Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
250 words
A billiard table having a playing surface, a plurality of pockets associated with said playing surface, ball collecting means below said playing surface for transferring balls entering said pockets into a common channel, circuitry including an electrical power source, ball contacting switch means disposed along said common channel, first pulse counting means responsive to pulses from said switch, oscillating means, second pulse counting means responsive to pulses from said oscillating means, latching means associated with said second pulse counting means and responsive to pulses therefrom, digital comparing means receiving signals from said first pulse counting means and from said latching means of said second pulse counting means, decoding means transmitting a pulse from said comparing means and display means capable of receiving said pulses from said decoding means; whereby rapid periodic pulses transmitted from said oscillating means to said second pulse counting means cause signals to be sent therefrom to said latching means at the same rate, so that when a ball passes said switch means, a pulse is transmitted from said switch means to said latching means to lock the signal transmitted to said comparing means, and at the same time a pulse is transmitted from said switch means to said first pulse counting means causing a signal to be transmitted therefrom to said comparing means, and when said signal from said first pulse counting means matches said signal from said latching means, a pulse is transmitted from said comparing means through said decoding means to said display means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
250 words
A billiard table having a playing surface, a plurality of pockets associated with said playing surface, ball collecting means below said playing surface for transferring balls entering said pockets into a common channel, circuitry including an electrical power source, ball contacting switch means disposed along said common channel, first pulse counting means responsive to pulses from said switch, oscillating means, second pulse counting means responsive to pulses from said oscillating means, latching means associated with said second pulse counting means and responsive to pulses therefrom, digital comparing means receiving signals from said first pulse counting means and from said latching means of said second pulse counting means, decoding means transmitting a pulse from said comparing means and display means capable of receiving said pulses from said decoding means; whereby rapid periodic pulses transmitted from said oscillating means to said second pulse counting means cause signals to be sent therefrom to said latching means at the same rate, so that when a ball passes said switch means, a pulse is transmitted from said switch means to said latching means to lock the signal transmitted to said comparing means, and at the same time a pulse is transmitted from said switch means to said first pulse counting means causing a signal to be transmitted therefrom to said comparing means, and when said signal from said first pulse counting means matches said signal from said latching means, a pulse is transmitted from said comparing means through said decoding means to said display means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A billiard table according to claim 1 wherein said circuitry includes a memory circuit responsive to pulses from said decoding means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A billiard table according to claim 2 wherein said memory circuit includes means for activating ball supply means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A billiard table according to claim 3 wherein said memory circuit includes latching means for activating said ball supply means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
A billiard table according to claim 1 wherein said circuitry includes delay means and one shot means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
50 words
A billiard table according to claim 5 wherein said delay means and said one shot means coordinate the transmission of signals from said first pulse counting means and from said latching means of said second pulse counting means to said digital pulse comparing means and energize said pulse comparing means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
A billiard table according to claim 6 wherein said circuitry includes a memory circuit responsive to pulses from said decoding means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
A billiard table according to claim 1 including decoding means and display means responsive to signals from said first pulse counting means and decoding means and display means responsive to signals from said latching means of said second pulse counting means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
A billiard table according to claim 1 wherein said circuitry includes a third pulse counting means, a second comparing means and means for modifying the output from said second comparing means.