Amusement devices: games – Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor... – Target
Patent
1982-02-08
1983-12-27
Apley, Richard J.
Amusement devices: games
Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor...
Target
A63D 1500
Patent
active
044226373
ABSTRACT:
A storage and dispensing device for billiard balls or pool balls that includes a pivotable off-loading arm that positions the balls at a plurality of desired positions on a billiard table or pool table for subsequent play. The storage and dispensing device, operable by hand or from virtually any position around a billiard or pool table with the added reach of a cue stick, spots the balls at various desired locations. The device includes a gravity operated sequential ball storage ramp, a base connected below the ramp that is connectable to the edge of the playing table, and an off loading arm that is pivotally connected at the lower end of the storage ramp. The off-loading arm is pivotally movable about an axis which is parallel to the playing surface, movable from an upper rest position wherein the distal end of the arm is above the table surface and is higher than the arm pivot axis at the proximal end of the arm, to a lower in-use position, wherein the distal end rests on the table surface and is lower than the arm's proximal end. Each time the off-loading arm is so cycled from and back to the rest position, one ball is placed at a desired location on the table. A biasing means returns the arm to its upper rest position. The off-loading arm is also rotatable in arcuate fashion over the table about the vertical axis of the device, which is perpendicular to the table to which the device is attached, so that the balls may be deposited at one of a plurality of positions on the table. The off-loading arm may be made to telescope longitudinally to provide further versatility in positioning the balls on the table. A handle may also be provided for carrying.
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