Games using tangible projectile – Billiards or pool – Ball spotting rack
Reexamination Certificate
2000-02-29
2001-11-06
Chapman, Jeanette (Department: 3711)
Games using tangible projectile
Billiards or pool
Ball spotting rack
Reexamination Certificate
active
06312342
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to billiard racks for pool or billiard balls and more particularly to an improved such device that simplifies the racking operation while assuring a tight racking of the balls.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the racking of pocket pool or billiard balls prior to the initiation of play, the balls are placed in a triangular rack, the head ball located on the appropriate spot, the balls forced toward the front of the rack with the fingers (generally the thumbs) and the rack vertically removed from about the balls. During the removal of the rack from about the balls, it is not uncommon that one or more portions of the rack contacts the balls causing the rack to “loosen”. The occurrence of such a condition requires that the balls be “reracked” until a tight i.e. all balls touching, rack is achieved.
The design of a rack that permits even the most inexperienced player to properly rack the balls without the possibility of “loosening” the rack in the process of removal of the billiard rack would be of significant benefit to the pool and billiard playing community.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a pocket pool or billiard ball-billiard rack that allows even the most inexperienced player to properly rack the balls before the onset of play.
It is another object of the resent invention to provide a ball-billiard rack that rotates out or contact with the balls during the racking operation rather than requiring vertical removal of the rack from about the balls.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to the present invention there is provided a generally triangular billiard rack that incorporates in its rearmost side at least one outwardly and angularly extending lever portion that permits upward rotation of the billiard rack from contact with the balls upon the application of downward pressure with the thumbs or other fingers prior to removal of the billiard rack from about the balls in the ball racking operation. According to various preferred embodiments of the invention, a pair of lever portions are incorporated in the rearmost side, cut outs are provided in the interior walls of the billiard rack below the points of contact of the billiard rack with the balls to further facilitate the rotational removal of the billiard rack from about the balls and the lower portions of walls are cut away to further facilitate removal of the rack from about the balls.
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Aryanpour Mitra
Chapman Jeanette
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