Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63D—BOWLING GAMES, e.g. SKITTLES, BOCCE OR BOWLS; INSTALLATIONS THEREFOR; BAGATELLE OR SIMILAR GAMES; BILLIARDS
  • A63D15/00—Billiards, e.g. carom billiards or pocket billiards; Billiard tables

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a game related to the billiard game which can be installed in a room or outside.
• the technical sector of the invention is that of the construction of games.
• the objective of the present invention is to provide a new game related to the game of billiards in that it comprises a plate on which are moved balls which strike other balls and which ricochet on bands surrounding the plate.
• the new game according to the invention differs from the billiard game in that the balls are larger, that the board on which we play has large dimensions, that the players stroll on the board and that they hit the balls with mallets.
• a giant billiard game according to the invention comprises in combination:
• a billiard game according to the invention comprises 15 colored balls and a white ball having a diameter of the order of 10 cm.
• the tray has four holes placed in the corners and two holes placed in the middle of the long sides.
• each hole is extended by a vertical well which opens into a longitudinal chute inclined towards one end of the plate to bring the balls towards this end.
• each longitudinal chute is extended by a transverse chute.
• the platform is raised relative to the ground and it is surrounded by sidewalks slightly raised relative to the platform and surrounded by a barrier and it includes a staircase for access to said sidewalks.
• the invention results in a new game called giant billiards which is partly related to the game of billiards and partly to the game of cricket.
• a giant billiard game according to the invention can be installed inside a sports or leisure room or outside, for example in leisure parks or on beaches.
• a billiard game according to the invention is a light construction which requires no foundation and can be made in an easily removable form which allows for example to install it during a holiday season and dismantle it at the end of that -this.
• a billiards game according to the invention has the advantage of being both a game of skill but also a sport which requires players to physically participate in the game.
• Figure 1 is a perspective view of a giant pool game field according to the invention.
• Figure 2 is a top view of the playing field according to Figure 1.
• FIG. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section along III III of FIG. 1.
• Figure 4 is a partial vertical section, on a larger scale, along IV IV.
• Figure 5 is a top view of a triangular frame.
• Figure 6 is an elevational front view and side view of a mallet.
• Figure 7 is an elevational view of another mallet.
• Figures 1 and 2 show a perspective view and a plan view of a giant billiard playing field according to the invention.
• This land can be installed outside or in a covered room.
• It comprises a horizontal rectangular board 1 on which the game is played.
• This plate has for example a length of the order of 8 meters and a width of the order of 4m.
• the tray 1 is covered with a coating 2 on which one can walk and roll balls, for example a flexible plastic coating of polyurethane of the type used to make gymnastic mats or a sprayed rubber mat.
• a coating 2 on which one can walk and roll balls for example a flexible plastic coating of polyurethane of the type used to make gymnastic mats or a sprayed rubber mat.
• the coating 2 is colored, for example green or blue.
• the tray 2 is surrounded on its four sides by bands
• the platform 2 is surrounded by sidewalks 4, for example having a width of the order of 0.80 m, which are slightly raised relative to the platform.
• the level of the top of the sidewalk 4 is located approximately 25 cm above the level of the platform 1, that is to say that the drop corresponds substantially to the height of a stair step.
• the sidewalks 2 are also covered with a flexible plastic coating 5 which can be the same as the coating 2.
• the sidewalks 4 allow spectators to circulate around the plateau and follow the progress of a game without disturbing it.
• the sidewalks 4 are surrounded by a barrier or balustrade 6.
• Figure 1 shows a preferred embodiment in which the game board 1 and the sidewalks 4 are raised relative to the ground and a staircase 7 provides access to the sidewalks from ground level.
• the bands 3 intended to return the balls are elastomer or rubber bands and preferably have a triangular section whose apex is directed towards the interior of the plate and is located at a height above the plate substantially equal to the radius d 'a ball.
• FIG. 2 represents an exemplary embodiment of a Japanese or American billiards in which the tray has four holes 8 located in the corners and two holes 9 located in the middle of the long sides. In the case of a French pool table there are no holes. It can also be seen in FIG. 2 that the strips 3 are mounted on a support 10 and that the strips and the support 10 are interrupted at the location of the holes 8 and 9, the interruptions
• Figure 1 shows holes 8 and 9 of square section but they can also be circular. In all cases they have a sufficient section to allow the passage of the balls.
• the game includes for example 15 colored balls 14 and a white ball 14a having a diameter of the order of 10 cm.
• the balls are for example made of compact polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
• Figure 3 is a vertical longitudinal section along III
• each hole is extended by a vertical well which leads to a longitudinal chute 15, of plastic material, which is inclined towards one end of the plate , preferably towards the end where the staircase 7 for access to the tray is located.
• a longitudinal chute of plastic material, which is inclined towards one end of the plate , preferably towards the end where the staircase 7 for access to the tray is located.
• Each longitudinal chute is extended by an inclined transverse chute 16a or 16b visible in Figure 1 in which the balls 14 are grouped.
• Chutes 16a and 16b can be opened upwards, which allows the balls to be extracted from the chute at the end of a game to put them back into play.
• the top of the chutes 16a, 16b can be closed and the lower ends of the chutes can be provided with a shutter which is closed by a key lock or an electric lock or a lock controlled by a coin changer of any type. known in which the players must introduce a coin or a jeto to release the shutter and to recover the balls stored dan the troughs in order to play a new game.
• Figures 2 and 3 show an embodiment comprising two chutes 26 located above the sidewalk which are inclined towards the game board. When the players have recovered the balls in the chutes 16a and 16b they place them in this chutes so they roll in them and fall on the game board.
• Figure 4 is a vertical cross section along IV IV of Figure 2.
• the sidewalk 5 is built on two walls 17a and 17b which delimit between them a free space 17 whose bottom is lined with sand.
• the walls 17a and 17b have a height of the order of 1.20 m.
• the game board 1 is placed, for example, on a wooden sanitary or reinforced concrete floor which is itself placed on the two interior walls 17a.
• FIG. 4 represents a preferred embodiment in which the game board is constituted by a shell 18 in the form of a rectangular bowl which is prefabricated in a single piece of wood or laminated resin, for example in reinforced polyester, and which comprises a raised peripheral flange 17a which is placed on the walls 16a framing the plate.
• each band e mounted on a vertical support 10 which is articulated around a horizontal hinge 10a parallel to the band and located au- above it so that by pivoting the support 20 around the hinge the band can be raised which allows for example to clean the edges of the game board without risking damaging the band.
• FIG. 5 represents an accessory of a billiard game according to the invention comprising 15 colored balls 14 numbered from 1 to 15 and a white ball 14a. These balls have a diameter of about 10 cm.
• FIG. 6 represents an elevation view of two mallets 13 one seen from the front and the other from the side.
• Each mallet has a wooden or steel handle 22 having a length of the order of 75 cm.
• the upper part of the handle which is held by the hands of the player advantageously comprises ridges 23 or covering strips intended to prevent the handle from turning in the hand.
• Each mallet comprises a cylindrical head 24 having a diameter of the order of 10 cm which is equipped at each of its ends with a rounded end piece 25 made of a flexible or elastomeric material. for example polytetrafluoroethylene.
• Figure 6 shows mallets having a cylindrical head.
• FIG. 7 represents a mallet 13 having a handle 22 and a head 24 made of steel, the two ends of which are fitted with a nozzle 25 made of a flexible material.
• the mallet according to Figure 7 has an asymmetrical head this which allows the player to use one or the other end of the t ê you to hit a ball by the blows he wants to run.

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