US20170203197A1

US20170203197A1 - Billiards device and using method thereof

Info

Publication number: US20170203197A1
Application number: US15/476,054
Authority: US
Inventors: Guangai Chen
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2017-03-31
Filing date: 2017-03-31
Publication date: 2017-07-20

Abstract

A billiards device includes a billiards table and billiards balls; wherein the billiards table includes a frame supported by supporting legs; a playing surface supported on the frame, which is rectangle and covered by a felt; two end rails and two side rails affixed to and around the playing surface; and four corner parts connecting the end rails and the side rails; wherein the billiards balls comprises white balls and black balls; the white balls are placed on the first part of the playing surface and the black balls are placed on the second part of the playing surface in equal forms; four corner holes are drilled at the four corner parts, four side holes are drilled at quarter points of the side rails, and two end holes are drilled at center points of the end rails. A using method of the billiards device is also provided.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

Field of Invention
The present invention relates to a field of entertainment, and more particularly to a billiards device and a using method thereof.
Description of Related Arts
Billiards is a popular game worldwide, which comprises a wide variety of games of skill generally played with a cue stick which is used to strike billiard balls, moving them around a cloth-covered billiards table bounded by rubber cushions. Many different styles and designs of billiards tables have been developed. Typically such a billiards table comprises a wooden frame and support legs supporting a playing surface covered with felt and surrounded by rails having a resilient inner edge to facilitate rebounding of the billiards balls in play.
There are three major subdivisions of billiards:

- Carom billiards, referring to games played on tables without pockets, typically 10 feet in length, including balkline and straight rail, cushion caroms, three-cushion billiards, artistic billiards and four-ball;
- Pool, covering numerous pocket billiards games generally played on six-pocket tables of 7-, 8-, or 9-foot length, including among others eight-ball (the world's most widely played cue sport), nine-ball (the dominant professional game), ten-ball, straight pool (the formerly dominant pro game), one-pocket, and bank pool; and
- Snooker and English billiards, games played on a billiards table with six pockets called a snooker table (which has dimensions just under 12 ft by 6 ft), that are classified entirely separately from pool based on a separate historical development, as well as a separate culture and terminology that characterize their play.

Since 1893, regulated international professional competitions of billiards had occurred, and the game changed little. However, as time goes by, new types of billiards are desired for fresh experiences.

SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

An object of the present invention is to provide a billiards device suitable for a new type of billiards.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a using method of the billiards device, bringing fresh experiences.
Accordingly, in order to accomplish the above objects, the present invention provides a billiards device, comprising: a billiards table and a plurality of billiards balls;

- wherein the billiards table comprises:
- a frame supported by supporting legs;
- a playing surface supported on the frame, which is rectangle and covered by a felt, wherein a line is drawn on the playing surface to split the playing surface into a first part and a second part which are equal to each other;
- two end rails and two side rails affixed to and around the playing surface, wherein the end rails are placed at two ends of the playing surface in parallel, the side rails are placed at two sides of the playing surface in parallel, and the end rails are perpendicular to the side rails; and
- four corner parts connecting the end rails and the side rails, wherein the corner parts are placed at four corners of the playing surface and surrounds the playing surface together with the end rails and the side rails;
- wherein the billiards balls comprises white balls and black balls with equal amounts; the white balls are placed on the first part of the playing surface and the black balls are placed on the second part of the playing surface in equal forms;
- wherein ten billiards holes are provided; specifically, four corner holes are drilled at the four corner parts, four side holes are drilled at quarter points of the side rails, and two end holes are drilled at center points of the end rails; inner diameters of the billiards holes are larger than outer diameters of the billiards balls;
- wherein the corner holes and the side holes at the first part of the playing surface are white-marked, the corner holes and the side holes at the second part of the playing surface are black-marked, and the end holes are red-marked.

Preferably, the end rails and the side rails are made of a resilient material, in such a manner that the billiards balls rebound when hitting the end rails or the side rails.
Preferably, the playing surface is 10-14 ft long and 5-7 ft wide.
Preferably, the playing surface is twice as long as a width thereof.
Preferably, the billiards balls comprises six the white balls and six the black balls; and the billiards balls further comprises a red ball placing at a center of the line drawn on the playing surface.
Preferably, each of the billiards holes are connected to a bag for containing the billiards balls after falling into the billiards holes.
The present invention also provides a using method of the billiards device, comprising steps of:
1) placing a plurality of white balls on a first part of a playing surface of the billiards device, and forming an array with the white balls; placing a plurality of black balls on a second part of the playing surface of the billiards device, and forming an equal array as the array formed by the white balls;
2) placing a red ball at a center of a line drawn on the playing surface; and deciding a first player and a second player;
3) hitting the white balls or the red ball with a cue stick by the first player for moving the white balls into white-marked holes or moving the red ball into a red-marked hole on the first part of the playing surface; returning the red ball to the center of the line after moving into the red-marked hole on the first part;
4) changing to the second player if none of the white balls falls into the white-marked holes and meanwhile the red ball fails to fall into the red-marked hole in the first part of the playing surface;
5) hitting the black balls or the red ball with the cue stick by the second player for moving the black balls into black-marked holes or driving the red ball into a red-marked hole on the second part of the playing surface; returning the red ball to the center of the line after moving into the red-marked hole on the second part;
6) changing to the first player if none of the black balls falls into the black-marked holes and meanwhile the red ball fails to fall into the red-marked hole in the second part of the playing surface;
7) repeating steps 3)-6) until no white balls or no black balls is on the playing surface; and
8) deciding a winner, wherein when a number of the first player moving the red ball into the red-marked hole in the first part of the playing surface is more than a number of the second player moving the red ball into the red-marked hole in the second part of the playing surface, then the first player wins, and vice versa; if the numbers equal, then the player with less white balls or black balls remained wins.
These and other objectives, features, and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description, the accompanying drawings, and the appended claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a top view of a billiards device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the billiards device of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a billiards device is illustrated, comprising: a billiards table and a plurality of billiards balls;

