Billiards score board assembly
OwnerOrion Kirsch, Joshua Sajdykinventors
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Abstract
A billiards score board assembly includes a score board positionable on a billiards table such that the score board is visible to players playing billiards. Indicia are printed on the score board comprising a table of numbers associated with each of a plurality of billiard balls and a plurality of words indicating various runs associated with the game of baseball. A scoring unit is integrated into the score board which tracks runs scored by the player that is at bat to facilitate the players to determine a winner at the end of the game. A plurality of displays is integrated into the score board and each of the displays displays indicia comprising numbers to indicate runs scored by an offensive player and outs achieved by a defensive player.
Claims7
A billiards score board assembly for incorporating elements of the game of baseball into the game of billiards, said assembly comprising:
- a score board being positionable on a billiards table wherein said score board is configured to be visible to players playing billiards, said score board having indicia being printed on said score board, said indicia comprising a table including a row of numbers associated with each of a plurality of billiard balls, said table including a plurality of words indicating various runs associated with the game of baseball, each of said plurality of words being associated with a respective one of said numbers wherein each of said plurality of words is configured to communicate the players which of the runs associated with the game of baseball has been achieved when a player sinks the billiard ball associated with said number associated with the respective word;
- a scoring unit being integrated into said score board, said scoring unit tracking runs scored by the player that is at bat wherein said scoring unit is configured to facilitate the players to determine a winner at the end of the game;
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- a plurality of displays, each of said displays being integrated into said score board, each of said displays displaying indicia comprising numbers to indicate runs scored by an offensive player and outs achieved by a defensive player.
A billiards score board assembly for incorporating elements of the game of baseball into the game of billiards, said assembly comprising:
- a score board being positionable on a billiards table wherein said score board is configured to be visible to players playing billiards, said score board having indicia being printed on said score board, said indicia comprising a table including a row of numbers associated with each of a plurality of billiard balls, said table including a plurality of words indicating various runs associated with the game of baseball, each of said plurality of words being associated with a respective one of said numbers wherein each of said plurality of words is configured to communicate the players which of the runs associated with the game of baseball has been achieved when a player sinks the billiard ball associated with said number associated with the respective word, said score board having a front surface and a perimeter edge, said perimeter edge having a bottom side, a top side, a first lateral side and a second lateral side, said indicia being applied to said front surface, said indicia including a baseball diamond being centrally positioned on said front surface, said table being positioned between said baseball diamond and said second lateral side of said perimeter edge, said numbers including the numbers “1” through “15”, said plurality of words including a column of offense words and a column of defense words, said column of offense words including the words “single” and “double” and “triple” and “home run” and “out”, said column of defense words including the words “out” and “double play” and “single”, each of said offense words being aligned with a respective one of said numbers, each of said defense words being aligned with a respective one of said defense words;
- a kickstand being movably integrated into a back surface of said score board, said kickstand being positionable in a stored position having said kickstand resting against said back surface, said kickstand being positionable in a deployed position having said kickstand extending away from said back surface at a point located adjacent to said bottom side of said perimeter edge of said score board thereby facilitating said score board to be supported in an upright orientation on said billiard table;
- a scoring unit being integrated into said score board, said scoring unit tracking runs scored by the player that is at bat wherein said scoring unit is configured to facilitate the players to determine a winner at the end of the game, said scoring unit including:
- a control circuit being integrated into said score panel, said control circuit including an electronic memory which stores a database comprising a scoring program related to the game of baseball;
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- a plurality of control buttons, each of said control buttons being movably integrated into said score board wherein each of said control buttons is configured to be manipulated to the players, each of said plurality of control buttons being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said plurality of control buttons including a plurality of baseball diamond buttons each being aligned with a respective one of four corners of said baseball diamond being applied to said front surface of said score board to track the progression around the baseball diamond according to whether the offensive player scores a single or a double or a triple or a home run, said plurality of control buttons including an out button for logging an out into said electronic memory, said plurality of control buttons including a set of locked buttons each being positioned along said perimeter edge of said score board, each of said locked buttons being strategically positioned to represent a respective pocket on the billiard table, a respective one of said locked buttons being depressed when three billiard balls is sank into said respective pocket thereby removing said respective pocket from being eligible for game play, said plurality of control buttons including an away player winner button to log a victory for the away player, said plurality of control buttons including a home player winner button to log a victory for the home player, said plurality of control buttons including a new rack button to log the beginning of a round of billiards, said plurality of control buttons including a reset button to undo any command that was inadvertently entered with any of said plurality of control buttons;
- a plurality of displays, each of said displays being integrated into said score board, each of said displays displaying indicia comprising numbers to indicate runs scored by an offensive player and outs achieved by a defensive player, each of said displays being electrically coupled to said control circuit, each of said displays being integrated into said front surface of said score board, said plurality of displays including a score display which includes a row for tracking the score of an away player and a row for tracking the score of a home player, said plurality of displays including an away display for indicating when the away player is shooting, said plurality of displays including a home display for indicating when the home player is shooting, said plurality of displays including an out display for indicating a number of outs taken by the player that is currently at bat;
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- a power supply being integrated into said score board, said power supply being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said power supply comprising:
- a rechargeable battery being integrated into said score board, said rechargeable battery being electrically coupled to said control circuit;
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- a charge port being recessed into said back surface of said score board thereby facilitating said charge port to insertably receive a charge cord, said charge port being electrically coupled to said rechargeable battery for charging said rechargeable battery.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.