Ball game with projector and automatic ball supplying and racking means

Claim 1

AN APPARATUS FOR PLAYING A SIMULATED POOL GAME UTILIZING A PLURALITY OF CUE BALLS AND A PLURALITY OF PLAYING BALLS HAVING A DIAMETER SMALLER THAN THE CUE BALLS, COMPRISING A TABLE HAVING A FLAT PLAYING SURFACE, A FRONT CUSHION, A REAR CUSHION, TWO SIDE CUSHONS, SAID CUSHIONS BEING OF A RESILIENT MATERIAL AND HAVING RECESSED PORTIONS, AND HOLES IN THE PLAYING SURFACE AND WITHIN THE RECESSED PORTIONS OF THE CUSHIONS ACCORDING TO THE GEOMETRY OF A CONVENTIONAL POOL TABLE, A CLASSIFIER UNDER THE PLAYING SURFACE ADAPTED TO RECEIVE BALLS PASSING THROUGH SAID HOLES, SAID CLASSIFIER BEING A U-SHAPED CHANNEL HAVING UPPER SIDE WALLS SPACED APART A DISTANCE LARGER THAN THE DIAMETER OF THE CUE BALLS, LOWER SIDE WALLS SPACED APART A DISTANCE SMALLER THAN THE DIAMETER OF THE CUE BALLS BUT LARGER THAN THE DIAMETER OF THE PLAYING BALLS, AND A SHOULDER PORTION BETWEEN SAID UPPER AND LOWER SIDE WALLS ADAPTED TO CARRY CUE BALLS WHILE THE BOTTOM OF THE U-SHAPED CHANNEL IS ADAPTED TO CARRY PLAYING BALLS, A FIRST RECEIVING STATION FOR RECEIVING CUE BALLS FROM THE CLASSIFIER, A SECOND RECEIVING STATION FOR RECEIVING PLAYING BALLS FROM THE CLASSIFIER, A SHOOTER FOR DIRECTING CUE BALLS OUT ONTO THE PLAYING SURFACE, ELEVATOR MEANS FOR MOVING BALLS FROM SAID FIRST RECEIVING STATION INTO SHOOTING POSITION IN SAID SHOOTER, CONVEYOR MEANS FOR MOVING PLAYING BALLS FROM SAID SECOND RECEIVING STATION UPWARDLY, A G RACK ATTACHED TO THE REAR CUSHION, SAID RACK CONSTRUCTED TO RECEIVE THE PLAYING BALLS FROM SAID CONVEYOR MEANS, AND POSITION THE BALLS ON THE PLAYING SURFACE, AN EXTENSION AT THE REAR OF THE PLAYING SURFACE, AN EXTENFOR HOLDING THE RACK AND BALLS WHILE THE RACK IS BEING LOADED WITH THE PLAYING BALLS FROM THE CONVEYOR MEANS, AND MEANS FOR MOVING THE REAR CUSHION SO AS TO MOVE THE LOADED RACK INTO THE PLAYING POSITION ON THE PLAYING SURFACE, RAISE THE RACK FROM THE BALLS, AND MOVE THE EMPTY RACK BACK TO AN OUT OF PLAY POSITION ON THE EXTENSION AT THE REAR OF THE PLAYING SURFACE.

Claim 2

AN APPARATUS FOR PLAYING A SIMULATED POOL GAME UTILIZING A PLURALITY OF CUE BALLS AND A PLURALITY OF PLAYING BALLS HAVING A DIAMETER SMALLER THAN THE CUE BALLS, COMPRISING A TABLE HAVING A FLAT PLAYING SURFACE, A FRONT CUSHION, A REAR CUSHION, TWO SIDE CUSHONS, SAID CUSHIONS BEING OF A RESILIENT MATERIAL AND HAVING RECESSED PORTIONS, AND HOLES IN THE PLAYING SURFACE AND WITHIN THE RECESSED PORTIONS OF THE CUSHIONS ACCORDING TO THE GEOMETRY OF A CONVENTIONAL POOL TABLE, A CLASSIFIER UNDER THE PLAYING SURFACE ADAPTED TO RECEIVE BALLS PASSING THROUGH SAID HOLES, SAID CLASSIFIER BEING A U-SHAPED CHANNEL HAVING UPPER SIDE WALLS SPACED APART A DISTANCE LARGER THAN THE DIAMETER OF THE CUE BALLS, LOWER SIDE WALLS SPACED APART A DISTANCE SMALLER THAN THE DIAMETER OF THE CUE BALLS BUT LARGER THAN THE DIAMETER OF THE PLAYING BALLS, AND A SHOULDER PORTION BETWEEN SAID UPPER AND LOWER SIDE WALLS ADAPTED TO CARRY CUE BALLS WHILE THE BOTTOM OF THE U-SHAPED CHANNEL IS ADAPTED TO CARRY PLAYING BALLS, A FIRST RECEIVING STATION FOR RECEIVING CUE BALLS FROM THE CLASSIFIER, A SECOND RECEIVING STATION FOR RECEIVING PLAYING BALLS FROM THE CLASSIFIER, A SHOOTER FOR DIRECTING CUE BALLS OUT ONTO THE PLAYING SURFACE, ELEVATOR MEANS FOR MOVING BALLS FROM SAID FIRST RECEIVING STATION INTO SHOOTING POSITION IN SAID SHOOTER, CONVEYOR MEANS FOR MOVING PLAYING BALLS FROM SAID SECOND RECEIVING STATION UPWARDLY, A G RACK ATTACHED TO THE REAR CUSHION, SAID RACK CONSTRUCTED TO RECEIVE THE PLAYING BALLS FROM SAID CONVEYOR MEANS, AND POSITION THE BALLS ON THE PLAYING SURFACE, AN EXTENSION AT THE REAR OF THE PLAYING SURFACE, AN EXTENFOR HOLDING THE RACK AND BALLS WHILE THE RACK IS BEING LOADED WITH THE PLAYING BALLS FROM THE CONVEYOR MEANS, AND MEANS FOR MOVING THE REAR CUSHION SO AS TO MOVE THE LOADED RACK INTO THE PLAYING POSITION ON THE PLAYING SURFACE, RAISE THE RACK FROM THE BALLS, AND MOVE THE EMPTY RACK BACK TO AN OUT OF PLAY POSITION ON THE EXTENSION AT THE REAR OF THE PLAYING SURFACE.