- wherein the billiards table comprises:
- a frame 1 supported by supporting legs 2;
- a playing surface supported on the frame 1, which is rectangle and covered by a felt, wherein a line 3 is drawn on the playing surface to split the playing surface into a first part 4 and a second part 5 which are equal to each other;
- two end rails 6 and two side rails 7 affixed to and around the playing surface, wherein the end rails 6 are placed at two ends of the playing surface in parallel, the side rails 7 are placed at two sides of the playing surface in parallel, and the end rails 6 are perpendicular to the side rails 7; and
- four corner parts 8 connecting the end rails 6 and the side rails 7, wherein the corner parts 8 are placed at four corners of the playing surface and surrounds the playing surface together with the end rails 6 and the side rails 7;
- wherein the billiards balls comprises white balls 9 and black balls 10 with equal amounts; the white balls 9 are placed on the first part 4 of the playing surface and the black balls 10 are placed on the second part 5 of the playing surface in equal forms;
- wherein ten billiards holes are provided; specifically, four corner holes 11 are drilled at the four corner parts, four side holes 12 are drilled at quarter points of the side rails 7, and two end holes 13 are drilled at center points of the end rails 6; inner diameters of the billiards holes are larger than outer diameters of the billiards balls;
- wherein the corner holes 11 and the side holes 12 at the first part 4 of the playing surface are white-marked, the corner holes 11 and the side holes 12 at the second part 5 of the playing surface are black-marked, and the end holes 13 are red-marked.

Preferably, the end rails 6 and the side rails 7 are made of a resilient material, in such a manner that the billiards balls rebound when hitting the end rails 6 or the side rails 7.
Preferably, the playing surface is 10-14 ft long and 5-7 ft wide.
Preferably, the playing surface is twice as long as a width thereof.
Preferably, the billiards balls comprises six the white balls 9 and six the black balls 10; and the billiards balls further comprises a red 14 ball placing at a center of the line 3 drawn on the playing surface.
Preferably, each of the billiards holes are connected to a bag 15 for containing the billiards balls after falling into the billiards holes.
The present invention also provides a using method of the billiards device, comprising steps of:
1) placing a plurality of white balls on a first part of a playing surface of the billiards device, and forming an array with the white balls; placing a plurality of black balls on a second part of the playing surface of the billiards device, and forming an equal array as the array formed by the white balls;
2) placing a red ball at a center of a line drawn on the playing surface; and deciding a first player and a second player;
3) hitting the white balls or the red ball with a cue stick by the first player for moving the white balls into white-marked holes or moving the red ball into a red-marked hole on the first part of the playing surface; returning the red ball to the center of the line after moving into the red-marked hole on the first part;
4) changing to the second player if none of the white balls falls into the white-marked holes and meanwhile the red ball fails to fall into the red-marked hole in the first part of the playing surface;
5) hitting the black balls or the red ball with the cue stick by the second player for moving the black balls into black-marked holes or driving the red ball into a red-marked hole on the second part of the playing surface; returning the red ball to the center of the line after moving into the red-marked hole on the second part;
6) changing to the first player if none of the black balls falls into the black-marked holes and meanwhile the red ball fails to fall into the red-marked hole in the second part of the playing surface;
7) repeating steps 3)-6) until no white balls or no black balls is on the playing surface; and
8) deciding a winner, wherein when a number of the first player moving the red ball into the red-marked hole in the first part of the playing surface is more than a number of the second player moving the red ball into the red-marked hole in the second part of the playing surface, then the first player wins, and vice versa; if the numbers equal, then the player with less white balls or black balls remained wins.
One skilled in the art will understand that the embodiment of the present invention as shown in the drawings and described above is exemplary only and not intended to be limiting.
It will thus be seen that the objects of the present invention have been fully and effectively accomplished. Its embodiments have been shown and described for the purposes of illustrating the functional and structural principles of the present invention and is subject to change without departure from such principles. Therefore, this invention includes all modifications encompassed within the spirit and scope of the following claims.

