Lag winner determination and training apparatus and method of use
OwnerMatt Lyons, Frank Carboneinventors
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Abstract
A device for determining a lag winner in billiards and method of use are provided. The method disclosed includes placing a lag winner determination device such that the device is alongside a side rail of the billiards table and closer to a head rail of the billiards table than billiard balls used in the lag. The method further includes activating an illumination source within the lag winner determination device and moving the illumination source until it provides incident light to one of the billiard balls used in the lag. The method further includes determining the winner as a player that used the billiard ball that received the incident light from the illumination source.
Claims20
A method for determining a winner for a lag in a billiards game occurring on a billiards table, comprising:
- placing a lag winner determination device such that the device is alongside a side rail of the billiards table and closer to a head rail of the billiards table than billiard balls used in the lag;
- activating an illumination source within the lag winner determination device;
- moving the illumination source until it provides incident light to one of the billiard balls used in the lag;
- and
- determining the winner as a player that used the billiard ball that received incident light from the illumination source.
An apparatus comprising:
- an enclosure;
- a power source disposed within the enclosure;
- a light source coupled to the power source, wherein the light source is attached to the enclosure and configured and disposed to illuminate a billiard ball on a billiards table;
- and
- a switch configured and disposed to activate the light source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.