Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
193 words
An apparatus for use in playing pool and enchancing a learner''s ability to play pool on a table having side and end rails bordering a playing field, the usual side and corner pockets, one or more standard object balls, and a regulation cue ball on the playing field, said apparatus including a spherical imitation cue ball and a spherical imitation playing ball of substantially the same size and shape as the regulation cue ball and a standard object ball respectively means for rigidly securing a peripheral portion of the spherical limitation cue ball to a peripheral portion of the spherical imitation playing ball, and a radially extending pointer secured to the imitation playing ball at a spot on the periphery diametrically opposite to that at which the rigid securing means on the imitation playing ball is connected to the imitation cue ball, said apparatus being spaced from the object ball and being movable to a position in which the pointer on the imitation playing ball is directed to a spot on the object ball that is to be struck by the regulation cue ball to knock the object ball into a desired pocket.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
193 words
An apparatus for use in playing pool and enchancing a learner''s ability to play pool on a table having side and end rails bordering a playing field, the usual side and corner pockets, one or more standard object balls, and a regulation cue ball on the playing field, said apparatus including a spherical imitation cue ball and a spherical imitation playing ball of substantially the same size and shape as the regulation cue ball and a standard object ball respectively means for rigidly securing a peripheral portion of the spherical limitation cue ball to a peripheral portion of the spherical imitation playing ball, and a radially extending pointer secured to the imitation playing ball at a spot on the periphery diametrically opposite to that at which the rigid securing means on the imitation playing ball is connected to the imitation cue ball, said apparatus being spaced from the object ball and being movable to a position in which the pointer on the imitation playing ball is directed to a spot on the object ball that is to be struck by the regulation cue ball to knock the object ball into a desired pocket.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
65 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 1 in which the spherical imitation cue ball is diametrically secured to and engages the spherical imitation playing ball so as to provide a mental picture in the mind of the player which indicates the particular spot on the object ball which is to be struck by the regulation cue ball to knock the object ball into a particular pocket.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 1 in which said pointer is secured to said spherical imitation ball at such a position that it extends approximately one-half of the height of the spherical imitation playing ball above the playing field of said table.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
73 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 1 including a foundation means upon which the spherical imitation playing ball and the spherical imitation cue ball rest, said foundation means having a groove therein of such width and depth that it snugly receives the lower portions of the spherical imitation cue ball and the spherical imitation playing ball to prevent the imitation cue ball and the imitation playing ball from rolling off of the foundation means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
63 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 1 in which the apparatus includes a foundation means and may be supported on the playing field in such a position that the pointer is spaced from and is directed to the spot on the object ball that must be struck by the regulation cue ball to knock the object ball into a desired pocket on the table.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
60 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 1 in which the apparatus is of such size that it may be placed on one of the rails of the table with its pointer directed to the spot on the object ball that is to be struck by the regulation cue ball to knock the object ball in a desired pocket of the table.