sticks. The system includes a joining member, a sleeve, and a receiving member. The cue stick shaft is prepared by drilling and tapping therein a centered threaded bore extending inwardly along a longitudinal axis from a center end face which is transverse to the longitudinal axis. The cue stick handle is similarly prepared. The joining member is preferably integrally formed or machined from a single solid part, and includes a pin portion and a smaller stud portion with a transverse oriented transition portion therebetween preferably shaped as an annular face portion. The pin portion has an externally threaded engagement portion adapted to securely locate the joining member, in the threaded bore in the cue stick shaft. The stud portion extends along the longitudinal axis outward from the pin portion, and has, at the distal end, a threaded locking portion. A receiving member is provided to receive the stud portion.