Pool table with removable pocket and rail structure

Claim 2

A pool table comprising a metallic frame having leg means secured thereto and projecting downwardly therefrom, said frame including a pair of elongate longitudinal rigid frame members each having a plurality of openings therein, a plurality of spaced apart elongate metallic hollow truss members each extending between said longitudinal frame members and projecting through openings therein, a substantially flat rectangular bed having a plurality of vertically spaced apart apertures in the marginal portions thereof, said bed having a pair of opposed side pocket recesses in the longitudinal edge portions thereof, and having a plurality of cornEr pocket recesses in the corner portions thereof, a continuous rail and bumper structure positioned upon said bed along the longitudinal side and transverse end portions thereof, said structure including a plurality of similar rail and bumper members each having a plurality of apertures therein, each aperture in a rail and bumper member being disposed in registering relation with an aperture in said bed, a plurality of clamping members each extending through an opening in said rail and bumper structure and through a registering opening in the bed and being connected to one of said truss members to clamp the rail and bumper structure and bed on the frame, said rail and bumper structure including a pair of center connecting members positioned upon said bed and each interconnecting a pair of rail and bumper members positioned along one longitudinal side of said bed, a plurality of corner connecting members positioned upon said bed adjacent the corners thereof and interconnecting a pair of rail and bumper members positioned along a longitudinal side and a transverse end portion of the bed, each of said corner and side connecting members having a pair of male socket elements thereon projecting longitudinally outwardly from each end thereof, and each rail and bumper member having a pair of female sockets in each end thereof receiving the male socket elements from adjacent corner and side connecting members to interconnect said corner and said connecting members to said rail and bumper members, each side and corner connecting member having a concave inner surface which cooperates with a pocket defining recess in the bed to define a pocket, an arcuate deflector member secured to the concave surface of each connecting member, each deflector member having an elongate lower edge defining a guide surface for causing a ball impelled against the deflector member to be directed downwardly through the pocket, said lower edge including a pair of elongate curved edge portions, each extending from one end of said deflector member downwardly and inwardly and converging with said other edge portion to form a point therewith.

Claim 3

The pool table as defined in claim 1 wherein each deflector member includes a horizontal portion affixed to the upper surface of each connecting member, and a vertical portion integral with said horizontal portion and affixed to the concave side of the associated connecting member, a lip projecting outwardly from said horizontal portion and overlying the vertical portion of the associated deflector member, said lip cooperating with said lower edge guide surface to impell a ball downwardly.

Claim 4

The pool table as defined in claim 1 wherein each rail and bumper member includes an outer shell formed of metal, and a core formed of a foamed material.

Claim 5

A pool table comprising a metallic frame having leg means secured thereto and projecting downwardly therefrom, a substantially flat rectangular bed mounted on said frame, said bed having a pair of opposed side pocket recesses in the longitudinal edge portions thereof, and having a plurality of corner pocket recesses in the corner portions thereof, a continuous rail and bumper structure positioned upon said bed along the longitudinal side and transverse end portions thereof, a plurality of clamping members clamping the rail and bumper structure and bed on the frame, said rail and bumper structure including corner and side pocket recesses each defined by generally vertically oriented recessed surfaces, each side pocket recess in the rail and bumper structure cooperating with a side pocket recess in the bed to define a side pocket, and each corner pocket recess in each rail and bumper structure cooperating with each corner pocket recess in the bed to define a corner pocket, an arcuate deflector member secured to the concave surface defining each pocket recess in the rail and bumper structure, each deflector member having an elongate lower edge defining a pair of elongate curvEd edge portions for causing a ball impelled against the deflector member to be directed downwardly through the pocket, each edge portion extending from one end of said deflector member downwardly and inwardly and converging with the other edge portion to define a point therewith.

Claim 6

A pool table comprising a metallic frame having leg means secured thereto and projecting downwardly therefrom, a substantially flat rectangular bed mounted on said frame, said bed having a pair of opposed side pocket recesses in the longitudinal edge portions thereof, and having a plurality of corner pocket recesses in the corner portions thereof, a continuous rail and bumper structure positioned upon said bed along the longitudinal side and transverse end portions thereof, a plurality of clamping members clamping the rail and bumper structure and bed on the frame, said rail and bumper structure including corner and side pocket recesses each defined by generally vertically oriented recessed surfaces, each side pocket recess in the rail and bumper structure cooperating with a side pocket recess in the bed to define a side pocket, and each corner pocket recess in each rail and bumper structure cooperating with each corner pocket recess in the bed to define a corner pocket, an arcuate deflector member secured to the concave surface defining each pocket recess in the rail and bumper structure, each deflector member having an elongate lower edge defining a pair of elongate curvEd edge portions for causing a ball impelled against the deflector member to be directed downwardly through the pocket, each edge portion extending from one end of said deflector member downwardly and inwardly and converging with the other edge portion to define a point therewith.

Claim 7

The pool table as defined in claim 4 wherein each deflector member includes a horizontal portion affixed to the upper surface of the rail and bumper structure adjacent the associated pocket defining recess therein, and a vertical portion integral with said horizontal portion and affixed to the concave surface defining the associated pocket defining recess, a lip projecting downwardly from said horizontal portion and overlying the vertical portion of the associated deflector member, said lip cooperating with said lower edge guide portions to impell a ball downwardly.