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. A billiards device, comprising: a billiards table and a plurality of billiards balls;

wherein the billiards table comprises:

a frame supported by supporting legs;

a playing surface supported on the frame, which is rectangle and covered by a felt, wherein a line is drawn on the playing surface to split the playing surface into a first part and a second part which are equal to each other;

two end rails and two side rails affixed to and around the playing surface, wherein the end rails are placed at two ends of the playing surface in parallel, the side rails are placed at two sides of the playing surface in parallel, and the end rails are perpendicular to the side rails; and

four corner parts connecting the end rails and the side rails, wherein the corner parts are placed at four corners of the playing surface and surrounds the playing surface together with the end rails and the side rails;

wherein the billiards balls comprises white balls and black balls with equal amounts; the white balls are placed on the first part of the playing surface and the black balls are placed on the second part of the playing surface in equal forms;

wherein ten billiards holes are provided; specifically, four corner holes are drilled at the four corner parts, four side holes are drilled at quarter points of the side rails, and two end holes are drilled at center points of the end rails; inner diameters of the billiards holes are larger than outer diameters of the billiards balls;

wherein the corner holes and the side holes at the first part of the playing surface are white-marked, the corner holes and the side holes at the second part of the playing surface are black-marked, and the end holes are red-marked.

2. The billiards device, as recited in claim 1, wherein the end rails and the side rails are made of a resilient material, in such a manner that the billiards balls rebound when hitting the end rails or the side rails.

3. The billiards device, as recited in claim 1, wherein the playing surface is 10-14 ft long and 5-7 ft wide.

4. The billiards device, as recited in claim 2, wherein the playing surface is 10-14 ft long and 5-7 ft wide.

5. The billiards device, as recited in claim 1, wherein the playing surface is twice as long as a width thereof.

6. The billiards device, as recited in claim 4, wherein the playing surface is twice as long as a width thereof.

7. The billiards device, as recited in claim 1, wherein the billiards balls comprises six the white balls and six the black balls; and the billiards balls further comprises a red ball placing at a center of the line drawn on the playing surface.

8. The billiards device, as recited in claim 6, wherein the billiards balls comprises six the white balls and six the black balls; and the billiards balls further comprises a red ball placing at a center of the line drawn on the playing surface.

9. The billiards device, as recited in claim 1, wherein each of the billiards holes are connected to a bag for containing the billiards balls after falling into the billiards holes.

10. The billiards device, as recited in claim 8, wherein each of the billiards holes are connected to a bag for containing the billiards balls after falling into the billiards holes.

11. A using method of a billiards device, comprising steps of:

1) placing a plurality of white balls on a first part of a playing surface of the billiards device, and forming an array with the white balls; placing a plurality of black balls on a second part of the playing surface of the billiards device, and forming an equal array as the array formed by the white balls;

2) placing a red ball at a center of a line drawn on the playing surface; and deciding a first player and a second player;

3) hitting the white balls or the red ball with a cue stick by the first player for moving the white balls into white-marked holes or moving the red ball into a red-marked hole on the first part of the playing surface; returning the red ball to the center of the line after moving into the red-marked hole on the first part;

4) changing to the second player if none of the white balls falls into the white-marked holes and meanwhile the red ball fails to fall into the red-marked hole in the first part of the playing surface;

5) hitting the black balls or the red ball with the cue stick by the second player for moving the black balls into black-marked holes or driving the red ball into a red-marked hole on the second part of the playing surface; returning the red ball to the center of the line after moving into the red-marked hole on the second part;

6) changing to the first player if none of the black balls falls into the black-marked holes and meanwhile the red ball fails to fall into the red-marked hole in the second part of the playing surface;

7) repeating steps 3)-6) until no white balls or no black balls is on the playing surface; and

8) deciding a winner, wherein when a number of the first player moving the red ball into the red-marked hole in the first part of the playing surface is more than a number of the second player moving the red ball into the red-marked hole in the second part of the playing surface, then the first player wins, and vice versa; if the numbers equal, then the player with less white balls or black balls remained wins.

12. The billiards device, as recited in claim 11, wherein the playing surface is surrounded with two end rails and two side rails made of a resilient material, in such a manner that the balls rebound when hitting the end rails or the side rails.

13. The using method, as recited in claim 11, wherein the playing surface is 10-14 ft long and 5-7 ft wide.

14. The using method, as recited in claim 12, wherein the playing surface is 10-14 ft long and 5-7 ft wide.

15. The using method, as recited in claim 11, wherein the playing surface is twice as long as a width thereof.

16. The using method, as recited in claim 14, wherein the playing surface is twice as long as a width thereof.

17. The using method, as recited in claim 11, wherein there are six the white balls and six the black balls.

18. The using method, as recited in claim 16, wherein there are six the white balls and six the black balls.

19. The using method, as recited in claim 11, wherein each of the holes are connected to a bag for containing the balls after falling into the holes.

20. The using method, as recited in claim 18, wherein each of the holes are connected to a bag for containing the balls after falling into the holes.