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US 5,451,187 AGranted
Pool pocket fasteners
OwnerAdlai Brinkleyinventor
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Abstract
A combination pool table structure consisting of pocket corner mounts and pool pockets each secured by means of a press-fit, molded nylon fastener of a type having a flat head extending a cylindrical shank axially for a pre-set length and which the forms into a tapering insert portion having one or more interfering wedge formations on the insert portion circumfery.
Claims7
A combination consisting of a press-fit fastener for securing together an elastomer material pool pocket and a pool table corner mount comprising:
- a pool table corner mount having an arcuate inner wall extending into opposite side inner walls, said corner mount having at least one mount hole disposed through a side inner wall;
- a pool pocket pre-formed to fit into said corner mount inner wall, and having at least one pocket mount hole disposed for alignment with said at least one inner wall mount hole;
- a steel insert plate havinq at least one hole and being inserted between said corner mount and said pool pocket as a spacer element;
- a unitarily formed fastener having a generally flat head and a shaft extending perpendicularly, said shaft consisting of a cylindrical shank extending axially from the flat head with said cylindrical shank diameter being approximately the same as said at least one mount hole and the cylindrical shank length being approximately equal to the combined depths of said at least one corner mount mount hole, said insert plate mount hole and said pocket mount hole, said shaft further extending as an insert shaft having a tapering outer circumference with pliable interference wedges disposed on the outer circumference;
- whereby said fastener is press fit into said pool pocket, insert plate and corner mount at least one mount holes to secure the pocket in place.
2 more elements
The combination of a press-fit fastener securing together an elastomer pool pocket and a pool table corner mount comprising:
- a pool table corner mount having a rounded inner wall extending to opposite side inner walls for receiving said pool pocket in juxtaposition, said corner mount and pool pocket each having at least one hole disposed on each of said opposite side inner walls;
- a pair of steel insert plates of pre-set thickness disposed between said corner mount and pool pocket on opposite sides, said insert plates each having a mating mount hole;
- plural molded plastic fasteners press fit into respective holes of said corner mount, insert plate and pool pocket opposite side inner walls, said fasteners having a generally flat head with a cylindrical shank extending axially therefrom with said cylindrical shank diameter being of slightly smaller diameter than said holes, and the cylindrical shank length being approximately equal to the combined depths of the holes through the corner mount, insert plate and pool pocket, said cylindrical shank further extending as a tapered insert shaft with outer circumference having pliable interference formations disposed thereon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.