Games using tangible projectile – Billiards or pool – Practice device or device to aid in aiming cue or cue ball...
Patent
1998-10-16
2000-04-04
Passaniti, Sebastiano
Games using tangible projectile
Billiards or pool
Practice device or device to aid in aiming cue or cue ball...
33289, A63D 1500, G01C 1500
Patent
active
060454504
ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to a targeting disk that lays flat on a billiards table and enables a player to more reliably aim and shoot a cue ball at a target ball. The disk has a hemispherical or half-moon shape that is twice as wide as it is long. The radius of the disk is about equal to the combined radii of the cue and target ball. An upper surface of the disk includes a targeting indicium for aiming the cue ball, an alignment pattern and notch for aligning the disk under the target ball, and a pointer for aiming the disk at an intended target such as a pocket or another ball on the table. The targeting indicium is located on an edge of the disk so that the cue ball can strike the target ball without rolling across the surface of the disk. The alignment notch is circular in shape and sized to provide a visual aid that compliments the alignment ring for aligning the targeting disk under the target ball. The hemispherical shape creates two aiming wings located away from the pointer so that the player can easily handle the disk without obstructing his or her view of a pointer. The disk is made of a durable vinyl material with a relatively rigid composition for easy handling and increased life. The upper surface is roughened to enable the cue ball to grip the surface of the disk better than other conventional targeting devices.
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The Ghostball Aim Trainer developed by Elephant Balls, Ltd. of Columbus, Ohio. (no date), (Admitted prior art).
Contemporary Marketing & Design Group, Inc.
Passaniti Sebastiano
Sokol Jeffrey S.
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