Claim 8

The pool table as defined in claim 4 wherein each of said side and corner pocket recesses of the bed is of concave arcuate configuration and is generally vertically oriented, each of said recesses having an elongate arcuate slot therein, a plurality of impact members each being of arcuate configuration and each being formed of non-metallic material, each of said impact members having an elongate arcuate male socket element affixed thereto and projecting therefrom, and extending into an arcuate slot with frictional snap coupling effect in one of said pocket recesses to secure the impact member to the arcuate concave pocket recess surface and to completely cover the latter.

Claim 9

The pool table as defined in claim 1 wherein each rail and bumper member has an upper wall, a lower wall, spaced apart inner and outer walls, and end walls, each rail and bumper member having a flexible cover covering the inner side wall, the end walls, and covering a portion of the upper and lower walls, the upper wall having an elongate recess therein receiving a marginal portion of the flexible cover therein and a flexible anchor element for each rail and bumper member formed of yieldable material and snugly positioned within the recess of the associated rail and bumper member to anchor the marginal portion of the cover therein.

Claim 10

The pool table as defined in claim 7 wherein each end wall of each rail and bumper member has a recess therein, that portion of the cover for each rail and bumper member covering the end wall being folded and urged into the recess, and a plurality of plug elements each being urged into the recess in an end wall of a rail and bumper member to clamp the cover to each end wall.

Claim 11

A pool table comprising a metallic frame having leg means secured thereto and projecting downwardly therefrom, said frame including a pair of elongate longitudinal rigid frame members each having a plurality of openings therein, a plurality of spaced apart elongate metallic hollow truss members each extending between said longitudinal frame members and projecting through openings therein, a substantially flat rectangular bed having a plurality of vertically spaced apart apertures in the marginal portions thereof, said bed having a pair of opposed side pocket recesses in the longitudinal edge portions thereof, and having a plurality of corner pocket recesses in the corner portions thereof, a continuous rail and bumper structure positioned upon said bed along the longitudinal side and transverse end portions thereof, said structure including a plurality of similar rail and bumper members each having a plurality of apertures therein, each aperture in a rail and bumper member being disposed in registering relation with an aperture in said bed, a plurality of clamping members each extending through an opening in said rail and bumper structure and through a registering opening in the bed and being connected to one of said truss members to clamp the rail and bumper structure and bed on the frame, said rail and bumper structure including a pair of center connecting members positioned upon said bed and each interconnecting a paIr of rail and bumper members positioned along one longitudinal side of said bed, a plurality of corner connecting members positioned upon said bed adjacent the corners thereof and interconnecting a pair of rail and bumper members positioned along a longitudinal side and a transverse end portion of the bed, each of said corner and side connecting members having a pair of male socket elements thereon projecting longitudinally outwardly from each end thereof, and each rail and bumper member having a pair of female sockets in each end thereof receiving the male socket elements from adjacent corner and side connecting members to interconnect said corner and side connecting members to said rail and bumper members, each of said side and corner pocket recesses of the bed is of concave arcuate configuration and is generally vertically oriented, each of said recesses having an elongate arcuate slot therein, a plurality of impact members each being of arcuate configuration and each being formed of non-metallic material, each of said impact members having an elongate arcuate male socket element affixed thereto and projecting therefrom, and extending into an arcuate slot with frictional snap coupling effect in one of said pocket recesses to secure the impact member to the arcuate concave pocket recess surface and to completely cover the latter.

Claim 12

A pool table comprising a metallic frame having leg means secured thereto and projecting downwardly therefrom, said frame including a pair of elongate longitudinal rigid frame members each having a plurality of openings therein, a plurality of spaced apart elongate metallic hollow truss members each extending between said longitudinal frame members and projecting through openings therein, a substantially flat rectangular bed having a plurality of vertically spaced apart apertures in the marginal portions thereof, said bed having a pair of opposed side pocket recesses in the longitudinal edge portions thereof, and having a plurality of corner pocket recesses in the corner portions thereof, a continuous rail and bumper structure positioned upon said bed along the longitudinal side and transverse end portions thereof, said structure including a plurality of similar rail and bumper members each having a plurality of apertures therein, each aperture in a rail and bumper member being disposed in registering relation with an aperture in said bed, a plurality of clamping members each extending through an opening in said rail and bumper structure and through a registering opening in the bed and being connected to one of said truss members to clamp the rail and bumper structure and bed on the frame, said rail and bumper structure including a pair of center connecting members positioned upon said bed and each interconnecting a paIr of rail and bumper members positioned along one longitudinal side of said bed, a plurality of corner connecting members positioned upon said bed adjacent the corners thereof and interconnecting a pair of rail and bumper members positioned along a longitudinal side and a transverse end portion of the bed, each of said corner and side connecting members having a pair of male socket elements thereon projecting longitudinally outwardly from each end thereof, and each rail and bumper member having a pair of female sockets in each end thereof receiving the male socket elements from adjacent corner and side connecting members to interconnect said corner and side connecting members to said rail and bumper members, each of said side and corner pocket recesses of the bed is of concave arcuate configuration and is generally vertically oriented, each of said recesses having an elongate arcuate slot therein, a plurality of impact members each being of arcuate configuration and each being formed of non-metallic material, each of said impact members having an elongate arcuate male socket element affixed thereto and projecting therefrom, and extending into an arcuate slot with frictional snap coupling effect in one of said pocket recesses to secure the impact member to the arcuate concave pocket recess surface and to completely cover the latter.