Amusement devices: games – Games accessories – Game supporting tables or surfaces
Reexamination Certificate
1999-08-05
2002-04-23
Layno, Benjamin H. (Department: 3711)
Amusement devices: games
Games accessories
Game supporting tables or surfaces
C473S004000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06375191
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a snooker table, as well as to apparatus for playing a snooker-type game.
Snooker, pool, billiards and other similar snooker-type games have been played in an unchanged form for many centuries.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an objection of the invention to provide a snooker-type game which is both versatile and challenging.
In a first respect the present invention provides a snooker table having a plurality of edges consisting essentially of a first pair of parallel spaced apart edges and a second pair of parallel spaced apart edges defining a playing surface therebetween, and a plurality of pockets, characterised in that at least one of said edges has at least one formation having at least one edge portion extending at an angle to the edge in which said formation is provided so as to define a non-rectangular playing surface.
Preferably, the formation comprises an inwardly extending projection having edges which are angled at a slant relative to the side edges of the table.
Conveniently, a pocket is located along the formation.
Advantageously, the playing surface has an hourglass-type shape, defining a pair of arrowhead shaped projections which terminate in pockets.
According to another aspect of the invention there is provided a snooker table having at least one irregular formation defining a non-rectangular playing surface.
The invention extends to apparatus for playing a snooker-type game comprising a table of the type described and at least two sets of differently colored balls, each set comprising at least three balls.
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patent: 4948128 (1990-08-01), Emery
patent: 131751 (1919-09-01), None
patent: 2 200 294 (1988-08-01), None
Alistair Spence Heggie
Kelemen Gabor J.
Layno Benjamin H.
Mendiratta Vishu K
Voorhees Catherine M.
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