US1848460A

US1848460A - Pool ball back

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Publication number: US1848460A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1932-03-08
Anticipated expiration: 1949-03-08

Description

March 8, 1932. BUDDE 1,848,460

POOL BALL RACK Filed April 2, 1930 Patented Mar. 8 1932 UNITED STATES ANNA M. BUDDE, OF MADISON, SOUTH DAKOTA POOL BALL RACK Application filed April 2, 1930. Serial No. 441,057.

This invention relates to pool ball racks and the primary object thereof is to provide a rack which will accommodate the fifteen balls ordinarily used and in snooker pool will accommodate the smaller balls, sixteen in number, which are used.

A further object of the invention is to provide novel spring pressed means for holding the balls whether fifteen or sixteen in number, in contacting relation so as to provide perfect racking thereof.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the invention; and

Fig. 2 is a section on line2-2 of Fig. 1.

In proceeding in accordance with the present invention the rack is composed of a triangular body 1 the forward end of which, however, is enlarged as indicated at 2 and is provided with a pocket 3 for accommodating the sixteenth ball S which is used in snooker pool. The inner sides 4 of the body adjacent to the pocket 3 converge outwardly of the rack and provide a seat for one of the balls B whether the latter be of the smaller or larger type, so as to hold the ball B out of the pocket S and in the instance of the smaller balls being used to enable the ball to have contact with the ball S in the pocket 3 as shown in Fig. 1.

The rear side of the rack is provided with a series of substantially U-shaped guides 5 having their ends turned outwardly and secured by screws 6 or other suitable fastenings to the inner face of the rear end of the body.

' A thin metal or other strip preferably of a flexible nature indicated at 7 has sliding movement within the guides 5 so as to move toward and from the rear end of the body. The ends of the strip 7 project beyond the outermost guides 5 and have coiled springs 8 secured thereto, the latter being anchored at 9 to the sides of the rack in any suitable manner.

As shown in full lines in Fig. 1, sixteen balls are employed and due to the tension exerted by the springs 8 on the strip 7, the latter is held against the rear-most balls thus forcing and holding the remaining balls in contact as shown. When the fifteen balls of ordinary pool are to be accommodated the ball S is dispensed with and due to the resilient mounting of the strip 7, it will be apparent that the latter will be forced rearwardly as shown in dotted linesin Fig. 1 so as to thus accommodate the larger balls and tohold same under tension as in the instance of smaller balls.

What is claimed is:

1. Apool ball rack for use with balls of different sizes composed of a substantially triangular body having a main ball receiving area and having two of its sides enlarged and formed with a receiving pocket for a single additional ball at the front end of the rack, the inner faces of said sides adjacent the pocket converging toward the latter to form a ball receiving seat having a partially closed mouth to prevent entrance of a ball from the main area of said rack, into said pocket, spaced guides carried by the rear of the body and extending inwardly thereof, a strip slidable in the guides, and coil springs connected to the ends of the strip and to the inner faces of the said sides of the body for holding the strip engaged with the rearmost balls.

2. A pool hall rack for use with balls of different sizes composed of a substantially V triangular body having a main ball receiving area and having two of its sides enlarged and formed with a receiving pocket for a single additional ball at the front end of the rack, the inner faces of said sides adjacent the pocket converging toward the latter to form a ball-receiving seat having a partially closed mouth to prevent entrance of a ball from the main area of said rack, into said pocket, a slidable strip at the rear of the body, and spring means'to hold the strip engaged with the rearmost balls.

3. A pool ball rack for use with balls of different sizes composed of a substantially triangular body having a main ball receiv- 0 u n ing area and having two of its sldes enlarged and formed with a receiving pocket for a single additional ball at the front end of the rack, the inner faces of said sides adjacent the pocket converging toward the latter to form a ball-receiving seat having a partially closed inouthrto prevent entrance of a bal] -from the main area of said rack, into said pocket, and yieldable means to engage the rearmost balls.

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